Investigating quality aspects of current color management tools

Hendrik Buering; Patrick G. Herzog; Eggert Jung

doi:10.1117/12.410804

21 December 2000 Investigating quality aspects of current color management tools

Hendrik Buering, Patrick G. Herzog, Eggert Jung

Proceedings Volume 4300, Color Imaging: Device-Independent Color, Color Hardcopy, and Graphic Arts VI; (2000) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410804
Event: Photonics West 2001 - Electronic Imaging, 2001, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Color Management (CM) tools claim to give both accurate and consistent results. However using CM tools of distinct manufacturers, different results are likely to occur even if the same parameters are given. Obviously the manufacturers do not focus on the same criteria doing their optimizations, which leads to the fact that each CM tool has its own strengths and weaknesses. In this study, new methods for comparing CM tools were evaluated, and with these methods, ICC profiles generated by five CM tools of current leaders on the market were investigated in order to point out their weaknesses and strengths. In addition, the influence of using various CM modules (CMM) was tested. For the generation of each ICC profile, the same measurements were used. Since the standardized ISO 12642 file format, in which the measurement data are stored, was not accepted by each of the tools, the file had to be converted to proprietary formats. The investigated quality aspects were accuracy by each of the tools, the file had to be converted to proprietary criteria. For each aspect, performance was visualized by mapping the (Delta) E values to pseudo colors, giving a very intuitive view on the investigated subject.

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Hendrik Buering, Patrick G. Herzog, and Eggert Jung "Investigating quality aspects of current color management tools", Proc. SPIE 4300, Color Imaging: Device-Independent Color, Color Hardcopy, and Graphic Arts VI, (21 December 2000); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.410804

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