True Colored Image Quantization

Abstract

The problem of dealing with true colored images and palette driven images with colors that exceed the displaying capabilities of standard VGA monitors is considered. The paper is concerned with developing a quantization algorithm for properly displaying true colored images in a palette driven form with limited number of colors as per the capabilities of the displaying device. The algorithm is very useful in reducing the image file size for storing or transmission without much degradation in image quality. Results are reported and discussed.