Compensating for colour artefacts in the design of technical kaleidoscopes

Šárka Němcová; Vlastimil Havran; Jiří Čáp; Jan Hošek; Jiří Bittner

doi:10.1117/12.2225166

23 June 2016 Compensating for colour artefacts in the design of technical kaleidoscopes

Šárka Němcová, Vlastimil Havran, Jiří Čáp, Jan Hošek, Jiří Bittner

Proceedings Volume 9896, Optics, Photonics and Digital Technologies for Imaging Applications IV; 989608 (2016) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2225166
Event: SPIE Photonics Europe, 2016, Brussels, Belgium

Abstract

In computer graphics and related fields, bidirectional texture function (BTF) is used for realistic and predictive rendering. BTF allows for the capture of fine appearance effects such as self-shadowing, inter-reflection and subsurface scattering needed for true realism when used in rendering algorithms. The goal of current research is to get a surface representation indistinguishable from the real world. We developed, produced and tested a portable instrument for BTF acquisition based on kaleidoscopic imaging. Here we discuss the colour issues we experienced after the initial tests. We show that the same colour balance cannot be applied to the whole picture as the spectral response of the instrument varies with the position in the image. All optical elements were inspected for their contributions to the spectral behaviour of the instrument. The off-the-shelf parts were either measured or the manufacturer’s data were considered. The custom made mirrors’ spectral reflectivity was simulated. The mathematical model of the instrument was made. We found a way how to implement all these contributions to the image processing pipeline. In this way, a correct white balance for each individual pixel in the image is found and applied, allowing for a more faithful colour representation. Also proposed is an optimized dielectric protective layer for the kaleidoscope’s mirrors.

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Šárka Němcová, Vlastimil Havran, Jiří Čáp, Jan Hošek, and Jiří Bittner "Compensating for colour artefacts in the design of technical kaleidoscopes", Proc. SPIE 9896, Optics, Photonics and Digital Technologies for Imaging Applications IV, 989608 (23 June 2016); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2225166

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