Method for color balancing underwater photography
US9412183B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 21, 2013 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2034 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/6077
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method that receives and edits image data of an underwater scene in a digital image in order to remove undesirable tints from objects in the scene. In some embodiments, colors near the color of the water itself are protected to leave the water looking blue. Removing undesirable tints without removing the tint of the water itself results in images with more realistic coloring of people and objects in the scene, without eliminating the color cues (e.g., blue water) that indicate that the image is a photograph of an underwater scene.
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