The Reproduction of Colour
The Reproduction of Colour
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Author(s): Hunt, R. W. G.
ISBN No.: 9780470024256
Edition: Revised
Pages: 724
Year: 200410
Format: Trade Cloth (Hard Cover)
Price: $ 274.55
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

Series Preface. Preface to the Sixth Edition. PART ONE. FUNDAMENTALS. 1. Spectral Colour Reproduction. 1.1 Introduction.


1.2 The spectrum. 1.3 The micro-dispersion method of colour photography. 1.4 The Lippmann method. 1.5 Use of identical dyes.


1.6 Approximate spectral colour reproduction. 1.7 A simplified approach. 2. Trichromatic Colour Reproduction and the Additive Principle. 2.1 Introduction.


2.2 Maxwell's method. 2.3 The physiology of human colour vision. 2.4 Spectral sensitivity curves of the retina. 2.5 Unwanted stimulations.


3. Additive Methods. 3.1 Introduction. 3.2 The successive frame method. 3.3 The mosaic method.


3.4 The lenticular method. 3.5 The virtual-image method. 3.6 The diffraction method. 3.7 Errors in additive methods.


4. The Subtractive Principle. 4.1 Introduction. 4.2 The subtractive principle. 4.3 Defects of the subtractive principle.


5. Visual Appreciation. 5.1 Introduction. 5.2 The basis of judgement. 5.3 Variations of hue.


5.4 Variations of lightness. 5.5 Variations of colourfulness. 5.6 Priorities. 5.7 Factors affecting apparent colour balance.


5.8 Integrating to grey. 5.9 The perception of depth. 6. Tone Reproduction. 6.1 Introduction.


6.2 Identical viewing conditions. 6.3 Characteristic curves. 6.4 Different luminance levels. 6.5 Different surround conditions.


6.6 Complications with solid objects. 6.7 Comparisons of transparencies and reflection prints. 6.8 Colourfulness. 6.9 Exposure latitude.


6.10 Tone reproduction in duplicating. 6.11 Tone reproduction in television. 6.12 Lighting geometry. 6.13 Conclusions.


7. The Colour Triangle. 7.1 Introduction. 7.2 Colour terminology. 7.3 Trichromatic matching.


7.4 Colour-matching functions. 7.5 The colour triangle. 7.6 The centre of gravity law. 7.7 Other colour triangles.


7.8 Additive colour reproduction. 7.9 The Ives-Abney-Yule compromise. 7.10 Colour gamuts of reflecting and transmitting colours. 7.11 Two-colour reproductions.


8. Colour Standards and Calculations. 8.1 Introduction. 8.2 Standard illuminants. 8.3 The Standard Observers.


8.4 Colour transformations. 8.5 Properties of the XYZ system. 8.6 Uniform chromaticity diagrams. 8.7 Nomograms.


8.8 Uniform colour spaces. 8.9 Subjective effects. 8.10 Haploscopic matching. 8.11 Subjective colour scaling.


8.12 Physical colour standards. 8.13 Whiteness. 9. The Colorimetry of Subtractive Systems. 9.1 Introduction.


9.2 Subtractive chromaticity gamuts. 9.3 Subtractive gamuts in the colour solid. 9.4 Spectral sensitivities for block dyes. 9.5 Spectral sensitivities for real dyes.


9.6 MacAdam's analysis. 9.7 Umberger's analysis. 9.8 Two-colour subtractive systems. 9.9 Subtractive quality.


10. Light Sources. 10.1 Introduction. 10.2 Tungsten lamps. 10.3 Spectral-power converting filters.


10.4 Daylight. 10.5 Fluorescent lamps. 10.6 Sodium, mercury, and metal-halide lamps. 10.7 Xenon arcs.


10.8 Carbon arcs. 10.9 Photographic flash-bulbs. 10.10 The red-eye effect. 10.11 Correlated colour temperatures of commonly used light sources.


10.12 Colour rendering of light sources. 10.13 Visual clarity. 10.14 Polarization.


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