PICS 2003: Image Processing, Image Quality, Image Capture Systems Conference, including MCS/05 Fifth International Symposium on Multispectral Color Science
Rochester, NY
May 13, 2003 , Volume 6
ISBN / ISSN: 0-89208-245-3
576 pages
© 2003; The Society for Imaging Science and Technology
The following papers are included in this publication.
Plenary Session
Mark Fairchild, Munsell Color Science Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
Vision and Psychophysics
Peter Engeldrum, Imcotek, Inc. (USA)
- Color Correction Judgements of Digital Images by Experts and Naive Observers
Clotilde Boust*, Hélène Chahine*, Francoise Viénot**, Hans Brettel***, Mohamed Ben Chouikha****, Georges Alquié****; *Océ Print Logic Technologies, Créteil (France), **Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris (France), ***Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications-CNRS, Paris (France), **** Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris (France) pages 4-9.
- Eye Tracking Observers During Rank Order, Paired Comparison, and Graphical Rating Tasks
Jason S. Babcock*, Jeff B. Pelz*, Mark D. Fairchild**; *Visual Perception Laboratory, **Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York(USA) pages 10-15.
- Effect of Color Saturation and Hue on Image Quality
Peter G.J. Barten; Barten Consultancy, Knegsel (The Netherlands) pages 16-21.
- Image Quality as a Problem of Computational Vision
Elena A. Fedorovskaya; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 22-28.
- Automatic JPEG Compression Using a Color Visual Model
Xiao-fan Feng, Scott M. Daly; Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc., Camas, Washington (USA) pages 29-32.
- The Perception of Depth in Photographic Images
Cathleen Daniels Cerosaletti, Michael E. Miller, Richard A. Drexel; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 33-37.
- Estimating the Visibility of 2D Noise and Banding-Like Artifacts, Using a Human Vision Model
Jian Yang, Sharon Field; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 38-43.
- Prediction of Print Defect Perception
Kevin D. Donohue*, M. Vijay Venkatesh*, Chengwu Cui**; *University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky (USA), **Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, Kentucky (USA) pages 44-49.
Digital Image Capture
Kazuhiko Takemura, Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. (Japan) and Peter Burns, Eastman Kodak Co. (USA)
- Methods to Reduce the Amplification of Random Noise in the Color Processing of Imager Data
Brent McCleary; Pictos Technologies, Newport Beach, California (USA) pages 50-57.
- A 35mm 13.89 Million Pixel CMOS Active Pixel Image Sensor
G. Meynants*, B. Dierickx*, A. Alaerts*, D. Uwaerts*, S. Cos*, S. Noble**; *FillFactory, Mechelen (Belgium), **Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 58-61.
- Image Sensor Characterization in a Photographic Context
Sean C. Kelly, Gloria G. Putnam, Richard B. Wheeler, Shen Wang, William Davis, Ed Nelson, Doug Carpenter; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 62-66.
- Real Time Wavefront Coded Microscopy
Greg Johnson, Ash Macon, Vlad Chumachenko, Carol Cogswell; CDM Optics, Inc., Boulder, Colorado (USA) pages 67-71.
- A New Conceptual Digital Still Camera
Kazuhiko Takemura, Manabu Hyodo, Kazuya Oda, Toru Nishimura; Electronic Imaging Products Div., Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd., Asaka, Saitama (Japan) pages 72-76.
- Debunking of Specsmanship: Progress on ISO/TC42 Standards for Digital Capture Imaging Performance
Don Williams; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 77-81.
Image Quality Standards
Eric Zeise, NexPress Solutions, LLC (USA)
- Digitization and Metric Conversion for Image Quality Test Targets
William Kress; Toshiba America Business Solutions, Irvine, California (USA)pages 82-87.
- Standardization of Perceptual Based Gloss and Gloss Uniformity for Printing Systems (INCITS W1.1)
Yee S. Ng*, Chung-Hui Kuo*, Jeffrey Wang*, Eric Zeise*, Dale Mashtare**, John Kessler***, Eric Maggard****, Prashant Mehta*****; *NexPress Solutions L.L.C. (USA), ** Xerox Corp. (USA), *** Paxar Corp. (USA)),****Hewlett Packard Co. (USA), *****ImageXpert Inc. (USA pages 88-93.
- W1.1 Subgroup on MicroUniformity Update
Robert E. Zeman*, Paul Kane*, William Kress **, Rene Rasmussen***, Eric Zeise****, George Chiu*****; *Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA), **Toshiba America, Irvine, California (USA), ***Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA), ****NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, New York (USA), *****Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana (USA) pages 94-95.
- INCITS W1.1 Standardization for Evaluation of Perceptual Macro-Uniformity for Printing Systems
D. Rene Rasmussen*, William C. Kress**, Marguerite Doyle***, Yee Ng****, David Wolin*****, Steven Korol*; *Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York and Williamsville, Oregon (USA), **Toshiba, Irvine, California (USA), ***Lexmark International, Lexington, Kentucky (USA), ****NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, New York (USA), *****ImageXpert, Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire (USA) pages 96-101.
- INCITS W1.1 Standards for Perceptual Evaluation of Text and Line Quality
Edul N. Dalal*, Allan Haley**, Mark Robb***, Dale Mashtare*, John Briggs****, Paul L. Jeran*****, Ted Bouk******, John Deubert*******; *Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA), **Agfa Monotype, Wilmington, Massachusetts (USA), ***Lexmark International, Lexington, Kentucky (USA), ****Quality Engineering Associates, Burlington, Massachusetts (USA), *****Hewlett Packard Corporation, Boise, Idaho (USA), ******Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, New York (USA), Acumen Training Dana Point, California (USA) pages 102-103.
- Update on the INCITS W1.1 Standard for Evaluating the Color Rendition of Printing Systems
Robert Cookingham*, Susan Farnand*, Karin Töpfer*, Edul Dala**, William Kress***, Oscar Martinez****, Eric Zeise*****; * Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA), ** Xerox Corporation, Rochester, New York (USA), ***Toshiba America Business Solutions, Irvine, California (USA), ****Hewlett-Packard Company, Barcelona, (Spain), *****NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 104-107.
Imaging Performance Measurement and Analysis I
Ralph Jacobson, University of Westminister (UK)
- Statistical Summaries of iCAM Image-Difference Maps
Scot R. Fernandez, Garrett M. Johnson, Mark D. Fairchild; Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 108-113.
- A Groundtruth Database for Testing Objective Metrics for Image Difference
Elaine Jin, Sharon Field; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 114-119.
- Perceptibility and Acceptability of Gamma Differences of Displayed sRGB Images
Efthimia Bilissi, Ralph E. Jacobson, Geoffrey G. Attridge; Imaging Technology Research Group, University of Westminster, Harrow, Middlesex (UK) pages 120-125.
- Polaroid Image Quality Methodology
Julian G. Bullitt, Bror O. Hultgren; Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts (USA) pages 126-128.
- Paper Substrate Spread Function and the MTF of Photographic Paper
Peter G. Engeldrum; Imcotek, Winchester, Massachusetts (USA) pages 129-134.
- Scanning Parameter Selection for Inkjet Print Analysis
Jennifer C. Stanek, Peter D. Burns; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 135-139.
- Polaroid Scanner-Based Image Quality Measuring System
Dirk W. Hertel, Jason G. Brogan; Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts (USA) pages 140-146.
Imaging Performance Measurement and Analysis II
Mark Fairchild, Munsell Color Science Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
- The Number of Effective Pixels for Digital Still Cameras and Its Picture Quality
Masaya Tamaru, Masahiko Sugimoto, Koji Ichikawa, Kazuhiko Takemura; Electronic Imaging Products Div., Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd., Asaka, Saitama (Japan) pages 147-150.
- Image Quality and Modeled Pixel Placement Errors Caused by Paper Feed Roll Tolerances
Steven J. Bloomberg; CISTech, Mendon, New York (USA) pages 151-154.
- Comparison of the First Order Wiener Kernel Transform of JPEG Compression with ISO 12233 SFR Measurements
Robin B. Jenkin, Mark A. Richardson, Ian C. Luckraft; Cranfield University, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham (UK) pages 155-160.
Engineering of Multispectral Systems I
Francisco Imai, Munsell Color Science Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
- Crisatel High Resolution Multispectral System
Pascal Cotte , Marcel Dupouy; Lumiere Technology, Paris (France) pages 161-165.
- Spectral Image Acquisition with Rewritable Color Filters
Markku Hauta-Kasari*, Kanae Miyazawa*, Satoru Toyooka**, Jussi Parkkinen*, Timo Jaaskelainen*; *Department of Computer Science, University of Joensuu, Joensuu (Finland), **Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saitama University, Saitama (Japan) pages 166-170.
- Six-Band HDTV Camera System for Color Reproduction Based on Spectral Information
Kenro Ohsawa*, Hiroyuki Fukuda*, Takeyuki Ajito**,Yasuhiro Komiya**, Hideaki Haneishi***, Masahiro Yamamasaguchi****, Nagaaki Ohyama****; *Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan, Tokyo (Japan), **Olympus Optical Co., Tokyo (Japan), *** Chiba University, Chiba (Japan), ****Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo (Japan) pages 171-176.
- Filter Selection for Multispectral Color Image Acquisition
Jon Y. Hardeberg; Gjøvik University College, Gjøvik (Norway) pages 177-182.
Engineering of Multispectral Systems II
Yoichi Miyake, Chiba University (Japan)
- Multispectral Image Capturing System Based on a Micro Mirror Device with a Diffraction Grating
M. Flaspöhler, S. Buschnakowski, M. Kuhn, C. Kaufmann, J. Frühauf, T. Gessner, G. Ebest, A. Hübler; Chemnitz University of Technology, Chemnitz (Germany) pages 183-187.
- Efficient Gonio-Spectral Imaging for Diffuse Objects Based on Optical Reflectance Properties
Yoshinori Akao*,***, Norimichi Tsumura*, Yoichi Miyake*, Patrick G. Herzog**,****, Bernhard Hill**; *Graduate School of Science and Technology, Chiba University, Chiba (Japan), **Technical Electronics Institute, Aachen University of Technology, Aachen, (Germany), ***National Research Institute of Police Science, Kashiwa, Chiba (Japan), ****Color A1Xpert GmbH, Aachen (Germany) pages 188-193.
- Modelling and Application of Contrast Enhancement of Visually Indistinct Colours Using Simple Single Band Image Capture Techniques
Ralph E. Jacobson*, Rob B. Jenkin**; *University of Westminster, Imaging Technology Research Group, Harrow, Middlesex (UK), **Cranfield University, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, Swindon (UK) pages 194-198.
- A Psychophysical Experiment Evaluating the Color Accuracy of Several Multispectral Image Capture Techniques
Ellen A. Day, Roy S. Berns, Lawrence A. Taplin, Francisco H. Imai; Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 199-204.
Evaluation of Multispectral Systems
Norimichi Tsumura, Chiba University (Japan)
- Color Differences in a Spectral Space
Joni Orava*, Timo Jaaskelainen*, Jussi Parkkinen**; *Department of Physics, University of Joensuu (Finland), **Department of Computer Science, University of Joensuu (Finland) pages 205-209.
- Image Quality for Visible Spectral Imaging
Qun Sun, Mark D. Fairchild; Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 210-214.
- Color and Multispectral Imaging with the CRISATEL Multispectral System
Alejandro Ribés*, Hans Brettel*, Francis Schmitt*, Haida Liang**, John Cupitt**, David Saunders**; *Ecole Nationale Superieure des Telecommunications, Paris (France), **The National Gallery, London (UK)pages 215-219.
Processing and Output of Mutlispectral Images
Francis Schmitt, ENST (France) and Jussi Parkkinen, University of Joensuu (Finland)
- Watermarking Spectral Images Through the PCA Transform
Arto Kaarna, Pekka Toivanen, Kimmo Mikkonen; Lappeenranta University of Technology, Department of Information Technology, Lappeenranta (Finland)pages 220-225.
- Compression of Multispectral Images - Combining Spatial and Spectral Compression
Friedhelm König; Agfa Gevaert AG, Munich (Germany) pages 226-230.
- A Method for the Unified Representation of Multispectral Images with Different Number of Bands
Satoshi Nambu*, Toshio Uchiyama*, Masahiro Yamaguchi*,**, Hideaki Haneishi*,***, Nagaaki Ohyama*,**; *Akasaka Natural Vision Research Center, Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan, Tokyo (Japan), **Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kanagawa (Japan), ***Chiba University, Chiba (Japan) pages 231-235.
- Spectral Redundancy in a 6-Ink Ink-Jet Printer
Mitchell R. Rosen, Edward F. Hattenberger, Noboru Ohta; Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 236-243.
- Control Algorithm for 6-Primary Displays Minimizing Effects of Observer Metamerism
Thomas Boosmann, Bernhard Hill; University of Aachen, Aachen (Germany)pages 244-249.
Multispectral Imaging Applications I
Roy Berns, Munsell Color Science Lab, Rochester Institute of Technology (USA)
- The Evolution of Spectral Remote Sensing from Color Images to Imaging Spectroscopy
John R. Schott; Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 250-257.
- Multispectral Imaging and Its Applications in Textile Industry and Related Fields
Patrick G. Herzog, Bernard Hill; Color AIXperts GmbH, Aachen (Germany), RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, (Germany) pages 258-263.
- Spectral Based Color Reproduction Compatible with sRGB System under Mixed Illumination Conditions for E-Commerce
Kunlaya Cherdhirunkorn*, Norimichi Tsumura *,**, Yoichi Miyake*; *Department of Information and Imaging Sciences, Chiba University (Japan), **PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (Japan) pages 264-269.
Multispectral Imaging Applications II
Bernhard Hill, Aachen University of Technology (Germany)
- A Strategic Road Map of Medical Application of Multispectral Imaging
Masahiro Nishibori; Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo (Japan) pages 270-271.
- Accurate Mapping Pigmentations in Human Skin by Spatio-Temporal Modulation of Light Source in the Multi-Spectral Imaging
Masahiro Okuyama, Naohiro Yokoyama, Daisuke Nakao, Norimichi Tsumura, Yoichi Miyake; Department of Information and Image Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba (Japan) pages 272-277.
- Natural Vision Image Data File Format for Spectral-Based Color Reproduction
Hideto Motomura*, Kenro Ohsawa*, Hideaki Haneishi*,**, Masahiro Yamaguchi*,***, Nagaaki Ohyama*,***; *Akasaka Natural Vision Research Center, Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan (Japan), **Chiba University (Japan), ***Tokyo Institute of Technology (Japan) pages 278-284.
Archiving and Museum Imaging
Peter Siegel, Harvard University Art Museums (USA)
- Continuous Tone Alternatives To Halftone Through Historical Reflection
Andrew Atkinson; Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England, Bristol (UK) pages 285-290.
- Digital Imaging Systems for Historical Documents - Improvement of Legibility by Frequency Filters
Kimiyoshi Miyata, Hiroshi Kurushima; National Museum of Japanese History, Sakura-shi, Chiba Pref.(Japan) pages 291-295.
- A Reassessment of Past Colour Collotype Printing Achievements as a Model for Current Digital, Archival Printing Practice
Paul Thirkell, Stephen Hoskins; Centre For Fine Print Research, University of the West of England (UK) pages 296-300.
- Recovery of Lost Writings on Historical Manuscripts with Ultraviolet Illumination
Keith T. Knox, Roger L. Easton, Jr; Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 301-306.
Color Image Processing
Nathan Moroney, Hewlett-Packard Labs (USA)
- Using a Residual Image to Extend the Color Gamut and Dynamic Range of an sRGB Image
Kevin E. Spaulding, Geoffrey J. Woolfe, Rajan L. Joshi; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 307-314.
- Cast Shadow Identification and Image Restoration by Clustering Technique
Ambrose E. Ononye*, Philip W. Smith**; *Rochester Institute of Technology ,Rochester, New York (USA), ** University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee (USA) pages 315-320.
- Edge-Based Noise Cleaning of Chrominance Information in Color Images
James E. Adams Jr., John F. Hamilton Jr.; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 321-324.
- Color Correction of Underwater Images Based on Estimation of Diffuse Attenuation Coefficients
Julia Åhlén, Ewert Bengtsson, Tommy Lindell; Centre for Image Analysis, Uppsala University (Sweden) pages 325-329.
- Level-Successive Encoding for Digital Photography
Mehmet Celik*, Gaurav Sharma**, A.Murat Tekalp*; *University of Rochester, Rochester, New York (USA), **Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA) pages 330-334.
- Color Correction in Color Imaging
Shuxue Quan*, Noboru Ohta**; *Sony Electronics, Inc., San Jose, California (USA), **Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 335-339.
Poster Session
Scott Tang, Eastman Kodak Company
- Parallel Signal Processing System for a Super High-Resolution Digital Camera
Kaoru Adachi, Toru Nishimura, Kazuki Iwabe; Fuji Photo Film Co.,Ltd., Saitama (Japan) pages 340-344.
- The Comparison of Photo Quality of Digital Photos from Different Digital Still Cameras
Ludwik Buczynski, Witold Jaszczuk, Jan Jedlinski, Pawel Zachiewicz; Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw (Poland) pages 345-348.
- A New Vision-Based Evaluation Method for Image Noise: A Computational Subjective Evaluation Method Using A Cooperative Human Vision Model
Toshikazu Matsui; Graduate School of Engineering, Gunma University, Kiryu, Gunma (Japan) pages 349-354.
- Efficient Mobile Imaging Using Emphasis Image Selection
Jiebo Luo*, Amit Singhal*, Andreas Savakis**; *Eastman Kodak Company, **Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 355-355.
- Spatially Adaptive Rendering of Images for Display on Mobile Devices
Amit Singhal, Jiebo Luo, Christophe Papin, Nicolas Touchard; Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 360-365.
- Accurate Estimation of the Non-Linearity of Input-Output Response for Color Digital Cameras
T.L.V. Cheung, S. Westland; Colour & Imaging Institute, University of Derby, Kingsway, Derby (UK) pages 366-369.
- The Impact of Third-Party Inks on Image Quality
Glenn Menin*, Kate Johnson**; *PC Magazine Labs, New York, New York (USA) and **ImageXpert Inc., Nashua, New Hampshire (USA) pages 370-375.
- Error-Diffusion Robust to Mis-Registration in Multi-Pass Printing
Zhigang Fan, Gaurav Sharma, Shen-ge Wang; Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA) pages 376-380.
- Spectral Color Appearance Modeling
Diana Kalenova,Vladimir Botchko, Timo Jaaskelainen*, Jussi Parkkinen*; Lappeenranta University of Technology (Finland), *University of Joensuu (Finland) pages 381-385.
- Sigmoidal Function Based Optimal Weighted Vector Directional Filters
Rastislav Lukac*, Marian S. Stachowicz**; *Slovak Image Processing Center (Slovakia), **University of Minnesota Duluth (USA) pages 386-390.
- The New Tone Evaluation Method for the Digital Photography System Using Color Stair Chart and Color Space Values
Shin Ohno*, Akira Naito*, Makoto Ogawa*, Sadao Maeyama*, Toyoko Fujii**; *School of Photography, Tokyo Institute of Polytechnics, Tokyo (Japan), **E-printer Company, Sony Corporation, Tokyo (Japan) pages 391-394.
- Innovations in a Mature Scanner Market
Jeanine L. Eves, Todd J. Anderson; Hewlett-Packard Company, Greeley, Colorado (USA) pages 395-398.
- Design for Image Quality - Using Design for Excellence Principles in the Development and Evaluation of Flatbed Scanners
Justin Tehrani; Hewlett Packard, Greeley, Colorado (USA) pages 399-401.
- A Comparison of Color Preferences of Adults and Children
Karen M. Braun, John C. Handley; Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA) pages 402-407.
- Color Gamut Characterization Via Ray Tracing for Device Profile Generation
Dmitri A. Gusev; NexPress Solutions LLC, Rochester, New York (USA) pages 408-412.
- Robust Processing of Color Target Measurements for Device Characterization
Raja Bala, Gaurav Sharma, Dennis Venable; Xerox Innovation Group, Webster, New York (USA) pages 413-420.
- Luminescent Security Properties Of Banknotes
Jarkko Mutanen*, Timo Jaaskelainen*, Jussi P. S. Parkkinen**; *Department of Physics, University of Joensuu, Joensuu (Finland), **Department of Computer Science, University of Joensuu, Joensuu (Finland) pages 421-424.
- Device Independent Gloss Reproduction Model for E-Commerce: Estimation of Radiance on Display
Tetsuo Ikeda*, Norimichi Tsumura*,**, Yoichi Miyake*; *Department of Information and Image Sciences, Chiba University (Japan), **PRESTO, Japan Science and Technology Corporation (Japan) pages 425-428.
- Verification of the Optimum Predicting Model for Dye-Based Inkjet Printer
Takayuki Ogasahara, Noboru Ohta; *CANON INC. and Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, New York (USA)pages 429-434.
- Minimal-Knowledge Assumptions in Digital Still Camera Characterization. II: Non-Uniform Distribution
J A Stephen Viggiano; Acolyte Color Research, West Henrietta, New York (USA) pages 435-440.
- Classifying Body and Surface Reflections Using Expectation-Maximization
Hans J. Andersen, Moritz Störring; Computer Vision and Media Technology, Aalborg University, Aalborg (Denmark) pages 441-446.
- Using Moiré Chroma for DSC On-line Focus Calibration
Wen-Lung Chou, Ethan Tu, John Liu; Tekom Technologies, Inc., Taipei (Tawain) pages 447-450.
- Constant Exposure Method for DSC IGBT Strobe
Wen-Lung Chou, Ethan Tu; Tekom Technologies, Inc., Taipei (Tawain) pages 451-454.
- Digital Printing for Artists
Carinna Parraman; Centre for Fine Print Research, University of the West of England (UK) pages 455-460.
- Selection of Training Sets for the Characterisation of Multispectral Imaging Systems
Paolo Pellegri*,**, Gianluca Novati*,**, Raimondo Schettini*; *DISCo, University of Milano-Bicocca, **ITC, National Research Council, Milano (Italy)pages 461-466.
- Segmentation in the HSI Color Space Dedicated for Medical Imaging
Cédric Marchessoux, Chaker M. Larabi, Noël Richard, Christine Fernandez; IRCOM SIC Laboratory, Poitiers University, Futuroscope (France) pages 467-472.
- 3D Acquisition System for the Measurement of the Foot
Cédric Marchessoux, Mohamed C. Larabi, Noël Richard, Christine Fernandez-Maloigne; IRCOM SIC Laboratory, University of Poitiers (France) pages 473-478.
- Spectral-Based Characterization of Inkjet Printers by Neural and Genetic Algorithms
Silvia Zuffi*, Raimondo Schettini**, Giancarlo Mauri**; *Tecnologie Informatiche Multimediali, ITC-CNR, Milano (Italy), **DISCO, Università degli Studi di Milano Bicocca, Milano (Italy) pages 479-484.
- Electro-Optic, Multi-Spectral, Detection of Scatterable Landmines
John A. Coath, Mark A. Richardson; Department of Aerospace, Power and Sensors, Canfield University, Royal Military College of Science, Shrivenham, Swindon, Wilts (UK) pages 485-489.
- Extensive Works of ISO/IEC 13660 and the Current Status (ISO/IEC JTC1/SC28 and JBMIA SC28/WG4)
Toshihiko Inagaki, Tsuyoshi Saito, Kazuhiko Uneme, Susumu Imakawa, Kunihiko Sato, Nobuyasu Ogata, Atsuhisa Morimoto, Satoshi Saito, Tetsuya Itoh; JBMIA (Japan Business Machine and Information System Industries Association), Toranomon, Minato-ku, Tokyo (Japan) pages 490-495.
- Proposals of Standard Spectral Image and Its Application to Designing of CCD Camera
Tatsuhiko Fujimaki, Kazuhiko Ishii, Taku Ikeda, Norimichi Tsumura, Yoichi Miyake; Department of Information and Image Sciences, Chiba University, Chiba (Japan) pages 496-499.
- 3D Visualization of Color Data to Analyze Color Images
Philippe Colantoni, Alain Trémeau; Laboratoire LIGIV, Université Jean Monnet, Saint-Etienna (France) pages 500-505.
- Illumination Invariants
Reiner Lenz, Thanh Hai Bui; Department of Science and Technology, Campus Norrköping, Linköping University (Sweden) pages 506-511.
- Testing the Reciprocity Law in Digital Photography
Francisco Martínez-Verdú*, Jaume Pujol**, Pascual Capilla***; *Dept. of Optics, University of Alicante, Alicante (Spain), **Dept. of Optics and Optometry, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Barcelona (Spain), ***Dept. of Optics, University of Valencia, Bujassot, Valencia (Spain) pages 512-517.
- Improved Mixed Document Compression by Using the DCT Coefficient Distributions
Edmund Y. Lam; Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Hong Kong (Hong Kong) pages 518-521.
- Speeding up Object Attribute Thresholding Technique
Rapeeporn Chamchong *, Yuttapong Rangsanseri **, Pornphan Dulyakarn**; *Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University, Kantarawichai, Mahasarakham (Thailand), **Faculty of Engineering, King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Ladrabang, Bangkok (Thailand) pages 522-525.
- Characterization of Digital Peripheral Devices for the Hybrid Photographic Processes
Elena V. Konstantinova, Igor A. Rotakhin; St. Petersburg State University of Moving Picture and Television, St-Petersburg (Russia) pages 526-529.
- Estimation of the Device Gamut of a Digital Camera in Raw Performance Using Optimal Color-Stimuli
Jaume Pujol*, Francisco Martínez-Verdú**, Pascual Capilla***; *Dept. of Optics and Optometry, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Barcelona (Spain), **Dept. of Optics, University of Alicante, Alicante (Spain), ***Dept. of Optics, University of Valencia, Burjassot, Valencia (Spain) pages 530-535.
- Illuminant Influence on the Reconstruction of NIR Spectra
Meritxell Vilaseca*, Jaume Pujol*, Montserrat Arjona*, Francisco Martínez-Verdú**; *Dept. of Optics and Optometry, Technical University of Catalonia, Terrassa, Barcelona (Spain), **University of Alicante, Alicante (Spain) pages 536-541.
- Illuminant Multiplexed Imaging: Basics and Demonstration
Gaurav Sharma, Robert P. Loce, Steven J. Harrington, Yeqing (Juliet) Zhang; Xerox Corporation, Webster, New York (USA) pages 542-547.
- The Facial Skin Color Reproduction for a Liquid Crystal Display Panel
Yukio Okano, Kunio Yamane; System Technology Development Center, Sharp Corporation, Yamatokoriyama, Nara (Japan) pages 548-551.
- One-Step Measurement of Granularity Versus Density, Graininess, and Micro-Uniformity
Dirk W. Hertel, Bror O. Hultgren; Polaroid Corporation, Waltham, Massachusetts (USA) pages 552-557.
- Ray Tracing Method Based on Spectral Distribution for Reproducing Realistic Images
Myong-Young Lee*, Cheol-Hee Lee**. Ho-Keun Lee*, and Yeong-Ho Ha*; *School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Buk-gu, Taegu (Korea) and **School of Computer-Egineering, Kyungwoon University, Gumi, Kyungbuk (Korea) pages 558-561.
- Improved Spectral-Reflectance(SR) Estimation Using Set of Principle Components Separately Organized for Each SR Population with Similar SRs
Oh-Seol Kwon*, Cheol-Hee Lee **, Ho-Keun Lee*, Yeong-Ho Ha*; *School of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Kyungpook National University, Buk-gu, Taegu (Korea) and **School of Computer-Egineering, Kyungwoon University, Gumi, Kyungbuk (Korea) pages 562-565.
- Applications of a Color-Naming Database
Nathan Moroney, Ingeborg Tastl; Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Palo Alto, California (USA) pages 566-570.
- Measurements of Skin Chromophores by Independent Component Analysis and the Application to Cosmetics
Nobutoshi Ojima*, Hideto Shimizu**, Hirohide Nabeshima*, Norimichi Tsumura**, Syuuichi Akazaki*, Kimihiko Hori*, Yoichi Miyake**; *Institutes of Intelligence and Beauty Sciences, KAO Corporation (Japan), **Department of Information and Image Science, Chiba University (Japan) pages 571-574.