3.3. Color in Image and Video

Basics of Color
Color Models in Images
Color Models in Video

3.3.1. Basics of Color


Light and Spectra

The Human Retina

Cones and Perception

CIE Chromaticity Diagram

L*a*b (Lab) Color Model

  

3.3.2. Color Models in Images


RGB Color Model for CRT Displays

CMY Color Model

The RGB and CMY Cubes

Conversion between RGB and CMY:

-- e.g., convert White from (1, 1, 1) in RGB to (0, 0, 0) in CMY.

Comparison of Three Color Gamuts

  

3.3.3. Color Models in Video


YUV Color Model

YCbCr Color Model

YIQ Color Model

Summary

   

Further Exploration

sRGB -- a proposed Device Independent Color Space for the Internet
  
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