A color correction system using a color compensation chart

Abstract

In this paper, we propose a color correction system using a color compensation chart. The implementation target of the proposed system is the color image captured by digital imaging device, and the system introduces the color compensation chart designed for it to estimate the transformation between the colors in the image and the reference colors. The color correction process of the proposed system consists of two steps, i.e., the profile creation process and the profile application process. During the profile creation process, the relationships between the captured colors and the reference colors are estimated. And the system creates a color profile and embeds the estimation result. During the profile application process, the colors in the images which are captured under the same condition as that of the chart image are corrected using the created color profile. To evaluate the performance of the system, we perform experiments under various conditions. And we compare the results with those of widely used commercial applications. © 2006 IEEE.