ISO/PRF TS 20791-2
(Main)Photography -- Photographic reflection prints
Photography -- Photographic reflection prints
Photographie -- Tirages photographiques par réflexion
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TECHNICAL ISO/TS
SPECIFICATION 20791-2
First edition
Photography — Photographic
reflection prints —
Part 2:
Evaluation of colour variation in
printing
Photographie — Tirages photographiques par réflexion —
Partie 2: Évaluation de la variation de couleur dans l'impression
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Contents Page
Foreword ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................iv
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................v
1 Scope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 1
2 Normative references ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3 Terms and definitions ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 1
3.1 Terms ............................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
3.2 Abbreviations ........................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
4 Test target .................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 2
5 Printing .......................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4
5.1 Environmental conditions ............................................................................................................................................................. 4
5.2 Procedures .................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5
6 Sampling ........................................................................................................................................................................................................................ 5
6.1 Reproducibility within a job ........................................................................................................................................................ 5
6.2 Colour variation between jobs .................................................................................................................................................. 5
6.3 Colour variation between printed images located in different areas on a large sheet ............. 5
7 Measurement ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
7.1 Measurement device .......................................................................................................................................................................... 6
7.2 Timing of measurement .................................................................................................................................................................. 6
7.3 Measurement conditions ......... ....................................................................................................................................................... 6
8 Calculation .................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 6
8.1 General ........................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
8.2 Calculation of colour difference ............................................................................................................................................... 7
8.3 Colour variation between jobs .................................................................................................................................................. 9
9 Test report ................................................................................................................................................................................................................10
9.1 In laboratory notebook .................................................................................................................................................................10
9.2 For business communications ................................................................................................................................................11
Bibliography .............................................................................................................................................................................................................................12
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Foreword
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A list of all parts in the ISO 20791 series can be found on the ISO website.
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Introduction
In photographic reflection colour prints, density and colour are essential quality attributes of an image.
However, the density and colour of prints can fluctuate during repeated continuous printing or vary
between two printings done at different times or days, even if the same input data and printer settings
are used. This is a critical issue, particularly in the following cases:a) When the same photographic image is reprinted to make an extra copy and there is obvious
difference in density and colour between the original and the reprint when they are compared side
by side, the customer might be dissatisfied with this difference.b) When a photo book is produced by binding up photographic prints into different pages in a book,
and the difference in the density and colour between adjacent pages is easily noticeable, this
difference might be considered unsatisfactory by the customer.c) When a customer and a print shop agree to the image quality of prints based on a sample or a proof
print, and the difference between the proof sample and the actual prints is discernible, this might
lead to customer dissatisfaction.Moreover, colour management for high quality printing is attainable only with a stable printing system.
If the colour and density of the actual print differ from that of the designated proof print or sample used
as the basis for the colour management, the quality of the actual print may be different from the desired
image quality.To improve the reproducibility of printing, or to select the appropriate printing system, the evaluation
of colour variation in printing is crucial. Although the evaluation of colour variation in graphic printing
is described in ISO/TS 15311-1, standardized evaluation methods and procedures for quantifying
colour variation specific to photographic prints are also necessary.— test target design for the print ranging from a small size to large size;
— sampling procedures (within a job and between jobs);
— measurements and evaluation of colour variation and
— reporting (evaluation results, parameter and mode of printing).
The objective of this document is to provide standard procedures to evaluate colour variation in
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TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION ISO/TS 20791-2:2021(E)
Photography — Photographic reflection prints —
Part 2:
Evaluation of colour variation in printing
1 Scope
This document describes the procedures for evaluation of colour variation in the printing of
photographic reflection colour prints. The following procedures are described to evaluate colour
variation in printing within a consecutive print job, between several print jobs, or between multiple
photographic images printed in different areas of a large sheet:a) test targets for small and large photographic prints;
b) printing procedures and conditions;
c) sampling in correspondence to the production scale;
d) measurement of colour;
e) calculation and analysis of colour variation and
f) reporting.
The procedures presented in this document are applicable for prints with a size of available picture
2 2area ranging from 35 cm (e.g. 5 cm × 7 cm) to 5 400 cm (e.g. 60 cm × 90 cm). This document is
applicable to any of the photographic printing technologies, including inkjet, thermal dye transfer,
electrophotography and silver halide (chromogenic) technologies.2 Normative references
The following documents are referred to in the text in such a way that some or all of their content
constitutes requirements of this document. For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For
undated references the latest edition of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
ISO 5-4, Photography and graphic technology — Density measurements — Part 4: Geometric conditions for
reflection densityISO 11664-1, Colorimetry - Part 1: CIE standard colorimetric observers
ISO 11664-4, Colorimetry - Part 4: CIE 1976 L*a*b* Colour space
ISO 18944, Imaging materials — Reflection colour photographic prints — Test print construction and
measurementISO/TS 21139-1:2019, Permanence and durability of commercial prints — Part 1: Definition of use profiles
and guiding principles for specifications3 Terms and definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases for use in standardization at the following addresses:
— ISO Online browsing platform: available at https:// www .iso .org/ obp© ISO 2021 – All rights reserved PROOF/ÉPREUVE 1
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— IEC Electropedia: available at https:// www .electropedia .org/
3.1 Terms
3.1.1
job
one sequence of printing initiated by the order from the print operation system
Note 1 to entry: Even if a pause is automatically inserted between printings, one sequence ordered from the
operating system is considered as one job.3.2 Abbreviations
CIE International Commission on Illumination
CIELAB CIE 1976 (L*a*b*) colour space
4 Test target
The test target shall be composed of the colour patches in Macbeth Color Checkers shown in Figure 1.
[4]The colour codes in sRGB as defined in IEC 61966-2-1 are shown in Table 1.
The size of each square colour patch area shall be large enough to cover measured area plus positioning
error. The appropriate size depends on the equipment used. Aperture size requirement shall comply
with the geometric conditions in ISO 5-4.Table 1 — Colour patch of the test target (RGB value in 8 bit)
R G B R G B
1 Dark skin 115 82 68 13 Blue 56 61 150
2 Light skin 194 150 130 14 Green 70 148 73
3 Blue sky 98 122 157 15 Red 175 54 60
4 Foliage 87 108 67 16 Yellow 231 199 31
5 Blue flower 133 128 177 17 Magenta 187 86 149
6 Bluish green 103 189 170 18 Cyan 8 133 161
7 Orange 214 126 44 19 White 243 243 242
8 Purple blue 80 91 166 20 Neutral 8 200 200 200
9 Moderate red 193 90 99 21 Neutral 6.5 160 160 160
10 Purple 94 60 108 22 Neutral 5 122 122 121
11 Yellow green 157 188 64 23 Neutral 3.5 85 85 85
12 Orange yel- 24
224 163 46 Black 52 52 52
low
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NOTE The numbers shown in the figure are only added here as reference and do not represent an integral
part of the test target when printed.Figure 1 — An example of the test target design
2 2
When the print size is larger than 35 cm (e.g. 5 cm × 7 cm) and smaller than 2 600 cm (e.g.
43 cm × 60 cm), the 24 solid patches shall be positioned at the centre of the print, as shown in Figure 2.
Keya, b, c, d
The distance between each edge of the print and the test target.
Figure 2 — An example of the test target arrangement for small (left) and medium (right) print
2 2When the print size is equal to or larger than 2 600 cm (e.g. 43 cm × 60 cm), and smaller than 5 400 cm
(e.g. 60 cm × 90 cm), the 24 solid patches shall be positioned at the leading edge of the print, as shown in
Figure 3. Other layouts may be used, but the layout used shall be reported.© ISO 2021 – All rights reserved PROOF/ÉPREUVE 3
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Key
The distance between the edge and the patch, g = 25 mm.
The printing direction.
Figure 3 — An example of the test target arrangement for large size print
When multiple photographic images (pages) need to be printed on one larger sheet described in the
previous paragraph, the above test target shall be printed at the centre of each location corresponding
to where each image (page) will be printed on the large sheet. When the locations of the images to be
printed are not specified, the locations may be the centre and near each of the four corners of the large
sheet.ISO 18944 shall be referred to for more details concerning dimensions.
5 Printing
5.1 Environmental conditions
The standard ambient environmental conditions shall be the temperature of 23 °C ± 3 °C, relative
humidity of 50 % RH ± 10 % RH and air pressure of 101 kPa ± 20 kPa.The printing test shall be done under this standard ambient environmental condition. However, if it is
not possible to conduct the test under the standard condition, the test may be done under uncontrolled
environmental conditions. In this case, the temperature and relative humidity shall be measured
regularly every 30 min and shall be reported.In addition to the defined standard ambient environment, it is recommended that the test be performed
under different temperature and relative humidity conditions, for example, at the higher end (e.g.,
35 °C, 90 % RH) and the lower end (e.g., 5 °C, 10 % RH) of the “operating environment” specified for the
printing system. The temperature and relative humidity conditions of the test shall be reported.
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5.2 Procedures
The test target described in Clause 4 shall be printed consecutive
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