An Evaluation of Image Quality for Hardcopy Based on the MTF of Paper

摘要

Image quality of hardcopy is significantly influenced by paper properties. In this article, two kinds of image, a hardcopy and an image projected onto paper, are analyzed using a function based on the Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) of paper, and evaluated by observer rating experiments. As a result, good correlation was obtained between the function values and the ob- server rating values. It is shown experimentally that the reflectance and MTF of paper are of significant importance in the image quality of hardcopy