COLOR IMAGE PROCESSING SYSTEM FOR PREPARING A COMPOSITE IMAGE TRANSFORMATION MODULE FOR PERFORMING A PLURALITY OF SELECTED IMAGE TRANSFORMATIONS

摘要

A method and apparatus for generating an array of modified pixel values in response to an array of input pixel values. The apparatus includes a user interface for receiving a user's selection of an image transformation(s) to be performed on the array of input pixel values. A storage device stores a plurality of transform definitions, each transform definition including sample values representing an input/output relation of an image transformation. A transform controller selects a plurality of transform definitions in response to the user's selection of at least one image transformation, and generates therefrom a composite transform definition. The composite transform definition includes sample values of an input/output relation of a composite image transformation which is equivalent to the image transformation(s) selected by the user. The transform definitions stored by the storage device include a plurality of predetermined transform definitions. A custom transform definition can be prepared in accordance with a user's instructions and added to the plurality of transform definitions stored by the storage device. The transform controller operates in essentially real time, implementing the user's selections sufficiently quickly to allow the user to interact with the image processing system until a desired array of modified pixel values are obtained.