Number by Colors: A Guide to Using Color to Understand Technical Data - Hardcover

Fortner, Brand; Meyer, Theodore E.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0387946853 ISBN 13: 9780387946856

Verlag: Springer, 1996

Inhaltsangabe

I: Color Physics, Physiology, Psychology.- 1 Spectral Analysis.- Introduction-Spectral Analysis.- Questions About Spectral Analysis.- Generating Waves.- Constructing a Harmonic Oscillator.- Sine Waves.- Waves in Space.- Sound Waves.- Analyzing Waves.- Power Spectra.- Calculating Power Spectra.- Light waves.- Electromagnetic Radiation.- Photons.- Light Definitions.- Summary-Spectral Analysis.- Responses to Questions About Spectral Analysis.- References.- 2 Eye, Ear, and Brain.- Introduction-Eye, Ear, and Brain.- Questions About Eye, Ear, and Brain.- The Ear-Sensing Sound.- The Physiology of the Ear.- The Five Dimensions of Sound.- The 3D + S +t Field.- The Spatial (X,Y) Dimensions.- The Depth (Z) Dimension.- The Sound Dimension.- The Time (t) Dimension.- The Ear-Summary.- The Eye-Sensing Light.- Sensing Light.- The Physiology of the Eye.- The Parts of the Eye.- The Photosensors: Rods and Cones.- The Visual Pathway and the Lateral Geniculate Nucleus.- The Five Dimensions of Light.- The 3D + C + t Field.- The Spatial (X,Y) Dimensions.- The Depth (Z) Dimension.- The Time (t) Dimension.- The Light Dimension.- Summary-The Eye and the Brain.- Responses to Questions About Eye, Ear, and Brain.- References.- 3 Light Spectra to RGB.- Introduction-Light Spectra to RGB.- Questions About Light Spectra to RGB.- Sensing the Light Spectra.- Sensing Reflected Light.- Color Constancy.- Colorblindness.- Summary-Light Spectra to RGB.- Responses to Questions About Light Spectra to RGB.- References.- 4 Hue, Saturation, Intensity.- Introduction-Hue, Saturation, Intensity.- Questions About Hue, Saturation, Intensity.- Dueling Theories of Color Perception.- The Young-Helmholtz Theory.- The Herring Theory.- The Modern Synthesis.- Defining Hue, Saturation, Intensity.- Intensity.- Intensity, Brightness, Reflectivity.- Perception Versus Physics.- Old Movies.- Hue.- Saturation.- A Laser and Floodlight.- Non-Rainbow Colors.- A Missing Pure Hue.- Brown.- Color Temperature.- When RGB, When HSI?.- Producing Colors in RGB.- Describing Colors in HSI.- Summary-Defining Colors.- Responses to Questions About Hue, Saturation, Intensity.- References.- II: Color Technology.- 5 Defining Colors-The CIE Color Diagram.- Introduction-The CIE Color Diagram.- Questions for Defining Colors-The CIE Color Diagram.- From Three Dimensions to Two.- The Color Cube.- The Color Circle and Color Triangle.- Selecting the Primary Colors.- Response Curves for Color Cube.- Light Spectra for Color Cube.- The CIE 1931 Diagram.- Why X,Y,Z?.- CIE 1976.- Describing and Mixing Colors on the CIE.- Describing Colors on the CIE.- Mixing Colors on the CIE.- Primary Colors on the CIE.- More Adventures on the CIE.- White Points.- Colorblindness.- What about Intensity?.- What the CIE Cannot Do.- Reproducing the CIE.- Summary.- Responses to Questions for the CIE Color Diagram.- References.- 6 Defining Colors-Color Models.- Introduction-Defining Colors-Color Models.- Questions for Color Models.- Additive Versus Subtractive Color Models.- Two Greens Make a Green.- Two Greens Make a Black.- Cyan and Yellow Make Green.- Making Pink.- Further Adventures of Subtractive Color.- Complementary Colors and the Color Circle.- Why White and Red make Pink.- Subtractive Colors on the CIE.- Subtractive Primaries.- The Color Models.- The RGB Color Model.- The CMY and CMYK Color Models.- The RYB Color Model.- The YIQ Color Model.- The HSI, HSV, HSB, and HLS Color Models.- Summary.- Responses to Questions.- References.- 7 Reproducing Colors-Fundamentals.- Introduction-Reproducing Colors.- Questions About Reproducing Colors-Fundamentals.- Pixels.- Pixels and Dots per Inch.- Rectangular Pixels.- Resolutions.- Continuous Versus Discrete.- Spatial and Intensity Resolutions.- Gamma Correction.- The Need for Gamma Correction.- Other Uses for Gamma Correction.- Halftones.- What is a Halftone?.- Making a Halftone.- Lines per Inch and Dots per Inch.- Digital Halftones.- Making Digital Halftones.- How Many Intensities?.- Cluster...

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Numbering with colors is tutorial in nature, with many practical examples given throughout the presentation. It is heavily illustrated with gray-scale images, but also included is an 8-page signature of 4-color illustrations to support the presentation. While the organization is somewhat similar to that found in "The Data Handbook," there is little overlap with the content material in that publication. The first section in the book discusses Color Physics, Physiology and Psychology, talking about the details of the eye, the visual pathway, and how the brain converts colors into perceptions of hues. This is followed by the second section, in which Color Technologies are explained, i.e. how we describe colors using the CIE diagram, and how colors can be reproduced using various technologies such as offset printing and video screens. The third section of the book, Using Colors, relates how scientists and engineers can use color to help gain insight into their data sets through true color, false color, and pseudocolor imaging.

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• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1996
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0387946853
• ISBN 13: 9780387946856
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 388
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