Abstract

A simplified model of the halftone contact screening system was devised and tested to determine the applicability of the model for predicting frequency transfer characteristics of the system. The model was tested using illuminance sinusoids of varying frequency as input to the halftone system. The output was obtained by optically correlating the exposing sine wave with its halftone image. It was found that the halftone system is capable of transfering information at frequencies greater than the screen frequency, and that the model generally underestimates the ability of the system to reproduce high frequency information, although the basic shape of the function could be predicted. The descrepancies were attributed to the inability of the frequency domain model to deal with phase and partial dots.

Library of Congress Subject Headings

Photoengraving--Halftone process

Publication Date

3-1-1984

Document Type

Thesis

Department, Program, or Center

School of Photographic Arts and Sciences (CIAS)

Advisor

Altman, Joseph

Advisor/Committee Member

Pobboravsky, Irving

Comments

Note: imported from RIT’s Digital Media Library running on DSpace to RIT Scholar Works. Physical copy available through RIT's The Wallace Library at: TR975 .G87 1984

Campus

RIT – Main Campus

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