Tone Reproduction Curve: rendering intents and their realization in halftone printing

Abstract

Approaches to determining the Tone Reproduction Curve (TRC) which provides the reliable transfer of visual information in typical conditions of the halftone gray scale compression in relation to dynamic range of a graphic original or input image file are overviewed. The issues of such curve realization are also analyzed with taking into account the specifics of multiple stages of illustrative printing technology.

Keywords

• tone reproduction curve
• gray scale
• rendering intent
• transfer function