Study on Optical Dot Gain Model Based on Point Spread and Probability Methods

Abstract:

Optical dot gain is the key point of halftone reconstruction study, and has always been a meaningful topic of theoretical study. The Yule–Nielsen formula is by far the most widely used research method of optical dot gain. However, solving the Yule–Nielsen parameter n remains a difficult problem. This paper disregards solving for the Yule–Nielsen parameter n, analyzes the light scattering and osmotic effect of halftone presswork, deduces the exact expressions of blank area of presswork, and determines the reflectivity of the dot part and halftone presswork according to the point spread function and probability method. Furthermore, this paper analyzes how the optical dot gain depends on the dot area coverage of presswork, ink layer transmittivity, and paper-based spectral reflectivity. In addition, a new algorithm model for optical dot gain is established. By employing the Clapper–Yule Model to calculate the spectral transmittance of printing ink and comparing it with the practical measured spectral reflectivity of the halftone presswork proof, the accuracy of the model established in this paper is fully verified.

• Periodical: Applied Mechanics and Materials (Volumes 271-272)
• Pages: 1434-1440
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.271-272.1434
• Online since: December 2012
• Authors: Jun Fei Xu, Jin Lin Xu, Yong Chi Xu
• Keywords: Murray–Davis Method, Optical Dot Gain, Point Spread Function, Probability Model

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