Print simulation apparatus for adjusting the color separation conditions of a color scanner
US4956703A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1988 |
| Grant date | Sep 11, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/6011
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A color original is picked up by a pickup head and B, G, and R image signals are obtained and supplied to a color process circuit including masking correction, under-color removal, and gradation correction circuits. Y, M, C, and K image signals output from the color process circuit are supplied to an exposure head to form a color separation plate. A print simulation unit having first and second frame memories is connected in parallel with the color process circuit. The B, G, and R signals are also written into the first frame memory. The signal read out from the first frame memory is supplied to the color process circuit and is color-corrected. The output from the color process circuit is written into the second frame memory and output to a color monitor. The second frame memory stores two frames, and can display both frames on the color monitor for comparison. The second frame memory has a data latch for latching a predetermined pixel signal, and a circuit for synthesizing the latched data in place of a predetermined pixel signal of the image signals. The second frame memory further has a comparator for detecting a pixel of the image signals having a level higher than a highlight …
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