Objective The project dealt with the development of sophisticated and advanced technology equipment, methods and software techniques, which make it possible to pick up, process and produce colour images well suited to cover most of the present and future needs in multiple application environments.A prototype charge coupled device (CCD) colour camera has been developed for still photography applications in desk toppublishing and the graphic arts. The camera uses a single megapixel CCD imager with a unique colour filter mask and image microscanner module to achieve programmable resolution of up to 3000 by 3000 colour pixels. The use of multilayer dielectric filters in very high fidelity colorimetry. A specially designed lens accommodates a wide range of image formats and houses the microscanner module. Fully digital colour processor electronics are used to produce the colour image data with high signal to noise ratio, excellent reproducibility and high colorimetric accuracy.MASCOT's aims were to develop: - a multipurpose, multi-environment colour acquisition system; this will require the development of advanced colour area sensors and high-performance, flexible lens systems - a colour ink-jet printer, with new design concepts which will make it possible to obtain the desired performance level in terms of print quality and printing speed - high-performance black and coloured inks, as well as special low-cost coated paper, for optimum colour rendition - high efficiency, low-loss compression/decompression algorithms for colour images, implemented both in software and in hardware and integrated into the system. The 2-D graphics library of the MS-Windows Graphics Device Interface (GDI) was to be extended to 3-D geometrical objects, with a metalanguage mapped on GDI defined and implemented to describe the structure of a document; and desktop publishing and technical office software applications were to be written that made use of the extended GDI graphics library and the features of the metalanguage. An integrated feasibility model was to be developed to demonstrate the results of the research. Fields of science engineering and technologymaterials engineeringcolorsengineering and technologyelectrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineeringelectronic engineeringsensorsoptical sensorshumanitiesartsnatural sciencesphysical sciencesopticsspectroscopyabsorption spectroscopynatural sciencescomputer and information sciencessoftwaresoftware applications Programme(s) FP2-ESPRIT 2 - European strategic programme (EEC) for research and development in information technologies (ESPRIT), 1987-1992 Topic(s) Data not available Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme Data not available Coordinator Ingegneria C Olivetti and Co SpA EU contribution No data Address Via G Jervis 10015 Ivrea Italy See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all COMPUTER LOGIC R & D Greece EU contribution No data Address FOKIDOS STR, 26 11526 ATHENES See on map Total cost No data HITEC Greece EU contribution No data Address MESSOGION AV. - CHOLARGOS, 204 15561 ATHENES See on map Total cost No data Imperial Chemical Industries plc (ICI) United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 9 Millbank SW1P 3JF London See on map Total cost No data KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT LEUVEN Belgium EU contribution No data Address DE CROYLAAN, 52B 3030 HEVERLEE See on map Total cost No data Olivetti Ricerca ScpA Italy EU contribution No data Address VIA FANELLI, 206/16 70125 Bari See on map Total cost No data Optec Italy EU contribution No data Address Via Canova 10 20017 Rho See on map Links Website Opens in new window Total cost No data PAUL-SCHERRER-INSTITUTE ZURICH LTD Switzerland EU contribution No data Address BADENERSTRASSE, 569 8048 ZURICH See on map Total cost No data Thomson CSF France EU contribution No data Address 38 rue Vauthier 92100 Boulogne-Billancourt See on map Total cost No data
