Abstract: Systems and methods for creating an image target and performing for diagnostic testing and for of an image capture device include choosing a pattern appropriate for image testing; embedding the pattern into a reversible domain; adding a random phase component in the reversible domain; transforming the pattern from the reversible domain to an inverse of the reversible domain; and producing an image target for testing the image capture device from the transformed pattern. A method for testing an image capture device includes receiving image data representative of a photographic image of a target image captured by the image capture device; transforming the image data into a reversible domain to detect one or more patterns embedded in the reversible domain of the target image; and comparing the reversible domain image data with the one or more geometric patterns embedded in the reversible domain.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for altering luminance characteristics of an image organized according to a transmission protocol for a compressed image. The method includes, but is not limited to, determining a transmission luminance component of the image according to the representation of luminance provided for in the transmission protocol; substituting the transmission luminance component of the image for a reconstruction luminance component; and converting the image with the substituted transmission luminance component into an approximate human perceivable gamma representation.

Abstract: Provided is a system and method for processing images. A method is provided for separating the image into two or more spatial phase data components, determining a luminance value multiplier to enable the two or more spatial phase data components to match in luminance, using the luminance value multiplier to determine one or more residue components for one or more of the two or more spatial phase data components, the residue components representing one or more concentrated noise components of the image, and performing noise reduction of the one or more residue components.