Useful reference links
From Tigwiki
any links from the previous wiki or from new ideas gratefully accepted. Please also see the other pages in this wiki (particularly the FAQ) for other interesting references.
Open Source Color Management systems
CinePaint and various other CM open source software
Read about Glasgow
GraphicsMagick provides a set of commandline tools and programming APIs (including C, C++, and Perl) for manipulating, editing, and converting raster and vector images. It is derived from ImageMagick, with the objective of providing a stable code base. Supports DPX and Kodak Cineon formats.
Test Charts
Test Charts available from BKSTS
Test 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 Links
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 Nomenclature
courtesy of Dominic Case
color science in words, including extensive references for colour
[1] web-based (css?) colour naming.
Farrow and Ball Colours do you know the difference between 'Dead Salmon' and 'Smoked Trout' ?
Glossaries of Terms
How to Talk to a Colorist
How to Talk to a Colorist forwarded by TL
Grading Workflow by Kevin Shaw
Kevin Shaw discusses grading workflow
Product Reviews
Jack James' DI systems reviews (plus reviews of other software)
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.
Flying Spot History from Peter Swinson
Spotlight Scanner
Pictures of John Logie Baird's Spotlight Scanner with commentary from Peter Swinson --David L. Tosh 15:13, 19 February 2007 (PST)
--Rob Lingelbach 05:10, 5 May 2008 (PDT)
