JP2006304149A - Color adjustment method and apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a color adjustment method and apparatus capable of attaining color adjustment on the basis of three attributes of colors, preventing an unintended color change without affecting other elements even when an element is adjusted, processing only a particular color region through region-division of a color space, and meticulously applying adjustment to the respective colors. <P>SOLUTION: The method adjusts colors of a received signal displayed on a display apparatus and independently only a particular color region divided by hue values in a Y, Cb, Cr color space in the case of converting a YCbCr signal into an RGB signal according to the three attributes of colors, the signal is converted while warranting at minimum two elements among three elements of the three attributes of the colors. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a color adjustment method and apparatus, and more particularly to a color correction circuit and video equipment such as a television, a camera, and a DVD provided with the circuit.

Broadcast signals input to a display device such as a television adopt the ITU-R BT 601 standard, and the relationship between brightness Y, formula difference Cr / Cb and RGB is expressed by formula 1.

Under the condition of Equation 1, the range of the value of the equation difference Cr / Cb is different, but normalization is performed because it is inconvenient when handled as a digital signal. This is shown in Equation 2, and its inverse transformation is shown in Equation 3.

Y, Cb, Cr, R, G, and B each satisfy the following conditions.
0 ≦ Yb ≦ 1
−0.5 ≦ Cr, Cr ≦ 0.5
0 ≦ R, G, B

  The RGB signal converted from the YUV signal to the RGB signal by Expression 2 is input and displayed on a monitor such as a display. The monitor has various image quality adjustment functions. This adjustment may be set on the monitor side in order to improve the image quality, or may be set from the outside according to the purpose of use, environment or personal preference.

  Among image quality adjustments, one of the methods for adjusting the display color is a method for adjusting three color attributes. The three attributes of color are “saturation”, “lightness”, and “hue”, and these are three elements independent of each other. A typical example is the Munsell color system, which is widely used as a standard for object colors.

In television, there is a method of adjusting three attributes for all color gamuts instead of a specific color for YUV signals. Regarding correction for a specific color, Patent Document 1 discloses a method of performing color adjustment in the RGB color space, and Patent Document 2 illustrates a method of performing color adjustment in the YMC color space. .
Japanese Patent No. 3128429 JP-A-7-170404

  Regarding individual color adjustment, Patent Document 1 shows a method of performing RGB signals. However, since three attributes are adjusted for all color gamuts, color adjustment is performed only for a specific color gamut such as a red color. Can not do. In Patent Document 2, although adjustment for a specific color is possible, processing is performed in the YMC space. Since the input signal of the television is a YUV signal, it is desirable to process with the YUV signal.

  Furthermore, when the YUV signal is converted to the RGB signal, the YUV color space is larger, so that colors that cannot be expressed in the RGB space are generated. When the processing at that time is clipped with RGB values after matrix calculation, the three-attribute elements are not saved, and the input original color characteristics cannot be reflected in the display image.

  In the present invention, color adjustment based on the three attributes of color is performed in the Y, Cb, and Cr space that are input signals of a television. In addition, an area is set based on the hue value and is adjusted independently for a specific color gamut. At that time, the adjustment coefficient is weighted to maintain the continuity of the boundaries of each range.

  In the present invention, the value that is saturated after the conversion to the RGB signal is calculated after obtaining the range of the adjustment coefficient in advance, so that the value can be reproduced before the conversion to the RGB signal.

  That is, the present invention is a method for adjusting a color displayed on a display device by an input signal, and only a specific color region divided into regions according to hue values in the Y, Cb, Cr space is independent. This is a color adjustment method to adjust.

  Further, according to the present invention, the adjustment method conforms to the three attributes of color, and when converting from a YCbCr signal to an RGB signal, a color that is converted while guaranteeing at least two of the three elements of the three attributes of color. It is an adjustment method.

  The correction adjustment method according to the present invention is a color adjustment method in which a coefficient used for adjustment is weighted based on a region.

  Furthermore, the present invention is a color adjustment method for adjusting only one or two arbitrary attributes among the three attributes.

  The present invention is also a color adjusting device including means for correcting a color displayed by an input signal, and only a specific color region divided into regions by hue values in a Y, Cb, Cr space. Is a color adjusting device including means for independently adjusting the color.

  Then, the present invention adjusts according to the three attributes of color, and when converting from a YCbCr signal to an RGB signal, a color comprising means for converting while guaranteeing at least two of the three elements of the three colors It is an adjustment device.

  Further, according to the present invention, the adjusting means is a color adjusting apparatus that adjusts the coefficient used for the adjustment by applying a weight based on the region.

  Further, the present invention is the color adjusting apparatus in which the adjusting means can adjust only one or two arbitrary attributes among the three attributes.

  According to the present invention, color adjustment based on the three attributes of color is possible by performing color adjustment in the Y, Cb, and Cr color spaces. As a result, even if an element is adjusted, it does not affect other elements, and an unintended color change can be prevented. Furthermore, by dividing the color space into regions, only specific color regions can be processed, and fine adjustments can be made for each color.

  Also, the adjustment coefficient is weighted. As a result, it is possible to prevent discontinuity of colors at the boundary of each region, smooth the change, and highlight the effect of the adjustment on the display image.

  The value that is saturated after the conversion to the RGB signal is calculated after obtaining the range of the adjustment coefficient in advance, thereby adjusting the value to a range that can be reproduced before the conversion to the RGB signal. As a result, the values of the three attributes are maintained even after conversion to RGB signals, and unintended color changes can be prevented.

  The parameters of each element are generally given from the outside as adjustment of the display monitor. However, the environment in which the monitor is placed, such as the characteristics of the display image and lighting, can be fed back and automatically set.

Ｃｂ_in＝０のとき

Ｃｂ_in＞０のとき

Ｃｂ_in＜０のとき

となる。以上で求めた値のうち、θは色相、Ｄは彩度であり、Ｙ_inが明度である。 The best mode for carrying out the present invention will be described.
Embodiments of the color adjustment method and apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
In the present invention, “specific color adjustment independently in Y, Cb, Cr space” will be described. The value of the input signal Y _in, Cb _in, and Cr _in, converted into polar coordinates by the following equation Cb-Cr coordinate system. The distance from the origin is D, and the angle from the Cb axis is θ.

When Cb _in = 0

When Cb _in > 0

When Cb _in <0

It becomes. Of the values obtained above, θ is the hue, D is the saturation, and Y _in is the lightness.

In order to adjust a specific color independently, a reference color is set. The number can be arbitrarily set according to the characteristics and purpose of the monitor. Here, the six colors R, G, B, C, M, and Y are used, and the hue values are θ _r , θ _g , Let θ _b , θ _c , θ _m , and θ _ye . The Cb-Cr space is divided into regions by this reference color. The divided areas are shown in FIG.

Based on the hue obtained above, it is determined to which region the input color belongs. When the input color belongs to the color area to be adjusted, the color adjustment of Expression 4 is performed. When the adjustment coefficients applied to lightness, hue, and saturation, which are the three attributes of a specific color x (x = RGBCMY), are Nb _x , Nh _x , and Ns _x , the calculation of the three attributes is as follows.

  By the above adjustment, weights are applied to the adjustment coefficient in order to prevent the color from becoming discontinuous at the boundary of each region and smooth the change.

When the reference color is S and the reference colors on both sides are L ₁ and L ₂ , the hue values are θ _S , θ _L1 , θ _L2 (θ _L1 <θ _S <θ _L2 ). And For example, as shown in FIG. 3, when the reference color is R, L ₁ = M and L ₂ = Ye. FIG. 4 is a graph showing what weight is applied to θ of the input signal when the reference color is S, and the value varies depending on the value of θ of the input signal. The weight W is obtained by the following formula 5.

From the above results, the three attribute coefficients Nb _X , Nh _X , and Ns _X for each of the reference colors are obtained by Equation 6 below. Kb _X , Kh _X , and Ks _X are parameters that are arbitrarily input from the outside with respect to the reference color, and are given to each color.

Y _x is the Y value of the reference color x. For example, when x = R, Yr = 0.299 from Equation 2. n is an arbitrary real number, and this value n is adjusted when adjusting the strength of the weight.

The “processing of saturated values of lightness and saturation” in the embodiment will be described. The input value color-adjusted in the Y, Cb, and Cr spaces by the color adjustment coefficient is converted into the RGB space by Equation 3.

  At this time, if the Y, Cb, Cr space is larger than the RGB space, a case where the adjusted value cannot be expressed in RGB occurs. It is possible to perform saturation processing by clipping RGB values after conversion according to Equation 2, but in such a case, the relationship between the three attributes cannot be guaranteed. In order to cope from a large space to a small space, one of the elements must be sacrificed, but saturation processing is performed on the color adjustment coefficient in order to obtain a value that guarantees the relationship between at least two elements. .

  The saturation processing in the Y, Cb, Cr space is a method of ensuring saturation and hue elements and performing saturation processing on the lightness coefficient, and a method of ensuring lightness and hue and performing saturation processing on the saturation coefficient. You could think so.

  FIG. 5 is a Cb—Cr plane, and FIG. 6 is a cross-sectional view taken along a line AB in FIG. 5, where the vertical axis represents lightness and the horizontal axis represents saturation. In this plane, the hue is constant, 1 on the Y axis indicates the brightest white color, and 0 indicates the darkest black color. The inside of the pentagon in FIG. 5 and the hatched portion in FIG. 6 indicate the range that can be expressed in the RGB space.

Shows the movement of the input value P ₀ when multiplied by the coefficient of saturation Ks 7 shows the movement of the input value P ₀ when multiplied by the coefficient Kb of lightness in FIG. When the result of applying the coefficient becomes a value such as P ′ or Q ′, it cannot be expressed by an RGB signal. Therefore, in order to perform processing so as not to affect other elements of the three attributes, the processing may be performed as shown in FIG. In other words, for example, when the value is larger than the range that can be reproduced by the RGB signals, such as P ′ and Q ′, O is the value of O ₁ when the brightness is guaranteed, and the saturation is guaranteed. If the value is adjusted to the value of O ₂ , color change due to conversion to RGB signals can be prevented.

これを変形すると、（Ｍ_i1×Ｙ）≧０のとき

となる。（Ｍ_i1×Ｙ）＜０のとき

となる。係数Ｎｂはすべてのｉに対して式を満たす値で無ければならない。もし、式６で求めた値が、この範囲を満たしていない場合は、不等式の解からＫｂがとりうる最大値若しくは最小値のうち、近い値をＫｂとする。 Assuming that the value of the matrix is M _ij , the condition of the range after conversion is changed from Equation 3 to Equation 7 below.

When this is transformed, when (M _i1 × Y) ≧ 0

It becomes. When (M _i1 × Y) <0

It becomes. The coefficient Nb must be a value that satisfies the equation for all i. If the value obtained by Equation 6 does not satisfy this range, the closest value among the maximum or minimum values that Kb can take from the solution of the inequality is defined as Kb.

（Ｍ_i2×Ｃｂ＋Ｍ_i3×Ｃｒ）≧０のとき

である。（Ｍ_i2×Ｃｂ＋Ｍ_i3×Ｃｒ）＜０のとき

である。 Similarly, the condition of the range after the conversion of the brightness adjustment coefficient Ns is expressed by Expression 8 below from the modification of Expression 3. The coefficient Ns must be in a range that satisfies the equation for all i. If the value obtained by Equation 6 does not satisfy this range, the closest value among the maximum value or the minimum value that Ks can take from the solution of the inequality is defined as Ks.

When (M _i2 × Cb + M _i3 × Cr) ≧ 0

It is. When (M _i2 × Cb + M _i3 × Cr) <0

It is.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a circuit configuration example of a color adjustment circuit in the embodiment. The figure which shows an example of embodiment of the area division by the hue (theta) in an Example. The figure which shows the range which applies the weight in an Example. The figure which shows the relationship between the range which applies a weight in an Example, and the value of a weight. The figure showing the range which can reproduce Cb and Cr plane in an example, and RGB signal. The figure which shows the cross section of the straight line AB shown in FIG. Shows the values taken by the input value P ₀ when multiplied by the coefficient Ks of saturation. Shows the values taken by the input values Q ₀ when multiplied by the coefficient Kb of lightness. The figure which shows which value O should be correct | amended.

Claims (8)

A method of adjusting a color displayed on a display device according to an input signal,
A color adjustment method characterized by independently adjusting only a specific color region divided into regions according to hue values in the Y, Cb, Cr space.   The color adjustment according to claim 1, wherein the adjustment method conforms to three color attributes, and at the time of conversion from a YCbCr signal to an RGB signal, conversion is performed while guaranteeing at least two of the three elements of the three color attributes. Method.   The color adjustment method according to claim 1, wherein a weight based on a region is applied to a coefficient used for the adjustment.   3. The color adjustment method according to claim 2, wherein only one or two of the three attributes are adjusted. A color adjustment device comprising means for correcting a color displayed by an input signal,
A color adjusting apparatus comprising means for independently adjusting only a specific color area divided into areas according to hue values in the Y, Cb, Cr space.   6. The color adjustment according to claim 5, further comprising means for performing conversion while guaranteeing at least two of the three elements having the three attributes of color when adjusting according to the three attributes of color and converting from the YCbCr signal to the RGB signal. apparatus.   The color adjusting apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the adjusting unit adjusts the coefficient used for the adjustment by applying a weight based on the region. The color adjusting apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the adjusting unit can adjust only one or two of the three attributes.

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