Automatic color correction for multi-projector display systems

A hierarchical color correction framework is presented to automatically calibrate multiple projectors. The proposed framework consists of two sub-methods: a simple color correction method and an advanced color correction method. An automatic selection scheme is designed to choose between the two sub-methods according to specific conditions. The simple color correction method uses a parameter model to map projected images into the Common Achievable Response (CAR) space for color consistent outputs. The advanced color correction method takes the projector properties, the display surface optical properties, and the relative distances between the screen and the projectors into consideration. A pre-processing step is designed to eliminate isolated abnormal sampling points, resulting in better quality outputs. In the experiment part, the effectiveness of the proposed framework is verified with both front projection systems and rear projection systems. The experimental results show that the proposed framework achieves better calibration results comparing with traditional methods.