High performance computer imaging

the long version

Today, widespread availability of powerful desktop computers with color display capabilities has brought computer imaging within practical reach of the end user. Both the users and implementors of computer imaging products have faced until now a scarcity of useful literature on its practice. This book bridges the gap between the theory and the practice of computer imaging. For product developers, it addresses all the unique problems that arise when designing imaging software or related products. For end users, it clarifies the subtleties and simplifies complexities that can lead to better performance by these products.