Somar Corporation

Kawasaki Microelectronics, Inc.

Yoshinori Watanabe

Hiroshi Maruyama

Naohiko Kiryu

Etsuko Minezaki

Exemplary embodiments of color conversion circuits and color conversion methods convert input color data into output color data. The input color data is positioned in a three-dimensional color space, which is divided into a plurality of unit cubes each having a fixed dimension. The input color data is converted by performing interpolations using conversion coefficients at vertexes of the unit cube within which the input color data is positioned. When the input color data is positioned on a gray axis of the color space, a substitution circuit substitutes some of the conversion coefficients such that the interpolation becomes a linear interpolation. As a result, it is assured that input color data positioned on the gray axis is converted to gray output color data.

Color conversion circuit and method of color conversion using interpolation from conversion coefficients some of which are substituted

A lightsafe masking film is disclosed which includes a transparent substrate, and a transparent, lightsafe layer peelably provided over the surface of the substrate and containing a light yellow colorant and a blue colorant so that the color of the lightsafe layer is light green. The spectral transmittance of the lightsafe layer does not exceeds 1% in the wavelength region of between 350 nm and L.sub.max, wherein L.sub.max is 420 nm or more, but exceeds 1% in the wavelength region of longer than L.sub.max with the maximum spectral transmittance of the lightsafe layer in the wavelength region of 500-570 nm being greater than 50%. The light green masking film is suitably used together with a conventional yellow or amber masking film for masking a photosensitive material in photomechanical reproduction process.

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Chiba, Japan

Yoshinori Watanabe