Color analytics for a digital image

1. An automated, computerized method for processing an image, comprising the steps of:

providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory;

determining multi-band intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for intrinsic material and illumination for surfaces depicted in the image, expressed in a spatial extent of spectral characteristics; and

using the multi-band intrinsic component information to generate illumination information for use in a match of illumination characteristics between a first scene and a second scene.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the first scene comprises a recorded scene and the second scene comprises a synthetic scene.

3. An automated, computerized method for processing an image, comprising the steps of:

providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory;

determining intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for the image; and

using the intrinsic component information to generate illumination information for use in a match of illumination characteristics between a first scene and a second scene wherein the step of using the intrinsic component information to generate illumination information for use in a match of illumination characteristics between a first scene and a second scene is carried out by generating direct illumination and ambient illumination information for the first scene.

4. A computer program product, disposed on a non-transitory computer readable media, the product including computer executable process steps operable to control a computer to: provide an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determine multi-band intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for intrinsic material and illumination for surfaces depicted in the image, expressed in a spatial extent of spectral characteristics and use the multi-band intrinsic component information to generate illumination information for use in a match of illumination characteristics between a first scene and a second scene.

5. The computer program product of claim 4 wherein the first scene comprises a recorded scene and the second scene comprises a synthetic scene.

6. A computer program product, disposed on a non-transitory computer readable media, the product including computer executable process steps operable to control a computer to: provide an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determine intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for the image and use the intrinsic component information to generate illumination information for use in a match of illumination characteristics between a first scene and a second scene wherein the process step to use the intrinsic component information to generate illumination information for use in a match of illumination characteristics between a first scene and a second scene is carried out by generating direct illumination and ambient illumination information for the first scene.

7. A device, comprising:

a computer system arranged and configured to execute a routine to access an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determine multi-band intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for intrinsic material and illumination for surfaces depicted in the image, expressed in a spatial extent of spectral characteristics, use the multi-band intrinsic component information to generate illumination information and output the illumination information for use in a match of illumination characteristics between a first scene and a second scene.

8. An automated, computerized method for processing an image, comprising the steps of:

providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory;

determining multi-band intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for intrinsic material and illumination for surfaces depicted in the image, expressed in a spatial extent of spectral characteristics; and

using the multi-band intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene.

9. An automated, computerized method for processing an image, comprising the steps of:

providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory;

determining intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for the image; and

using the intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene wherein the step of using the intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene is carried out by modifying recorded images of the scene as a function of an error between desired illumination characteristics and calculated illumination characteristics.

10. An automated, computerized method for processing an image, comprising the steps of:

providing an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory;

determining intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for the image; and

using the intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene wherein the step of using the intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene is carried out by controlling lighting of the scene as a function of an error between desired illumination characteristics and calculated illumination characteristics.

11. A computer program product, disposed on a non-transitory computer readable media, the product including computer executable process steps operable to control a computer to: provide an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determine multi-band intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for intrinsic material and illumination for surfaces depicted in the image, expressed in a spatial extent of spectral characteristics and use the multi-band intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene.

12. A computer program product, disposed on a non-transitory computer readable media, the product including computer executable process steps operable to control a computer to: provide an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determine intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for the image and use the intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene wherein the process step to use the intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene is carried out by modifying recorded images of the scene as a function of an error between desired illumination characteristics and calculated illumination characteristics.

13. A computer program product, disposed on a non-transitory computer readable media, the product including computer executable process steps operable to control a computer to: provide an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determine intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for the image and use the intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene wherein the process step to use the intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene is carried out by controlling lighting of the scene as a function of an error between desired illumination characteristics and calculated illumination characteristics.

14. A device comprising:

a computer system arranged and configured to execute a routine to access an image file depicting an image, in a computer memory, determine multi-band intrinsic component information as a function of spatio-spectral information for intrinsic material and illumination for surfaces depicted in the image, expressed in a spatial extent of spectral characteristics, and use the multi-band intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene.

15. The device of claim 14 further comprising an output adapted to be coupled to a lighting system to apply the intrinsic component information to control illumination characteristics for a scene.