Abstract

The concepts of statistical decision theory were applied to the photographic tone reproduction system to develop an objective measurement of tone reproduction accuracy called the "expected loss" of the system. Reproductions were made of four scenes using systems with a wide range of tone reproduction characteristics. The expected loss for each system/scene combination was calculated, and the perceived tone reproduction accuracy was determined using the psychophysical scaling method of magnitude estimation. A statistically significant correlation was found between the subjectively determined accuracy, and system expected loss, but the degree of correlation was not high enough for the merit function to be of any great value in its present form.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Photoengraving--Halftone process

Publication Date

4-15-1983

Document Type

Thesis

Department, Program, or Center

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (CIAS)

Advisor

Names Illegible

Comments

Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: TR975.S62 1983

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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