Plutonium #19
20 августа 2001

Programming - the formation of the image on the monitor screen.

<b>Programming</b> - the formation of the image on the monitor screen.
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        FORMATION OF AN IMAGE on the screen:

                       GENERAL PRINCIPLES

                        (Compilation)
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(C) Tertius Gaudens


  1 Vision


  1.1 Psychophysiological characteristics


     It is generally accepted that about 90% of the information 
a person receives using the visual apparatus. And, before 
turning to these the most "general principles" should consider 
it some torye features. It should be noted that all of the 
following, taken from different sources, the data obtained 
experiment (so they can not be exact), and, above all in 
relation to the TV image. 

  Perception is divided into the following stages:

  - Detection;

  - Distinction;

  - Identification;

  - Decoding (interpretation).

  This process is characterized by the following notions.

     Objectivity - the brightness, color, size, shape of the 
image perceived as related to no one subject.


     Integrity - the image is perceived as a whole (ie, it is 
impossible to make the best of any of its individual setting). 

     Structure - the object is perceived as a structure, a set 
of components. Basic information about the object is the 
contour and kritcheskie point "circuit in which there is an 
abrupt change of direction lines. Contours formed by straight 
lines, are recognized faster than curvilinear. 

     Constancy - the subject is perceived regardless of the 
conditions of its observation (eg, a lump of coal in the sun 
shines much stronger than a sheet of white bumugi, but we do 
not confuse-it). 

     Selectivity - the image is perceived as an object and
background. Object is allocated on the basis of of his color, 
shape, size, placement, and - from my own experience. If 
characteristics of the object and background are similar 
(especially - the size and configuration), the value of the 
subjective factor dramatically increases. Known textbook 
example: when image and the background have the same area, but 
poperemen- perceived as a background image is one thing and 
then another. 



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     Apertseptsiya - the perception from my own experience.
(The object, slightly different from the previous one, it is 
perceived as the previous one) 

     Adaptation - the reaction rate on the eye image and its
change. It depends on the level of image brightness, it
background environment, ie light images. Eye
adapts to changes in brightness in daylight for several seconds 
in the dark - in minutes. 

     An interesting effect of "local adaptation": 
tsvetorazlichitelnaya ability of the eye drops at PROLONGED 
examining non-ferrous parts. At the same time, the sensitivity 
of the eye increases if the background is tsvetnnost and 
brightness close to chrominance components under consideration. 
(Look at the three neighboring colored line of text: Do not 
seem to you at a moment that the middle row has a slightly 
different color and brightness?) 


  1.2 Field of view


     The total field of vision in one eye is 140 ... 160 deg.,
two - more than 200 degrees.

  Field of view consists of:

     - In the central 4 deg.;

     - Clear to 30 ... 35 deg. (Recognition without 
discrimination fine detail);


     - Peripheral in 75 ... 90 deg. (Identification without 
recognition). 

     The difference in terms of visual angle horizontally and 
vertically, leads to the fact that when you move the observed 
object, its velocity in the vertical appears to be larger in 
1,3 times higher than horizontally.


     The minimum angular resolution of the eye varies from 0,5 
... 2 'in ideal conditions, up to 3 ... 10' in time constraints 
and other unfavorable factors. 



  1.3 The ability to scan


     Lack of sharpness of peripheral vision is compensated by 
the mobility of the eyes - search (detection) and the Gnostic 
(Distinguishing details and recognition). 

     The process of visual search, detection and raspozavaniya 
image within the angle of view is scanned through the eyes of 
certain points of fixation. Duration of search depends on 
angular size of the object and the search field. It is believed 
that: 

     - Maximum points of fixation is concentrated in the 
central and bottom right, and the minimum - in the bottom left;


     - Medium angular distance between the fixation points was 
8.6 degrees.; 

     - With the angle of view decreases the fixation time,
the distance between the fixation points increases and the 
efficiency of search decreases dramatically, because 
quantitative increases of fixation points outside the screen.


     - Search is in the direction from left to right, top to 
bottom. " 



  1.4 The perception of brightness


     The human eye perceives the brightness of the following 
ranges (Cd / sq.m):



           -6 -4

     - 3 * 10 ... 10 - the night;


         -4

     - 10 ... 3 - Twilight;


                4

     - 3 ... 3 * 10 - day.


     Number of gradations of brightness perceived by the eye, 
is q = 90 ... 200. Hence the number of bits of quantization 
Video should be 


                   m = log q> 7

                          2


  1.5 Perception of color


     Chroma relative spectral sensitivity of the eye
determines the comfort and resolution of perception. It is 
believed that the human eye can perceive 3 ... 17 Thousands of 
colors and brightness of the light - 3 ... 10 million 

     Ho if it is not about "aesthetic perception", and about
identification, the number of gradations is dramatically 
reduced. For example, for mono playback are identi- Only 5 ... 
8 halftones. With the application of paint (so-called 
"Pseudocolor coding") of the image of his informative sequence 
increases. Accordingly, increased accuracy and efficiency of 
its perception. 

     At the same time, excessive "coloring" the image gets very 
complicated color structure, the uniqueness interpretation of 
which is deteriorating. In addition, disruption of the 
integrity of the image contributes to violation of the 
monochrome brightness and continuity in 3-dimensional color 
prostanstve. 

     Therefore, if the coloring is used for convenience
operator, the number of grades should be the minimum necessary. 
Most in effective pseudocolor coding is considered as m 4 0 <7 
04. 

     Tsvetorazreshayuschaya ability of the eye several times 
smaller than its luminance resolution.


     Three-view exists only in the spatial frequency df <0,5 
MHz (large objects). As reduce the size of non-ferrous parts of 
the image the eye ceases to distinguish between the first 
yellow and blue parts then - red and green. Later yellow and 
bluish-green color begin to be perceived as white, blue and red 
- as black. 

     The sharp decline sposbnosti to tsvetorazlicheniyu occurs 
when angular size of parts in 15 '. On such "critical" 
frequencies may be a "flashing colors" - some "translucent

through each other "colors.

     This effect can be used to simulate the "Delete"
object - the degree of color change may signal
remoteness.

     If 0,5  1,5 MHz (according to other sources - 
if df> 4 MHz), the image is seen only in luminance gradation. 
Therefore permissible to not pass on information about the 
color of small details: the NTSC color df = 1.5 MHz, and 
chrominance signals are transmitted through the line. In the 
PAL chroma df + 4.44 MHz (approximately), and chrominance 
signals are transmitted in each row. 

     Thus, on TV, we see no color, and "colored"
image.



  1.6 Recognized color


     It is believed that accurately identifies (other than 
white and black) in the following colors:


  - Purple;

  - Blue;

  - Blue-green;

  - Bluish-green;

  - Green;

  - Yellow;

  - Orange;

  - Orange-red;

  - Red.

     Compare these data with the test TV table. With 
single-digit RGB-encoding, supplemented by a three-digit code 
of brightness on the monitor reproduced 8 colors: 


The color code Brightness

Colour R G B Y2 Y1 Y0

White 1 1 1 1 1 1
yellow 1 1 0 1 1 0
Blue 0 1 1 1 0 1
Green 0 1 0 1 0 0
Magenta 1 0 1 0 1 1
Red 1 0 0 0 1 0
blue 0 1 1 0 0 1
Black 0 0 0 0 0 0


    2 Image


  2.1 Image coding


     One should distinguish between two types of image:

     - Against a spectator - one that should be as close to 
real; 

     - Charge against the operator - one that should contain
minimum identifikaionnyh signs to the maximum acceleration of 
recognition and decision. 

     Common methods of image coding are:

  - Significant and coordinate (most advanced);

     - Color and brightness (have limitations due to
subjective factor perception);

  - By flashing images.



  2.2 Aspect ratio


     Playback Format F is chosen based on the characteristics 
of and conditions for the optimum ratio scan eye horizontally 
and vertically. Given the limited eye scan and vertical scan 
them for convenience Horizontally, it is generally accepted 
ratio r <2:1. In Standard TV sweeps F = 4:3, and the optimal 
angle monitor screen is 25 ... 30 deg., which corresponds to

viewing distance of 4 ... 5 the screen height. Under different 
conditions observations are possible, and other values ​​F:



 The image format format type

Numeric Value
 parties value


    5: 4 1.25 Optimal screen oscilloscope

    4: 3 TV 1.33

      - 1,37 European cinema

    1 / 2

   2: 1 1.41 Format ESKD


    5: 3 Shield 1.67 TPCH

      - 1,73 European wide

   16: 9 1.78 Ekran HDTV

      - 1,85 U.S. Wide

    2: 1 2 Optimum cinematic



  Compare these data with the formats of IBM-compatible systems:


Type of standard decomposition Format:

                 of relations. Num. means.


     EGA 640x350 64:35 1,83


     HGC 720x348 60:29 2,01


     VGA 640x400 8:5 1,6

               720x400 9:5 1,8

               640x480 4:3 1,33


    SVGA 800x600 4:3 1,33


     GDC 960x720 4:3 1,33

              1024x768 4:3 1.33


    WYSE 1280x800 8:5 1,6

              1664x1200 104:75 1.39



     This shows that F = 16:9 = 5,33:3 = 1.78 in good agreement 
with the European (1,73) and the U.S. (1,85) cinematic format 
as well as scans VGA (1,6; 1 8) and EGA (1,83). That is why it 
is optimal for large screen HDTV. 



  02.03 frame rate and scan type


     The signal frequency at which it seems to be continuous 
nazyvantsya "critical flicker frequency. This figure is growing 
exponentially with an increase in brightness and area of 
​​images. 



    In 10 20 40 60
(Cd / m 1) 0
1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1
f (Hz) 20 25 30 32



     For capturing the image of a moving object rather
ensure that its scanning frequency of 20 ... 25 fps. In the 
film taken of the frame rate 24 fps. 

     In TV systems, the quality of visual images
depends on the frequency of the playback frame fb.


Fb (Hz) 17 25 30 40 50 55


  % 50 86 94 98.9 99.5 99.9



     With an average brightness critical flicker frequency
Image fb 4 0> 46 Hz. The same relationship exists
to scan an image, but in this case, the frequency
scanning (Fc) can be reduced by half. In the conventional TV
systems implementation f. = FB> 46 Hz Nes How many is difficult.
Therefore, considering the admissibility of fb = 2Fs, they use
Interlace. Frame decomposes, is at CZK 4 0poley
(CZK 4 0 - koeffitsieent interlaced). Paws at Kolka
increase CZK 4 0rezko increased interference, caused by nye
shift lines, the TV system is adopted 4h K 0 = 2. In this case,
even field of raster lines are reproduced 2i (i = 0,1,2 ,...), 
in odd - 2i + 1.



                              - A string of even field

                              - A line of odd field



     Displacement of even and odd lines to each other
achieved an odd number of scanning lines Z and
difference in polstroki between fields.



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     When playing an eye on the queue and even vosprinimant
odd-numbered lines which, due to the inertia of central vision, 
form a single image. Thus, when interlaced frame consists of 
two fields: 


                   yc yc

                 2Fk = Fn = 2Fsk = fb,

and progressive (Kč 4 0 = 1) contains only one field:


                  ps ps

                 F. 4 0 = Fn = Fsk 4 0 = fb

       ps yc

  where f., f. 5 0 - frame rate, respectively, interlaced and 
progressive scan; 

      Fn - frequency of the field.

  On this basis, the European TV systems PAL and SECAM

          CR pr

     adopted F. 5 0 = 25 Hz and Fn 4 0 5 0 = F. = 50 Hz, and

                       American NTSC
 CR

   F. 5 0 = 29.97 (approximately 7,030) Hz and F 4n 7060

                      (Approximately) Hz.

  (Because of the movies on TV are going faster than a movie).

     When playing on large screens and displays the angular
size and brightness increase. This leads to
introduced in the monitoring process more inertial peripheral 
GOVERNMENTAL zones of the eye, and begins to be observed 
flicker, caused by the interlaced and insufficient for such 
angles view f.. Therefore, in display systems use only

progressive scan, and F., increased compared with the TV. (In
quality systems F. 4 0povyshena doubled compared with the 
progressive-scan TV, ie may be 100 or 120 Hz).



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