CIE Division 8 - TC8-03: Survey of Gamut Mapping Papers

Hung (1995)

A new way of dealing with gamut mismatch is presented in this paper. It aims at reducing the limitations of printer gamuts in terms of chroma by using an artificially darker reference white, as a consequence of which the chroma of printed colours increases. The following formula is used for the white point shift:
 
L* = 116(Y/(aYn))^1/3 -16 where a is from the interval (0.1]


The author suggests to use a = 0.95 for soft-proofing and a = 0.7 or less for prints. While this method might sound promising, it also reduces the dynamic range of the output medium and will only work if the ërealí reference white is not present in the observerís field of view.
 


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