Color Research and Application, Vol.21, No.4, 277-291, 1996
Evaluating colour models' performance between monitor and print images
The earlier experimental results (Color Res. Appl. 16. 166-180, 181-197; 18, 98-113, 191-209; 20, 18-28) have been further extended to include data obtained using complex images. Binocular memory and simultaneous matching techniques were used to assess the color reproduction quality of displayed monitor images processed via eight color models against a hardcopy (original) image illuminated in a viewing cabinet. The results from a panel of nine observers were used to compare different color models' performance. It was found that the BFD chromatic adaptation transform outperformed the other models. The Hunt94 model, which gave a good fit to the earlier results, did not perform well. This indicated that there are difference in color appearance between the complex and simple viewing fields. Other aspects were also investigated such as observer precision and repeatability, spatial uniformity of the monitor, image dependency, and the difference between the category judgement and paired comparison results.