From Color to Sound: Assessing the Surrounding Environment

Sofia Carmen Faria Maia Cavaco; Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia

From Color to Sound: Assessing the Surrounding Environment

Sofia Carmen Faria Maia Cavaco, Nuno Manuel Robalo Correia

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Abstract

A prototype that converts color information ofan image into sound, mapping color attributes to soundparameters (pitch, timbre, volume, localization) isdescribed. The sonic print of an image is created as acomposition of sounds originating from its elementarycomponents, the pixels.By converting a stream of video frames into sound, thetool produces a complex and pulsating texture of sonicevents. The tool aims to aid the visually impaired to inferthe world of light and color, and also anyone who needs toobtain information from video without direct visual access.It can also be used for artistic and therapeutic purposes.

Original language	Unknown
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the International Conference on Digital Arts
Pages	345-348
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2012
Event	International Conference on Digital Arts - Duration: 1 Jan 2012 → …

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Digital Arts
Period	1/01/12 → …

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