The Application of Colour Reproduction Indices to Photographic Reflection Prints

This paper was presented at the Royal Photographic Society symposium on Colour Imaging y tems. Cambridge, 1986.

Abstract

A possible correlation between colour reproduction indices derived from a recent model of colour vision, and subjective rankings of photographic reflection prints, was sought. Sets of reflection prints consisting of a normal print and a colour ring-around were produced for four scenes. Observers placed in rank order the prints in each set according to the quality of colour reproduction. Ten observations were made for each set of prints; viewing was made in a viewing booth using standard daylight conditions. From colorimetric measurements of the Macbeth ColorChecker Chart set of prints, colour reproduction indices were calculated. A reasonable correlation between the implied rank order derived from the colour reproduction indices and experimental rank order was found.

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This paper was presented at the Royal Photographic Society symposium on Colour Imaging y tems. Cambridge, 1986.