Syllabus
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1. history of colour science a brief discussion of how the models of colour perception have evolved over the years *
2. physics background a presentation of several common phenomena that are at the root of coloured object appearance *
3. human perception how the human visual system works *
4. colorimetry and colour spaces how colour can be accurately measured, and arranged in different colour spaces that serve various purposes *
5. colour measurement devices which technologies are available to measure colours *
6. colour safe workflows how one can achieve consistent colour reproduction on multiple output devices *
7. practical examples some short demonstrations of how the colour management functionality in applications like e.g. Photoshop can be used
Annotation
The lecture gives an introduction to colour science from a computer graphics viewpoint. Its goal is to deliver a complete overview of the problem domain of colour perception and reproduction.