Charles Poynton

		Charles Poynton I am an independent contractor specializing in the physics, mathematics, and engineering of digital color imaging systems, including digital still cameras, digital video, HDTV, and digital cinema (D-cinema). I am involved in engineering wide color gamut (wide colour gamut) systems, including xvYCC. I do technology forecasting, systems modelling, algorithm development (including digital filter design), video signal processing architecture, color characterization and calibration, and image quality assessment. (More...) I'm a PhD student at Simon Fraser University; my supervisor is Brian Funt. I live in Toronto with my wife Barbara – a massage therapist and psychotherapist – and our two teenage girls.
		home office: +1 416 535 7187 e-mail: concatenate surname at surname dot com [email protocol] www.poynton.com
What's new?		to 2008-07-09. I've returned from Europe; I'm recovering! I continue to be flummoxed by the absence of any viable, modern, realistic standard for the "gamma" – or properly, electro-optical conversion function (EOCF) – of studio reference displays for video and HDTV. With the demise of CRTs, and with the imminent introduction of reference-grade flat panel monitors, I believe that such a standard is now critically important. More information is available.
Digital Video and HDTV		My book Digital Video and HDTV Algorithms and Interfaces is hovering around the 75,000 mark at Amazon.com. The Table of Contents is available.
Courses, seminars &c.		Upcoming (and past) events.
Color technology		Includes Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) about Gamma and Color.
Video engineering		Information concerning technical aspects of video.
Digital Signal Processing		Where to find digital filter design packages.
Typography and design		Articles I've written concerning typography, information design, and presentation in the digital world.
Personal stuff & biographical data
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