Digital Image Processing,3rd ed. Gonzalez Woods www.ImageProcessingPlace.com Chapter 6 Color Image Processing Color is a powerful descriptor that often simplifies object identification and extraction from a scene Humans can discern thousands of color shades and intensities,compared to about only two dozen shades of gray 1992-2008 R.C.Gonzalez R.E.Woods Digital Image Processing, 3rd ed. www.ImageProcessingPlace.com © 1992–2008 R. C. Gonzalez & R. E. Woods Gonzalez & Woods Chapter 6 Color Image Processing • Color is a powerful descriptor that often simplifies object identification and extraction from a scene • Humans can discern thousands of color shades and intensities, compared to about only two dozen shades of gray