The use of different devices for print digitization in print quality analysis of print mottle

Abstract

The goal of this paper was to find the best solution for digitization of print samples for Print Quality Analysis. A crucial step in this method for print quality control is a sampling of the area to be analyzed. The print could be acquired with various input devices, such as camera, microscope or scanner. In this study, we used the camera, two mobile devices, and two scanners. Samples used in the experiment were printed on digital printing machines, based on electrophotography. We also used various papers to obtain the largest possible number of different samples. Results showed that there is a huge difference depending on the device being used to digitize.