Chroma Supression Features

A method comprising:

• carrying an image signal including luminance information and chrominance information;
• evaluating the luminance information in the image signal for a given region within the image to identify when the given region is one of substantially white and substantially dark;
• and
• modifying the chrominance information corresponding to the given region when the given region is one of substantially white and substantially dark.

Apparatus comprising:

• means for encoding a carrier with an image signal including luminance information and chrominance information;
• means for evaluating the luminance information in the image signal for a given region within the image to identify when the given region is one of substantially white and one of substantially dark;
• and
• means for modifying the chrominance information corresponding to the given region when the given region is one of substantially white and substantially dark.

An integrated circuit comprising:

• a semiconductor substrate carrying:
• an image signal carrier, the image signal carrier being encoded with an image signal including luminance information and chrominance information;
• a luminance information evaluator to evaluate the luminance information in the image signal for a given region within the image to identify when the given region is one of substantially white and substantially dark;
• and
• a chrominance information modifier to modify the chrominance information corresponding to the given region when the given region is one of substantially white and substantially dark.

Machine-readable media encoded with data, the data being encoded to cause:

• carrying an image signal including luminance information and chrominance information;
• evaluating the luminance information in the image signal for a given region within the image to identify when the given region is one of substantially white and substantially dark;
• and
• modifying the chrominance information corresponding to the given region when the given region is one of substantially white and substantially dark.