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Camera-supervised Monitor Shading Correction for Softproofing Systems
Johannes Brauers
Julie Klein
Bernhard Hill
Til Aach
  DOI :  10.2352/CGIV.2010.5.1.art00021  Published Online :  January 2010
Abstract

A softproofing system is required to faithfully display color images. As the user relies on an appropriate calibration of the system, a method for the evaluation of the quality of the calibration is required. Such a method has recently been developed and allows a critical side-by-side comparison between the original sample and the reproduced monitor image by placing the original directly in front of the monitor. An internal light source of the softproofing system establishes an almost uniform illumination of the target.In this paper, we present a method to spatially equalize the brightness of the monitor with respect to an object placed in front of the monitor. The automatic calibration procedure requires minimal user intervention and utilizes a standard RGB camera in combination with a special calibration target. The results show that the camera enables an accurate and uncomplicated homogenization of the monitor with respect to the object in front of the monitor.

Journal Title : Conference on Colour in Graphics, Imaging, and Vision
Publisher Name : Society of Imaging Science and Technology
Publisher Location : 7003 Kilworth Lane, Springfield, VA 22151, USA
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Johannes Brauers, Julie Klein, Bernhard Hill, Til Aach, "Camera-supervised Monitor Shading Correction for Softproofing Systems"  in Proc. IS&T CGIV 2010/MCS'10 5th European Conf. on Colour in Graphics, Imaging, and Vision 12th Int'l Symp. on Multispectral Colour Science,  2010,  pp 126 - 131,  https://doi.org/10.2352/CGIV.2010.5.1.art00021

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Camera-supervised Monitor Shading Correction for Softproofing Systems
BrauersJohannes
KleinJulie
HillBernhard
AachTil
01012010
2010
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126
131
2010
A softproofing system is required to faithfully display color images. As the user relies on an appropriate calibration of the system, a method for the evaluation of the quality of the calibration is required. Such a method has recently been developed and allows a critical side-by-side comparison between the original sample and the reproduced monitor image by placing the original directly in front of the monitor. An internal light source of the softproofing system establishes an almost uniform illumination of the target.In this paper, we present a method to spatially equalize the brightness of the monitor with respect to an object placed in front of the monitor. The automatic calibration procedure requires minimal user intervention and utilizes a standard RGB camera in combination with a special calibration target. The results show that the camera enables an accurate and uncomplicated homogenization of the monitor with respect to the object in front of the monitor.