Research

Funded Research Projects

ImaGeese is an innovative project inspired by and developed from the DREAM-Film initiative, originally based at the University of Amsterdam. DREAM-Film focuses on preserving and analyzing photographic and cinematographic heritage through advanced digital techniques.

Building on this foundation, ImaGeese aims to expand these efforts by creating specialized tools for restoration, digitization, and color management, helping to safeguard visual history and make these resources accessible to a wider community.

For more information on DREAM-Film, visit the website:

Research Work

Film Digitization and Restoration

Plutino A., Bellotti S. and Sasso G., “Finding Harmony in Converging Film Frames into Digital”, Journal of Film Preservation (Open Access), Issue: 111, 2024, 0009185408422fd1cc18f.

Plutino A., "Color systems for motion picture film digitization: A critical review" (Open Access), Color Research and Application, 2024; 1-9, DOI: 10.1002/col.22946.

Plutino A., Gaia M., and Ahmedhodzic E., “The A.V. Archives and the Cost of Digital Preservation After the 2020s”, The (Un)bearable Lightness of Media: Critical Approaches to Sustainability in Film and Audiovisual Production, Circulation and Preservation, pp 181-187, ISBN: 9788869774737, ISSN: 2420-9570, Mimesis, 2024.

Plutino A., ""Less is More": How Understanding the Process of Motion Picture Film Scanning Can Make Your Life Easier" (Open Access), in Archiving Conference, 2024, pp 23 - 27, DOI: issn.2168-3204.2024.21.1.5

Plutino A., Bagnati M. and Rizzi A., “Camera Dynamic Range Measurement: The Role of Lenses and Target Spatial Distribution” (OpenAccess), IEEE Transactions on Instrumentation and Measurement (Volume: 73), 2024, DOI: 10.1109/TIM.2024.3400303

Longoni M., Scipioni S., Plutino A., Sarti B., Rizzi A. and Bruni S., “Chromogenic dyes in motion picture films at the turn of the 20th and 21st centuries: a multi-technique comparative study“, Microchemical Journal (199), 2024, DOI: 10.1016/j.microc.2024.110120.

Gaspani M. F., Sarti B., Plutino A. and Rizzi A., “Early Cinema: spectral and colorimetric analysis of Tinting dyes for film restoration”, in: Cherubini F. and Muco A., Color and Colorimetry. Multidisciplinary Contributions Vol. XVIII A (Open Access), pp. 257 – 264, DOI: 10.23738/RCASB.009, ISBN: 978-8-899513-22-1, ISSN: 2785-115X, 2023.

Thielemann C., Armellin L., Sarti B., and Plutino A., “Ozaphan films: preliminary study on color analysis and digitization”, in: Cherubini F. and Muco A., Color and Colorimetry. Multidisciplinary Contributions Vol. XVIII A (Open Access), pp. 249 – 256, DOI: 10.23738/RCASB.009, ISBN: 978-8-899513-22-1, ISSN: 2785-115X, 2023.

Longoni M., Scipioni S., Plutino A., Sarti B., Rizzi A. and Bruni S., “Towards the identification of original dyes in chromogenic films: the development of an approach based on chemical analysess”, in: Cherubini F. and Muco A., Color and Colorimetry. Multidisciplinary Contributions Vol. XVIII A (Open Access), pp. 228 – 231, DOI: 10.23738/RCASB.009, ISBN: 978-8-899513-22-1, ISSN: 2785-115X, 2023.

Cattaneo A., Sarti B., Plutino A. and Rizzi A., “On the Identification of Colour Photographic Processes” (OpenAccess), Heritage, Special Issue Colour Photography and Film: Analysis, Preservation, and Conservation of Analogue and Digital Materials, Vol. 5, Issue 4, pp. 4074 – 4088, 2022, DOI: 10.3390/heritage5040210

Sarti B., Plutino A., Crespi A., Morabito G., Rizzi A., “FiRe2: an online database for photographic and cinematographic film technical data”, Journal on Computing and Cultural Heritage, 2022, DOI: 10.1145/3532520

Plutino A., Simone G., Sarti B. and Rizzi A., “Movie barcode as support for video analysis and film restoration” (OpenAccess), SCIentific RESearch and Information Technology (SCIRES), Vol. 11, Issue 2, pp. 33-40, 2021, DOI: 10.2423/i22394303v11n2p33

Plutino A., Crespi A., Morabito G., Sarti B. and Rizzi A., “FiRe2: a Call for a Film Repository of Technical Data and Memories for Photo and Movie Restoration” (OpenAccess), Cinergie, Special issue Film Heritage and Digital Scholarship: Computer-Based Approaches to Film Archiving, Restoration and Philology, Vol. 2021(20), pp. 69-83, 2021, DOI: 10.6092/issn.2280-9481/13106.

Plutino A., Rizzi A., “Research directions in color movie restoration”, Coloration Technol, Volume 137, Issue 1, Special Issue: Challenges and Open Problems in Colorimetry Special Issue, February 2021, Pages 78-82, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/cote.12488.

Barricelli B. R., Casiraghi E., Lecca M., Pluino A., and Rizzi A., “A cockpit of multiple measures for assessing film restoration quality”, Pattern Recognition Letters, Pattern Recognition and Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Cultural Heritage special issue, available online: 8 January 2020, DOI: 10.1016/j.patrec.2020.01.009

Human Visual System

Armellin L., Plutino A. and Rizzi A. “Using commercial glasses for CVD correction with digital displays”, in: Cherubini F. and Muco A., Color and Colorimetry. Multidisciplinary Contributions Vol. XVIII A (Open Access), pp. 115 – 122, DOI: 10.23738/RCASB.009, ISBN: 978-8-899513-22-1, ISSN: 2785-115X, 2023.

Armellin L., Plutino A. and Rizzi A. “On the need of accurate device calibration in color vision deficiency computer assessment”, in: Cherubini F. and Muco A., Color and Colorimetry. Multidisciplinary Contributions Vol. XVIII A (Open Access), pp. 51 – 57, DOI: 10.23738/RCASB.009, ISBN: 978-8-899513-22-1, ISSN: 2785-115X, 2023.

Plutino A., Armellin L., Mazzoni A., Marcucci R., and Rizzi A., “Aging variations in Ishihara test plates”, (OpenAccess) Color Research & Application, 2023, DOI:10.1002/col.22877.

Plutino A., Armellin L., Eschbach R., Mazzoni A., Marcucci R., Rizzi A., "Testing the role of vision spatial processing in color deficiency", (Open Access) in Electronic Imaging, 2023, pp 185-1 - 185-6, DOI: 10.2352/EI.2023.35.15.COLOR-185

Rizzi A., Plutino A., Vecchi D., Guadagno A. G., Lucertini M., “Dynamic Range of Luminance Perception in Acute Hypobaric Hypoxia”, High Altitude Medicine & Biology, 2022, DOI: 10.1089/ham.2022.0036

Eschbach R., Plutino A., Armellin L., Rizzi A., “The gray side of Ishihara bubbles”, Colour and Colorimetry. Multidisciplinary Contributions. Vol. XVII A (Open Access), pp. 71-75, RCASB, 2022, ISBN: 978-88-99513-18-4, DOI: 10.23738/RCASB.006

Armellin L., Plutino A., Rizzi A., “Online games for colour deficiency data collection”, Colour and Colorimetry. Multidisciplinary Contributions. Vol. XVII A (Open Access), pp. 79-86, RCASB, 2022, ISBN: 978-88-99513-18-4, DOI: 10.23738/RCASB.006

Plutino A., Scipioni S., Lombardi C. A., Giuliani L., Mazzoni A., Marcucci R. and Rizzi A., “A test on color discrimination in complex scenes for a better comprehension of color blindness” (OpenAccess), Color Culture and Science Journal, Vol. 13 (2), pp. 72-83, 2021, DOI: 10.23738/CCSJ.130200

Image Processing

Plutino A. and Tarini M., "Fast ACE (FACE): An Error-Bounded Approximation of Automatic Color Equalization," IEEE Transactions on Image Processing, vol. 32, pp. 2786-2799, 2023, DOI: 10.1109/TIP.2023.3270770

Sarti B., Plutino A. and Rizzi A., "HyperspectrACE: a Human Vision Inspired Hyperspectral Color and Contrast Adjustment", Journal of Imaging Science and Technology, 2023, pp. 060403-1 - 060403-18, DOI: 10.2352/J.ImagingSci.Technol.2022.66.6.060403

Plutino A., Barricelli B. R., Casiraghi E., Rizzi A., “Scoping review on automatic color equalization algorithm” (OpenAccess), J. Electron. Imaging 30(2), 020901 (2021), DOI: 10.1117/1.JEI.30.2.020901

Signoroni A., Conte M., Plutino A. and Rizzi A., “Spatial-spectral evidence of glare influence on hyperspectral acquisitions” (OpenAccess), Sensors 2020, 20(16), 4374; DOI: 10.3390/s20164374