Colorimetry Fundamentals and Applications

This book is a comprehensive and thorough introduction to colorimetry, taking the reader from basic concepts through to a variety of industrial applications. Set out in clear, easy-to-follow terminology, Ohta and Robertson explain fundamental principles such as color specification, the CIE (International Commission on Illumination) system, and color vision and appearance models. They also cover the following topics: the optimization of color reproduction; uniform color spaces and color difference formulae, including the CIEDE 2000 formula; applications of metamerism, chromatic adaptation, color appearance and color rendering; mathematical formulae for calculating color mixing, maximising luminous efficacy, and designing illuminants with specific properties. Colorimetry: Fundamentals and Applications is an ideal reference for practising color engineers, color scientists and imaging professionals working on color systems. It is also a practical guide for senior undergraduate and graduate students who want to acquire knowledge in the field."...a systematic and unambiguous exposition of how color is defined, measured, and seen by humans under different viewing conditions...highly recommended." (CHOICE, June 2006)Colorimetry: Fundamentals and Applications covers a wide range of colorimetric topics and their application to color engineering. Focusing on practical knowledge, this book is the ideal reference for practicing engineers involved in colorimetry, and undergraduate or graduate students who want to acquire knowledge in the field.Covering a wide range of colorimetric topics and their application to color engineering, this book provides a practical approach, which focuses on colour measurement instruments, procedures and standards. Details the measurement techniques used to define individual colours. Includes new material on chromatic adaptation, colour appearance models and colour-difference evaluation. Provides a description of the colour appearance model and its application in the field of computer colour evaluation. Covers colour measurement instruments, procedures and standards Outlines the state-of-the-art in relevant research and standards development.