Psychophysical generation of matching images for cross‐media color reproduction

A technique was developed and tested for generating CRT pictorial image reproductions that match the color appearance of print originals. Five observers, experienced in using Adobe Photoshop™ to adjust images, matched two scenes using a memory‐matching technique. Observers were able to produce accurate matches when originals and reproductions were viewed at the same white point. Observers then matched the reproductions at 6500 K to originals viewed at 9300 and 3000 K. These matches were compared to the predictions of various color‐appearance models, using a paired‐comparison technique in a psychophysical experiment using different observers. The observer‐matched images were found to be equal or superior to matches produced using any of the models.