Recent trends in digital halftoning

Paul A. Delabastita

doi:10.1117/12.266335

7 February 1997 Recent trends in digital halftoning

Paul A. Delabastita

Proceedings Volume 2949, Imaging Sciences and Display Technologies; (1997) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.266335
Event: Advanced Imaging and Network Technologies, 1996, Berlin, Germany

Abstract

Screening is perhaps the oldest form of image processing. The word refers to the mechanical cross line screens that were used at the beginning of this century for the purpose of photomechanical reproduction. Later on, these mechanical screens were replaced by photographic contact screens that enabled significantly improved process control. In the early eighties, the optical screening on graphic arts scanners was replaced by a combination of laser optics and electronic screening. The algorithms, however, were still digital implementations of the original optical methods. The printing needs in the fast growing computer and software industry gave birth to a number of alternative printing technologies such as electrophotographic and inkjet printing. Originally these deices were only designed for printing text, but soon people started experimenting and using them for printing images. The relatively low spatial resolutions of these new devices however made complete review of 'the screening issue' necessary to achieve an acceptable image quality. In this paper a number of recent developments in screening technology are summarized. Special attention is given to the interaction that exists between a halftone screen and the printing devices on which they are rendered including the color mixing behavior. Improved screening techniques are presented that take advantage of modeling the physical behavior of the rendering device.

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Paul A. Delabastita "Recent trends in digital halftoning", Proc. SPIE 2949, Imaging Sciences and Display Technologies, (7 February 1997); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.266335

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