Iso 3664 2000
Iso 3664 2000
STANDARD 3664
Second edition
2000-09-01
Reference number
ISO 3664:2000(E)
© ISO 2000
ISO 3664:2000(E)
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Contents Page
Foreword . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iii
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . iv
1 Scope . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2 Normative references . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Annexes
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A Summary of ISO viewing conditions specified in this International
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Foreword
ISO (the International Organization for Standardization) is a worldwide federation
of national standards bodies (ISO member bodies). The work of preparing
International Standards is normally carried out through ISO technical committees.
Each member body interested in a subject for which a technical committee has
been established has the right to be represented on that committee. International
organizations, governmental and non-governmental, in liaison with ISO, also take
part in the work. ISO collaborates closely with the International Electrotechnical
Commission (IEC) on all matters of electrotechnical standardization.
International Standards are drafted in accordance with the rules given in the
ISO/IEC Directives, Part 3.
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Draft International Standards adopted by the technical committees are circulated to
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the member bodies for voting. Publication as an International Standard requires
approval by at least 75% of the member bodies casting a vote.
Attention is drawn to the fact that some of the elements ISO 3664:2000
of this International
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This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition (ISO3664:1975) which
has been technically revised. This revision of the 1974 version of the International
Standard meets the current needs of the Graphic Technology and Photographic
industries and minimizes differences between viewing equipment. It should be
noted that this revision contains multiple specifications, each of which is
appropriate to specific requirements. Users should ensure that they employ the
specification which is appropriate to their application.
Introduction
While colour and density measurements play important roles in the control of
colour reproduction, they cannot replace the human observer for final assessment
of the quality of complex images. Colour reflection artwork, photographic
transparencies, photographic prints, and photomechanical reproductions such as
on-press and off-press proofs, or press sheets, are commonly evaluated for their
image and colour quality, or compared critically with one another for fidelity of
colour matching. Paper and other substrates contribute to the colour appearance
and controlling the colour of these is equally critical. However, it should be noted
that the paper industry has its own set of International Standards for unprinted
paper which differ in illumination conditions from those recommended in this
International Standard.
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is no doubt that the best viewing condition for the visual assessment of
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colour is that in which the product will be finally seen. Where this is known, and
it is practical to do so, the various people in the production chain may sensibly
agree to use this viewing condition for all evaluation and comparison. However, it
is important thatISOthis
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Unfortunately, such agreement is often not practical. Even if a particular end-use
condition is known, it may be impractical to provide everybody in the production
chain with sufficiently consistent viewing apparatus. Since deficiencies in light
sources and viewing conditions, and inconsistencies between colour viewing
facilities, can distort the colour appearance of substrates, reproductions and
artwork, they are likely to cause miscommunication about colour reproduction and
processing. This International Standard provides specifications for illumination
and viewing conditions that, when properly implemented, will reduce errors and
misunderstandings caused by such deficiencies and inconsistencies.
To ensure consistency with the 1974 International Standard, as well as the majority
of equipment in current use, the reference spectral power distribution specified in
this International Standard is CIE Illuminant D50. Many of the reasons for the
selection of illuminant D50 in 1974, as opposed to any other CIE daylight
illuminant, are equally applicable today. Much consideration was given to
changing the reference illuminant to be CIE F8, a 5 000 Kelvin illuminant more
typical of fluorescent lamps. However, it was felt that this would provide only a
minimal conformance advantage (as shown in informative annex B) and the actual
goal is for the illumination to simulate natural daylight.
The chromaticity, which directly defines the colour of the illumination at the
viewing surface, is specified as that for illuminant D50 and the tolerance by a circle
in the CIE 1976 Uniform Chromaticity Scale (UCS) diagram having a specified
radius around that value. To establish the compliance of the spectral power
distribution of the illumination to that of illuminant D50 the methods defined in
CIE Publications No. 13.3 and No. 51 are both specified. One defines the colour
rendering quality of a lamp; the other its ability to correctly predict metamers.
Both requirements are important to the graphic technology and photographic
industries.
Because CIE Publication No. 51 does not currently address illuminant D50,
additional virtual metamers for this illuminant, for both visible and ultraviolet
evaluation, were calculated and are defined in this International Standard. They
were derived from those published in CIE Publication No. 51 and are equivalent to
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them. Also, based on experimental work described in annex B, a practical
tolerance of acceptability has been defined, alongside a Colour Rendering Index
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requirement. (It should be noted that subsequent to the preparation of the final
draft of this International Standard, the CIE has prepared and published
Supplement 1 to CIE Publication 51 which incorporates the ISOvirtual
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Since, despite adaptation, the level of illumination has quite a significant effect on
the appearance of an image, the lower level is required in order to appraise the
image at a level more similar to that in which it will be finally viewed. Although
it is recognized that quite a wide range of illumination levels may be encountered
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technology and photography. In order to ensure consistency of assessment
in this situation it is important that the viewing conditions in which the monitors
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are placed are reasonably well specified. However, it should be noted that
adherence to these specifications does not ensure that the monitor will match the
hardcopy without ISO 3664:2000
provision of a defined colour transformation to the displayed
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image, or use of proper colour management. This aspect of matching is beyond
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the scope of this International Standard. In practice, even with high quality colour
management, an accurate match is difficult to achieve because the luminance
levels generally differ significantly between hardcopy (print or transparency) and
softcopy (monitor).
Thus, it should be noted that the specifications for images viewed on colour
monitors, provided in this International Standard, are for images viewed
independently of any form of hardcopy; conditions for direct comparisons between
hardcopy and softcopy (even where a suitable colour transformation has been
applied) are beyond the scope of this International Standard which can be seen as
being primarily relevant where successive viewing of hardcopy and softcopy takes
place. ISO 12646, Graphic Technology - Colour proofing using a colour display,
currently at Working Draft level in TC 130, is being prepared to provide more
detailed recommendations where direct comparison is required. In general it may
be stated that for such comparisons it is desirable to view the colour monitor under
the lower levels of ambient illumination specified in this International Standard
and with the maximum level of luminance achievable, and the hardcopy sample at
the lower levels of illumination specified for printed matter in this International
Standard (and their equivalent for transparencies). However, it should be noted
that this will, in turn, affect the perceived tone and colourfulness of the hardcopy.
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appraisal of the tone reproduction and colourfulness of CIE Publication No. 13.3, 1995, Method of measuring and
prints and transparencies at illumination levels similar specifying the colour rendering properties of light sources,
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are viewed CIE Publication No. 15.2, 1986, Colorimetry.
by projection, for comparison with prints, objects, or
other reproductions, and CIE Publication No. 51, 1981, A method for assessing the
quality of daylight simulators for colorimetry.
— appraisal of images on colour monitors which are not
viewed in comparison to any form of hardcopy. CIE Publication No. 17.4, 1987, International lighting
vocabulary.
This International Standard is not applicable to unprinted
papers.
3 Terms and definitions
1) To be published.
3.4 3.10
flare off-press proof print
light falling on an image, in an imaging system, which print produced by a method other than press printing
does not emanate from the subject point whose purpose is to show the results of the colour
SEE image flare, veiling flare, and veiling glare. separation process in a way that closely simulates the
results on a production press
NOTE Veiling glare is also sometimes referred to as flare
3.11
3.5 on-press proof print
hardcopy print produced by press printing (production or proof
representation of an image on a substrate which is self press) whose purpose is to show the results of the colour
sustaining and reasonably permanent separation process in a way that closely simulates the
SEE softcopy, print, and transparency results on a production press
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NOTE Examples include prints and transparencies. 3.12
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[CIE Publication No. 17.4:1987, 845-01-38] NOTE As used in graphic technology, the original is typically a
print or transparency, and the capture device is usually an input
3.7 scanner or, occasionally, a process camera. In photography the
illuminant term original scene is sometimes used.
radiation with a relative spectral power distribution
defined over the wavelength range that influences object- 3.13
colour perception print
[CIE Publication No. 17.4:1987, 845-03-10] two-dimensional hardcopy form of an image intended for
viewing
3.8 SEE hardcopy, softcopy, transparency
image flare
light from a subject point that is scattered by the optical NOTE In still photography and graphic technology, the term
print is reserved for reflection hardcopy; a medium designed to
system to areas of the image plane other than the
be viewed by reflected light.
appropriate image point
3.9 3.15
luminance (in a given direction, at a given point of a softcopy
real or imaginary surface) representation of an image produced using a device
quantity defined by the formula: capable of directly representing different digital images in
succession and in a non-permanent form
EXAMPLE the most common example is a monitor samples, which provide metameric matches for specific
SEE hardcopy standard daylight illuminants.
NOTE Light leaks in an optical system housing can cause The source, image being viewed, and observer's eyes shall
additional unwanted irradiation of the image plane. This be positioned to minimize the amount of light specularly
irradiation may resemble veiling flare. reflected toward the eyes of an observer on or near the
normal to the centre of the viewing surface.
3.21
veiling glare The surround of a print or transparency shall have a
light falling on a radiant image surface, such as a back diffusing surface and shall have a CIELAB chroma value
illuminated transparency or monitor, which adds to the no greater than 2; i.e. shall appear neutral.
luminance of the image
4.1.2 Spectral conditions for the reference illuminant
NOTE Veiling glare lightens and reduces the apparent contrast
of the darker parts of an image. It differs from veiling flare in The relative spectral power distribution of the reference
that it is used exclusively for the perception of images in which illuminant for both prints and transparencies shall be CIE
no entrance aperture is defined.
illuminant D50 as defined in CIE 15.2 (see Table 1). This
represents a phase of natural daylight having a correlated
3.22 colour temperature of approximately 5 000 K. The
virtual metamer chromaticity coordinates of illuminant D50 are x10 =
set of spectral radiance factors, not based on physical 0,347 8 and y10 = 0,359 5 in the CIE chromaticity diagram