Color imaging process and apparatus
US5310628A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 9, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 10, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 9, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG03C7/3041
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
There is described a process for recording a positive or negative continuous tone color copy having the same or lower contrast than a continuous tone original image, comprising the steps of: providing a photographic element comprising a support having thereon a silver halide emulsion unit capable of forming a yellow image, a silver halide emulsion unit capable of forming a cyan image, and a silver halide emulsion unit capable of forming a magenta image, each image-forming unit having a maximum spectral sensitivity at a different wavelength of radiation, and at least one of the image-forming units having a gamma as described herein, receiving image data representing the densities of the yellow, magenta, and cyan records of the original image, modifying said image data and using it to control three exposure sources, each emitting radiation in the region of maximum spectral sensitivity for a corresponding one of the image-forming units, so that, after exposure, the recorded image density range for at least one of of the yellow, magenta, and cyan image-forming units is substantially the same as or lower than the image density range for the corresponding yellow, magenta, and cyan record…
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