Rapid processing of silver bromoiodide color negative films and digital image correction to provide display images having desired aim color and tone scale reproduction
US5804356A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 15, 1996 |
| Grant date | Sep 8, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 15, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S430/164
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Silver bromoiodide color negative films can be rapidly processed using shortened color development times and specific amounts of color developing agent and bromide ion. After development, and optionally desilvering or fixing, the developed film is scanned to form density representative digital signals for the color records. These signals are then digitally manipulated to correct both interimage interactions and gamma mismatches among the color records to produce a digital record that is capable of providing a display image having desired aim color and tone scale reproduction. That digital record can then be stored or used to provide corrected display images, such as color prints, using output display devices.
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