The mathematics of halftoning

R. L. Adler; B. P. Kitchens; M. Martens; C. P. Tresser; C. W. Wu

doi:10.1147/rd.471.0005

The mathematics of halftoning

R. L. Adler
, B. P. Kitchens
, M. Martens
, C. P. Tresser
, C. W. Wu

Mathematics

IBM

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This paper describes some mathematical aspects of halftoning in digital printing. Halftoning is the technique of rendering a continuous range of colors using only a few discrete ones. There are two major classes of methods: dithering and error diffusion. Some discussion is presented concerning the method of dithering, but the main emphasis is on error diffusion.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	5-15
Number of pages	11
Journal	IBM Journal of Research and Development
Volume	47
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1147/rd.471.0005
State	Published - Jan 2003

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