Although major advances have occurred with prepress and press technologies in recent years, the underlying principles of successful color reproduction remain essentially unchanged. With this in mind, GATFPress has reprinted this classic text on the subject. A new introduction and a final chapter which summarizes developments in graphic arts color reproduction since 1967, along with numerous references to recent key research and technical articles, brings the work up to date, and augments its value as a reference tool.

From the Introduction: “The publication of Principles of Color Reproduction in 1967 was a landmark event in the evolution of photomechanical color reproduction theory and practice. Here, for the first time, was a complete treatise on the scientific and technical aspects of color reproduction written specifically for the printing industry...The text's blanced presentation of color separation, spectral sensitivity, and color masking strategies on the one hand, and of ink, paper, and printing color characteristics, on the other hand, provided a thorough coverage of the total system; a perspective that is essential to any modern manufacturing enterprise. This dual emphasis on color separation and color printing inspired the application of formal systems engineering approaches to color reproduction that led, in turn, to the color management systems that were introduced nearly 30 years later.”

Target Audience: All readers affected by the process of color reproduction, including researchers, practitioners, and students alike.

Table of Contents:

Introduction (by Gary G. Field)

Elementary Principles of Color

Elementary Principles of Color Reproduction

Masking Methods

Tone Reproduction and Color Balance

Spectral Sensitivities for Color Separation

Inks and Papers

Additivity and Proportionality of Densities

Graphical Analysis of Color Correction

Mathematical Analysis of Color Correction

Four-Color Printing and the Black Printer

Color Scanners

Moire Patterns

Appendix A: Tables

Appendix B: Calculations of Tristimulus Values

Appendix C: Calculations of Colorimetric Quality Factor

Appendix D: Calculations of Selected Ordinates

Appendix E: The Neugebauer Equations

Appendix F: Construction and Use of Spectroscope

References

Index

Advances in Color Reproduction (by Gary G. Field)