Accurate gamut boundary descriptor for displays.

Abstract

A new gamut boundary descriptor (GBD) is presented in this paper. Unlike the traditional methods to perform sampling in RGB space and to interpolate the data in a uniform color space (UCS), the proposed method is designed in a reverse manner, i.e., to sample the data in UCS. This unique characteristic makes it simple and yields a smooth and accurate boundary. The proposed method can be divided into three simple steps. Firstly, coarse sampling is performed to make a rough estimate of the boundary. In step two, dense sampling is conducted to refine the boundary. Finally, the cusp is identified to achieve the accurate boundary. An experiment was carried out to compare the performance of the proposed method with the two commonly used SMGBD and Mountain Range methods. The results showed that the proposed method can give the most accurate and smooth boundary. It can be considered for practical applications.