[sane-devel] "gamma" and "bayer" ? What are they?

[Laurent-jan]

Henning Meier-Geinitz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 07:51:40PM -0500, Theodore Kilgore wrote:
> 
>>What are "gamma" 
> 
> 
> Very much simplified: A gamma table is used to transfer the color
> space used by your input device (scanner, camera) to the color space
> of your output device (display, printer). A gamma value (or factor)
> can be used to create a gamma table.
> 
> Search for "gamma table" and "gamma factor" at google and you'll find
> lots of documentation.
>

There is a link in the SANE-FAQ to the colorspace FAQ. If you want to 
know more about gamma, look at Carles Poynton's FAQs on color and gamma.


>>and "bayer"

Bayer is a dithering algoritm; it uses fixed paterns. For an example of 
the 4x4 patterns see:
http://tiger.technion.ac.il/~cgcourse/lectures/4-intensity/sld007.htm
> 
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