Abstract: Apparatuses and methods for performing gamut compression. A gamut mapping apparatus of the invention includes a gamut analyzing unit for analyzing the gamut of a source device and the gamut of a target device using a gamut information profile; a gamut compressing unit for mapping original images of the source device within the gamut of the target device by using the analytical information on the gamuts; and a gamut extending unit for increasing the chroma of predetermined images among the compressed original images on the basis of the analytical information on the gamuts and the performance result of the gamut compressing unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for converting color data are provided. The method includes generating a CMYK color gamut extended from a CMY color gamut that consists of a cyan (C) colorant, a magenta (M) colorant, and a yellow (Y) colorant, by use of the CMY color gamut and a black (K) colorant; mapping input colors using the generated CMYK color gamut; converting color data of the mapped input colors to CMY data; and converting the CMY data to CMYK data. Accordingly, natural representation and printing of low-lightness colors and high-saturation colors can be attained.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method of creating a color-mapping lookup table and a color-mapping method using the same. The method of creating a color-mapping lookup table includes; obtaining color-space data for respective solid colors specified as lattice points of the color-mapping lookup table, obtaining color-space data for respective achromatic colors specified as lattice points of the color-mapping lookup table, and tabulating the color-space data for the respective solid colors specified as the lattice points and the color-space for the respective achromatic colors specified as the lattice points. Therefore, the methods can create a color-mapping LUT in which significant colors such as solid colors or achromatic colors are specified as lattice points, so that significant colors are more optimally reproduced since device data for the significant colors are not calculated through interpolation.

Abstract: An apparatus to detect a color gamut boundary using a spherical coordinate system and an interpolation scheme, and a mapping apparatus and method using the same. The method for detecting a color gamut boundary includes converting color coordinate values of input color samples to spherical coordinate system values (?, ?, ?); performing interpolation by adding at least a color coordinate value by using adjacent color coordinate values when there is one having no color coordinate value of a given number of segments, the spherical coordinate system being uniformly divided into the given number of segments; detecting one having the largest radius r of color coordinate values positioned in the segment for each divided segment; and detecting one closest to a center of each segment of the detected color coordinate values having the largest radius for each segment to detect the color gamut boundary. Thus, it is possible to make an accurate color gamut boundary descriptor.