DNP Launches New Server Software for Automatic Correction of Image Quality

Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd. (DNP) is pleased to announce the February 10launch of a new server software for the automatic correction of color tone andcontrast for photos taken with smartphones and digital cameras to achieve optimalimages. By linking this new software with systems that manage images used onElectronic Commerce (EC) sites and in printed materials, it will be possibleto generate cleaner photo images in a simple manner.

[Product Outline]

This newly developed server software incorporates a uniquely developed DNPlibrary program that automatically corrects photo images, by installing theprogram as the image processing engine on servers that manage photo data. Inputand output files managed by the new server software are first created, thenimages photographed with smartphones and digital cameras are recorded in theinput folder, making it possible to automatically generate color corrected imagesin the output folder, in a simple manner. The newly developed server softwareintegrates a variety of correction functions for improving image quality, andcan answer a broad selection of color correction needs. And as correction processingis executed on an automatic basis, it is not necessary for the operator to acquireany specialized knowledge or operational skills.

Applying the newly developed software to images uploaded to EC sites andSNS, or to images used in printed materials facilitates the use of cleaner images.Installing the server software on shared in-house company servers also makesit possible for multiple parties from different organizations or departmentsto review the images and execute color correction at their will to achieve cleanerimage data.

<Specification>

Image file format: JPEG, TIFF, BMP

Pixel count: 80,000 - 35,000,000

<Function>

• Corrects dark images caused by exposure problems to appropriatebrightness.
• Corrects images to normal color balance (white balanceadjustment)
• Corrects bright and dark portions of images to appropriatecontrast
• Corrects memory color areas, such as that for human skin,plants and the sky, to an optimal color tone
• Takes out of focus images and adjusts them to make themsharper.
• Removes noise from digital images

<Features>

• It is possible to obtain color corrected clean imagesmerely by recording the image in the input folder.
• It is also possible to perform correction processing onlarge-lot data in a bulk format, making it possible to dramatically improvethe efficiency of processes that have so far been carried out by hand.
• Links can be made between the input or output folder managedby the new software and existing in-house systems at corporate clients.
• Image adjustment parameters can be customized on a subjectand/or usage basis, and by allotting parameters to individual input folders,it is possible to selectively divide correction processes for up to a maximumof ten types.
• The color management function facilitates converting theformat to the four basic colors used in printing, otherwise known as CMYK -Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black - making it possible to produce image data forprinting purposes.

[Pricing]

Software license fees: 3.0 million yen.

[The Future]

DNP will offer the new server software for color correction purposes in theoperation of EC sites, and various design and production purposes in printedmaterials. At the same time, the Company will also provide the new softwareto businesses and industries that handle large volume image data as part oftheir operations, such as real estate and automobile companies, aiming for salesof 300 million yen over the next three years from this and other related products.

* Product prices, specification and service contents mentioned in this newsrelease are current as of the date of publication. They may be changed at anytime without notice.