Realistic Simulation of Synthetic Images on Computer Monitors Based on the Color Appearance Model CIECAM02

Abstract

The theory of global illumination and computer programs based on it allows calculating the light field accurately in an arbitrary three-dimensional lighting scene. However, the output of the visualization of the light field spatial-angular distribution to the display screen in the form of an image is inevitably associated with scaling the luminance and color of the image pixels to the computer display dynamic range. To date, a color appearance model was created in colorimetry. This model allows recalculating the image pixels' color for viewing conditions other than the original ones preserving the image's visual perception. This model is approved by the CIE (International Commission on Illumination) as a standard model under the name CIECAM02. In this paper, the CIECAM02 algorithm model is implemented, and a study of designing a lighting system for lighting a theater stage to create an atmosphere of sunset is carried out. Modeling the lighting system is performed in the DIALux evo program, which is the de facto standard of design in lighting engineering. The correspondence of the visualization of the stage lighting to the feeling of sunset is analyzed based on expert assessments. The research allows us to recommend the inclusion of the CIECAM02 model in the algorithms for visualizing the image of three-dimensional lighting scenes.