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Modified Jointly Blue Noise Mask Approach Using S-CIELAB Color Difference  

김윤태 (경북대학교 전자전기컴퓨터학부)
조양호 (경북대학교 전자전기컴퓨터학부)
이철희 (경운대학교 컴퓨터공학과)
하영호 (경북대학교 전자전기컴퓨터학부)
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Abstract
This paper proposes a modified jointly-blue noise mask (MJBNM) method using the S-CIELAB color measure as digital color halftoning method. Based on an investigation of the relation between the pattern visibility and the chromatic error, of a blue noise pattern, a halftoning method is proposed that reduces the chromatic error, while preserving a high quality blue noise pattern. Accordingly, to reduce the chrominance error, the low-pass filtered error and S-CIELAB chrominance error are both considered during the mask generation procedure and calculated for single and combined patterns. Using the calculated low-pass filtered error, the patterns are then updated by either adding or removing dots from the multiple binary patterns. Finally, the pattern exhibiting the lower S-CIELAB chrominance error is selected. Experimental results demonstrated that the proposed algorithm can produce a visually pleasing half toned image with a lower chrominance error than the JBNM method.
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디지털 하프토닝;혼합 블루 노이즈 마스크;S-CIELAB 색차;저역 통과 필터;
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