Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ( Volume: 63, Issue: 1, July 1954)

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Observer Adaptation Requirements in Color Photography and Color Television

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Publisher: SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type: Journal Article
Content Type: Original Research
Abbreviated Title: J SMPTE
Volume: 63, No. 1, pp. 5–9
Abstract: Observer reactions are the final criteria in determining if a color photograph adequately reproduces a scene. These reactions indicate that ordinary colorimetric measurements cannot serve as the sole indication of reproduction quality. Dependence of the state of observer eye adaptation on viewing conditions has been found to overshadow simple colorimetric considerations. Adaptation requirements in color photography have been met through application of the so-called “first and second black conditions.” It will be found essential also in color television that the two black conditions be applied. In both color photography and color television, particularly the latter, a new interpretation of the two black conditions should further improve the color quality of reproduced scenes.
Publication Date: 1954-07-01
DOI: 10.5594/J17037
ISSN: Print: 0898-042X
Link: https://doi.org/10.5594/J17037
Author(s): Ralph M. EvansColor Technology Div., Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester 4, N.Y.
W. Lyle BrewerColor Technology Div., Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester 4, N.Y.
Copyright: © 1954 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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8. The specific data used here have not been published. They were obtained as an extension of an experiment reported by Burnham R. W. , Evans R. M. and Newhall S. M. , “Influence on color perception of adaptation to illumination,” J. Opt. Soc. Am., 42 : 597 – 605 , Sept. 1952 . EXTERNAL
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