Paper roughness and the color gamut of color laser images

J. S. Arney; Michelle Spampata; Susan Farnand; Tom Oswald; Jim Chauvin

doi:10.1117/12.706119

29 January 2007 Paper roughness and the color gamut of color laser images

J. S. Arney, Michelle Spampata, Susan Farnand, Tom Oswald, Jim Chauvin

Proceedings Volume 6494, Image Quality and System Performance IV; 64940M (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.706119
Event: Electronic Imaging 2007, 2007, San Jose, CA, United States

Abstract

Common experience indicates the quality of a printed image depends on the choice of the paper used in the printing process. In the current report, we have used a recently developed device called a micro-goniophotometer to examine toner on a variety of substrates fused to varying degrees. The results indicate that the relationship between the printed color gamut and the topography of the substrate paper is a simple one for a color electrophotographic process. If the toner is fused completely to an equilibrium state with the substrate paper, then the toner conforms to the overall topographic features of the substrate. For rougher papers, the steeper topographic features are smoothed out by the toner. The maximum achievable color gamut is limited by the topographic smoothness of the resulting fused surface. Of course, achieving a fully fused surface at a competitive printing rate with a minimum of power consumption is not always feasible. However, the only significant factor found to limit the maximum state of fusing and the ultimate achievable color gamut is the smoothness of the paper.

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J. S. Arney, Michelle Spampata, Susan Farnand, Tom Oswald, and Jim Chauvin "Paper roughness and the color gamut of color laser images", Proc. SPIE 6494, Image Quality and System Performance IV, 64940M (29 January 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.706119

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