QE637 sol2013 Q2 - Rhea

Problem 1,2

Solution 1:

a)

Since $ {{f}_{k}}(\lambda ),\ for\ k=0,\ 1,\ 2 $ are the spectral response functions for the three color outputs of a color camera, and the negative spectrum can’t be produced, they must be nonnegative.

b)

Since $ {{r}_{0}}(\lambda ),\ {{g}_{0}}(\lambda ),\ and\ {{b}_{0}}(\lambda ) $ are the CIE color matching functions, they can be both positive and negative. The color matching function are given by

where $ {{r}^{+}},\ {{r}^{-}},\ {{g}^{+}},\ {{g}^{-}},\ {{b}^{+}},\ {{b}^{-}} $are the response to photons and must be positive, while the color matching function can be negative to produce a saturated color.

c)

$ \begin{align} & F=\left[ \begin{matrix} {{F}_{1}} \\ {{F}_{2}} \\ {{F}_{3}} \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{\left[ \begin{matrix} {{f}_{1}}(\lambda ) \\ {{f}_{2}}(\lambda ) \\ {{f}_{3}}(\lambda ) \\ \end{matrix} \right]}\ I(\lambda )\ d\lambda =\int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{\left( M\left[ \begin{matrix} {{r}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{g}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{b}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ \end{matrix} \right] \right)}\ I(\lambda )\ d\lambda=M\left( \int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{\left[ \begin{matrix} {{r}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{g}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{b}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ \end{matrix} \right]}\ I(\lambda )\ d\lambda \right)=M\left[ \begin{matrix} r \\ g \\ b \\ \end{matrix} \right]\ \\ & \Rightarrow\ \left[ \begin{matrix} r \\ g \\ b \\ \end{matrix} \right]={{M}^{-1}}\left[ \begin{matrix} {{F}_{1}} \\ {{F}_{2}} \\ {{F}_{3}} \\ \end{matrix} \right]={{M}^{-1}}_{{}}^{{}}{{F}^{t}} \\ \end{align} $

d)

Yes, they do exist, like CIE XYZ. CIE XYZ is defined in terms of CIE RGB so that $ \left[ \begin{matrix} {{x}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{y}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{z}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ \end{matrix} \right]=M\ \left[ \begin{matrix} {{r}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{g}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{b}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ \end{matrix} \right],\ where\ M=\left[ \begin{matrix} 0.490 & 0.310 & 0.200 \\ 0.177 & 0.813 & 0.010 \\ 0.000 & 0.010 & 0.990 \\ \end{matrix} \right] $ and $ \left\{ \begin{matrix} {{x}_{0}}(\lambda )\ge 0 \\ {{y}_{0}}(\lambda )\ge 0 \\ {{z}_{0}}(\lambda )\ge 0 \\ \end{matrix} \right. $

Solution 2:

a)

Because for real pixels, measured energy from incident photons is always positive.

The student should mention the non-negativity inherence of the spectrum.

b) $ {{r}_{0}}(\lambda ),\ {{g}_{0}}(\lambda ),\ and\ {{b}_{0}}(\lambda ) $are the CIE color matching functions, and therefore can be negative. They go negative to match certain reference colors which are beyond the r, g, b primaries.

The student should mention the saturated colors, which need negative color matching function .

c)

$ \begin{align} & \int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{\left[ \begin{matrix} {{f}_{1}}(\lambda ) \\ {{f}_{2}}(\lambda ) \\ {{f}_{3}}(\lambda ) \\ \end{matrix} \right]}\left[ \begin{matrix} I(\lambda )d\lambda & I(\lambda )d\lambda & I(\lambda )d\lambda \\ \end{matrix} \right]=\int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{M\left[ \begin{matrix} {{r}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{g}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ {{b}_{0}}(\lambda ) \\ \end{matrix} \right]}\left[ \begin{matrix} I(\lambda )d\lambda & I(\lambda )d\lambda & I(\lambda )d\lambda \\ \end{matrix} \right] \\ & \Rightarrow \left[ \begin{matrix} \int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{{{f}_{1}}(\lambda )I(\lambda )d\lambda } \\ \int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{{{f}_{2}}(\lambda )I(\lambda )d\lambda } \\ \int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{{{f}_{3}}(\lambda )I(\lambda )d\lambda } \\ \end{matrix} \right]=M\left[ \begin{matrix} \int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{{{r}_{0}}(\lambda )I(\lambda )d\lambda } \\ \int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{{{g}_{0}}(\lambda )I(\lambda )d\lambda } \\ \int\limits_{-\infty }^{\infty }{{{b}_{0}}(\lambda )I(\lambda )d\lambda } \\ \end{matrix} \right]\Rightarrow \left[ \begin{matrix} {{F}_{1}} \\ {{F}_{2}} \\ {{F}_{3}} \\ \end{matrix} \right]=M\left[ \begin{matrix} r \\ g \\ b \\ \end{matrix} \right]\Rightarrow \left[ \begin{matrix} r \\ g \\ b \\ \end{matrix} \right]={{M}^{-1}}\left[ \begin{matrix} {{F}_{1}} \\ {{F}_{2}} \\ {{F}_{3}} \\ \end{matrix} \right] \\ \end{align} $

d)

$ \begin{align} \left[ \begin{matrix} r \\ g \\ b \\ \end{matrix} \right]={{M}^{-1}}\left[ \begin{matrix} {X} \\ {Y} \\ {Z} \\ \end{matrix} \right] \\ \end{align} $ where X, Y, Z are the xyz tristimulus values (always positive): $ X=\frac{x}{x+y+z},Y=\frac{y}{x+y+z},Z=\frac{z}{x+y+z} $

The three written formulas for tristimulus values are not correct, actually chromaticity ccordinates can be written as a function of tristimulus values (X, Y, Z) as follows: $ x=\frac{X}{X+Y+Z},y=\frac{Y}{X+Y+Z},z=\frac{Z}{X+Y+Z} $.

Also, the student should describe the CIE XYZ system.

Related Problem

In a color matching experiment, the three primaries R, G, B are used to match the color of a pure spectral component at wavelength $ \lambda $. (Assume that the color matching allows for color to be subtracted from the reference in the standard manner described in class.) At each wavelength $ \lambda $, the matching color is given by

where

Further define the white point

Let $ I(\lambda) $ be the light reflected from a surface.

a) Calculate $ ({{r}_{e}}, {{g}_{e}}, {{b}_{e}}) $ the tristimulus values for the spectral distribution $ I(\lambda) $ using primaries R, G, B and an equal energy white point.

b) Calculate $ ({{r}_{c}}, {{g}_{c}}, {{b}_{c}}) $ the tristimulus values for the spectral distribution $ I(\lambda) $ using primaries R, G, B and white point $ ({{r}_{w}}, {{g}_{w}}, {{b}_{w}}) $.

c) Calculate $ ({{r}_{\gamma }}, {{g}_{\gamma }}, {{b}_{\gamma }}) $ the gamma corrected tristimulus values for the spectral distribution $ I(\lambda) $ using primaries R, G, B and white point $ ({{r}_{w}}, {{g}_{w}}, {{b}_{w}}) $, and $ \gamma =2.2 $.

(Refer to ECE 637 Spring 2004 Final Exam Problem 4.)

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