Useful reference links
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Test Charts, Test Chart Generator Program
- Useful Test Image Generator (TIG) - contact rob at colorist.org if you need help with this. See also the examples at Test Image Generator Program
Calibrating Video Monitors
Calibrating Video Monitors from Synthetic Aperture
Color Science
General Color Information (very extensive list of references)
Color Science and Theory (extremely thorough list of references)
Color and Computers (same source as above; references galore)
Contrast Sensitivity Function - this page explains the contrast sensitivity function with an illustrated demonstration.
Lightness Perception and Lightness Illusions- this site contains an academic paper with an explanation for our lightness perception (the way we perceive the reflectance of surfaces). There are illustrated demonstrations.
67 Visual illusions and Visual Phenomena- demonstrations of visual illusions, with fairly easy to understand explanations and academic references.
Standard Color Spaces - an introduction to commonly used color spaces and units aimed at the film and post industry.
Color Conversion (RGB, YUV, CMYK etc.)
Color Space tutorials
Color Space Intro Page from Prof. Hoffman - Very informative link for in depth discussions of color space in print, sRGB, and wide gamut systems. Posted on line by Prof.G.Hoffmann, member of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Applied Sciences in Emden, Germany. This is the introduction page. Posted by Dave Corbitt with the permission of the author.
Index of color space documents - More from Prof. Hoffman. This page is an index of extensive documents for color space discussions. Very informative, good graphics explaining 3-D color space in great depth. Posted by Dave Corbitt with the permission of the author.