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Record Nr.

UNINA9910800167103321

Autore

Saxby Graham

Titolo

The science of imaging / / by Graham Saxby

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Boca Raton, FL : , : CRC Press, an imprint of Taylor and Francis, , [2011]

©2010

ISBN

0-429-13191-7

1-4398-1287-X

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (360 p.)

Disciplina

621.367

Soggetti

Images, Photographic

Photography - Processing

Image processing

Photography - Digital techniques

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A Taylor  & Francis Book."

Nota di contenuto

Front cover; Dedication; Contents; Preface to the First Edition; Preface to the Second Edition; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Chapter 1. The Nature of Light; Chapter 2. Photometry, Lighting, and Light Filters; Chapter 3. Visual Perception; Chapter 4. Lens Principles; Chapter 5. Types of Lenses; Chapter 6. Resolution in Optical Systems; Chapter 7. Images in Color; Chapter 8. Still Cameras; Chapter 9. Motion and High-Speed Photography; Chapter 10. The Silver Halide Process; Chapter 11. Digital Recording of Images; Chapter 12. Halftone, Electrostatic, and Digital Printing

Chapter 13. TelevisionChapter 14.  Video Recording and Replay Systems; Chapter 15. Three-Dimensional Imaging; Chapter 16. Holography; Chapter 17. Astronomical Imaging; Chapter 18. Macrography, Micrography, and Microimaging; Chapter 19. Imaging the Invisible; Appendix 1: Logarithms: What They Are, What They Do; Appendix 2: How a Hologram Works; Appendix 3: The Fourier Model for Image Formation; Appendix 4: The Meaning of pH; Back cover

Sommario/riassunto

Edited and expanded to keep pace with the digital revolution, the new edition of this highly popular and critically acclaimed work provides a comprehensive exploration of imaging science. Brilliantly written and



extensively illustrated, The Science of Imaging: An Introduction, Second Edition covers the fundamental laws of physics as well as the cutting-edge techniques defining current and future directions in the field.