The Color Deconvolution plug-in uses a sophisticated color deconvolution algorithm in 3D color space to separate or remove color components. The algorithm is published in the Journal of Forensic Sciences of January 2006.
Color separation can be applied to solve forensic problems such as:
- Removing an obscuring color in foreground or background, in fields such as forensic document examination or fingerprint examination.
- Discrimination of inks in forensic document examination (detecting additions with a different ink).
- Analyzing histology images of tissue stained with more than one pigment, in pathology.
Color Deconvolution is a plug-in for PhotoShop™ compatible plug-in hosts, some of which are free.
Move your mouse over the example below to see the result of color deconvolution.
Update history
- 2008-12-01: version 1.13 fixed a bug when the OS uses more than 4 GB.
- 2006-05-27: version 1.12 fixed a bug when attempting to sample from images smaller than the preview window, added zoom 100% button.
- 2006-05-01: version 1.11 updates the preview faster and allows you to process very large images.
- 2006-04-14: version 1.10 now lets you save settings in any file (extension *.dec), and the host application's colorpicker can be used by clicking directly on a color sample at the right side of the user interface. A minor bug in 16-bit support was fixed as well.