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Mottling is one of the most significant defects in modern offset printing using coated papers. Mottling can be defined as undesired unevenness in perceived print density. Previous research in the field considered only gray scale prints. In our work, we extend current methodology to color prints. Our goal was to study the characteristics of the human visual system, perform psychometric experiments and develop methods which can be used at industrial level applications. We developed a method for color prints and extensively tested it with a number of experts and laymen. Suggested approach based on pattern-color perception separability proved to correlate with the human evaluation well.
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Sadovnikov, A., Lensu, L., Kälviäinen, H. (2007). Automated Mottling Assessment of Colored Printed Areas. In: Ersbøll, B.K., Pedersen, K.S. (eds) Image Analysis. SCIA 2007. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 4522. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-73040-8_63
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