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Journal of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers ( Volume: 58, Issue: 4, April 1952)
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The Nature and Evaluation of the Sharpness of Photographic Images

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Publisher
SMPTE — White Plains, NY, USA
Doc Type
Journal Article
Content Type
Original Research
Abbreviated Title
J SMPTE
Volume
58, No. 4, pp. 277–290
Abstract
The ability of a photographic material to produce pictures having good definition is commonly referred to as its sharpness, which is a subjective concept. The objective quantity 〈G2x〉Av. DS is shown to be a physical measurement which correlates with sharpness judgments. 〈G2x〉Av is the mean of the square of the density gradients, ×D/×x, across an abrupt boundary between a light and a dark area in the developed image and DS is the density difference between these areas. 〈G2x〉Av is evaluated only for those values greater than 0.005 in density per micron which represents the threshold gradient. It is shown that, contrary to the generally accepted belief, resolving power does not correlate well with sharpness judgments and in some cases is even misleading.
Publication Date
1952-04-01
DOI
10.5594/J01196
ISSN
Print: 0898-042X
Link
https://doi.org/10.5594/J01196
Author(s)
G. C. Higgins
L. A. Jones
Copyright
© 1952 Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, Inc.

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  • 1. Jones Loyd A. Higgins George C. , “Photographic granularity and graini-ness: III. Some characteristics of the visual system of importance in the evaluation of graininess and granularity,” J. Opt. Soc. Am. , 37 : 217-263, Apr. 1947 . EXTERNAL
  • 2. Wolfe R. N. Eisen F. C. , unpublished work. EXTERNAL
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