Television Colorimetry for Receiver Engineers

The colorimetric characteristics of cameras and displays, and the inter-relationship between them, are as pertinent to the subject of color reproduction as are the electrical characteristics. Colorimetry in general, and television colorimetry in particular are not however well understood by most television receiver engineers. In part, at least, this is due to the lack of a concise survey of the subject. This paper is intended to serve as an introduction to most facets of television colorimetry and as a brief survey of its evolution from inception of the NTSC System (1953) to the present (1973). A bibliography lists references for further study.