Innovative color management methods for RGB printing

Re-calibrating a printer in response to systematic changes is measurement and labor intensive. In this study, a fast correction method with cycle-to-cycle control was proposed. The process includes two steps: the creation of look-up table using a characterization data set, and image color compensation in conjunction with Windows printing architecture. Several types of correction models for determining printer characterization were proposed and evaluated, including polynomial models and neural network models. The most successful of these methods was the quadratic spline interpolation model, which removed most errors introduced by the changes of colorant and printing substrate. A significant reduction in error was realized by incorporating this technique into the color management program.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Mechanical Engineering.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2006

Author dc:creator

• Dong, Wei, S.M. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Kamal Youcef-Toumi.

• Mechanical Engineering.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/38292

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/38292