Process and apparatus for the manufacture of a digital color picture
CA 2354438 A1 · Owner: Muhlemann, Arthur · Inventors: Muhlemann, Arthur; Braun, Thorsten; Benz, Christian
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A photographic original is photoelectrically scanned by way of a color-enabled scanning, device for the manufacture of a digital color picture and a raw digital color picture is thereby, formed from the scanning data obtained. The final digital color picture is formed by way of a, color transformation of the raw color picture according to the principles of color management, whereby a device specific profile is used which describes the combination of the type specific, colorimetric properties of the original and the transfer function of the scanning device used, with, respect to an analog manufactured reference color picture. The different types of originals, occurring in practice are …
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- Filed July 26, 2001. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended July 26, 2021.
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