Note on Gloss Measurement and Tolerance of Photographic Paper

Berthold Brenner

doi:10.1364/JOSA.44.000494

Journal of the Optical Society of America
Vol. 44,
Issue 6,
pp. 494-496
(1954)
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Note on Gloss Measurement and Tolerance of Photographic Paper

Berthold Brenner

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Abstract

Glossiness ranking of photographic paper samples by observers was found to have a slightly higher correlation with gloss measurement at $22 \frac{1}{2} °$ and 45° than at 75°. The magnitude of a usually just noticeable gloss difference was determined.

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Sample	Instrument I (Photovolt 75° geometry)	Instrument IIA	Instrument IIB	Instrument IIC	Instrument IID	Instrument III (Ansco $22 \frac{1}{2} °$ geometry)
Sample	Instrument I (Photovolt 75° geometry)	(NBS versatile glossmeter)				Instrument III (Ansco $22 \frac{1}{2} °$ geometry)
Set I
A	2.5	6.2	4.6	3.2	0.3	1.78
B	7	6.5	5.1	9.4	0.6	1.76
C	13	8.1	7.4	18	1	1.69
D	16.5	8.1	7.4	27	1	1.70
E	9	6.7	5.4	12	0.6	1.75
F	19.5	8.6	8.3	31.6	2	1.66
G	26.5	9.5	10.1	48.3	3.8	1.66
H	23	10.5	11.1	40.2	4.1	1.61
I	32.5	11.1	11.9	61.2	4.7	1.58
J	37	12.5	14.0	74.6	6.3	1.54
K	45	14.7	16.7	90.4	9.5	1.50
L	47	18.0	21.0	101	12	1.44
M	56	19.8	23.7	125	14	1.40
N	59.5	21.9	26.7	132	15	1.36
O	64	24.0	29.6	144	18	1.31
P	69	27.4	33.1	156	22	1.25
Q	72	30.6	35.2	169	25	1.24
R	86	44.9	52.7	218	53.3	1.08
S	100	49.7	58.8	250	165	0.96
Set II
A	3	6.2	4.6	3.2	0.3	1.78
B	8.5	6.7	5.5	11	0.6	1.75
C	11.5	7.0	6.2	14	0.6	1.74
D	17.5	7.7	7.2	27.3	1	1.72
E	31	10.8	11.4	61.4	5.0	1.60
F	35	11.8	13.3	69.5	6.1	1.58
G	37	11.6	12.6	80.3	8.3	1.58
H	54	14.8	18.2	138	24	1.51
I	43	14.8	16.9	93.8	11	1.50
J	30	9.8	10.4	52.6	3.3	1.64
K	40	13.6	15.2	80.6	7.8	1.52
L	44.5	16.3	18.4	99.2	11	1.47
M	41	12.3	13.9	79.2	5.8	1.54
N	53	19.0	22.6	118	12	1.40
O	59	22.2	27.1	134	16	1.32
P	50	28.6	33.4	110	36.9	1.25
Q	82	41.3	49.0	213	43.8	1.13
R	66	36.7	41.9	154	51.0	1.15
S	89	49.8	57.6	237	67.1	1.04
T	96	49.2	57.8	251	151	0.96
Polished black carrara glass
Refractive Index		1.54
	100
Refractive Index		1.53
		44.0	54.1	258	258	1.00
MgCO₃	3.5					1.74
Perfect mirror (theoretical value)
		1000	1000	1000	1000

Sample	Paper stock^a	Visual rank^b	Measured rank^b and correlation coefficient
			Instruments		Instruments		Instruments
			I	IIA	IIB	IIC	IID	III (Ansco $22 \frac{1}{2} °$ geometry)
			(Photo-volt 75° geometry)	(NBS versatile glossmeter)
Set I
A	S	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
B	S	2	2	2	2	2	2.5	2
C	S	3.5	4	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	5
D	S	3.5	5	4.5	4.5	5	4.5	4
E	S	5	3	3	3	3	2.5	3
F	S	6	6	6	6	6	6	6.5
G	S	7	8	7	7	8	7	6.5
H	S	8	7	8	8	7	8	8
I	S	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
J	S	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
K	S	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
L	S	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
M	S	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
N	S	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
O	S	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
P	S	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Q	S	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
R	S	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
S	S	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Spearman’s correlation coefficient:
			0.993	0.995	0.995	0.993	0.993	0.994
Set II
A	S	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
B	FP	2	2	2	2	2	2.5	2
C	R	3	3	3	3	3	2.5	3
D	R	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
E	S	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
F	S	6	7	8	8	7	8	7.5
G	FP	7.5	8	7	7	9	10	7.5
H	S	7.5	15	11.5	12	16	15	11
I	S	9	11	11.5	11	11	11.5	12
J	R	10	5	5	5	5	5	5
K	Sk	11	9	10	10	10	9	10
L	Sk	12	12	13	13	12	11.5	13
M	FP	13	10	9	9	8	7	9
N	FP	14	14	14	14	14	13	14
O	S	15	16	15	15	15	14	15
P	Wp	16	13	16	16	13	16	16
Q	S	17	18	18	18	18	17	18
R	Wp	18	17	17	17	17	18	17
S	S	19	19	20	19	19	19	19
T	S	20	20	19	20	20	20	20
Spearman’s correlation coefficient:
			0.916	0.944	0.944	0.894	0.894	0.948

Sample	Instrument I (Photovolt 75° geometry)	Instrument IIA	Instrument IIB	Instrument IIC	Instrument IID	Instrument III (Ansco $22 \frac{1}{2} °$ geometry)
Sample	Instrument I (Photovolt 75° geometry)	(NBS versatile glossmeter)				Instrument III (Ansco $22 \frac{1}{2} °$ geometry)
Set I
A	2.5	6.2	4.6	3.2	0.3	1.78
B	7	6.5	5.1	9.4	0.6	1.76
C	13	8.1	7.4	18	1	1.69
D	16.5	8.1	7.4	27	1	1.70
E	9	6.7	5.4	12	0.6	1.75
F	19.5	8.6	8.3	31.6	2	1.66
G	26.5	9.5	10.1	48.3	3.8	1.66
H	23	10.5	11.1	40.2	4.1	1.61
I	32.5	11.1	11.9	61.2	4.7	1.58
J	37	12.5	14.0	74.6	6.3	1.54
K	45	14.7	16.7	90.4	9.5	1.50
L	47	18.0	21.0	101	12	1.44
M	56	19.8	23.7	125	14	1.40
N	59.5	21.9	26.7	132	15	1.36
O	64	24.0	29.6	144	18	1.31
P	69	27.4	33.1	156	22	1.25
Q	72	30.6	35.2	169	25	1.24
R	86	44.9	52.7	218	53.3	1.08
S	100	49.7	58.8	250	165	0.96
Set II
A	3	6.2	4.6	3.2	0.3	1.78
B	8.5	6.7	5.5	11	0.6	1.75
C	11.5	7.0	6.2	14	0.6	1.74
D	17.5	7.7	7.2	27.3	1	1.72
E	31	10.8	11.4	61.4	5.0	1.60
F	35	11.8	13.3	69.5	6.1	1.58
G	37	11.6	12.6	80.3	8.3	1.58
H	54	14.8	18.2	138	24	1.51
I	43	14.8	16.9	93.8	11	1.50
J	30	9.8	10.4	52.6	3.3	1.64
K	40	13.6	15.2	80.6	7.8	1.52
L	44.5	16.3	18.4	99.2	11	1.47
M	41	12.3	13.9	79.2	5.8	1.54
N	53	19.0	22.6	118	12	1.40
O	59	22.2	27.1	134	16	1.32
P	50	28.6	33.4	110	36.9	1.25
Q	82	41.3	49.0	213	43.8	1.13
R	66	36.7	41.9	154	51.0	1.15
S	89	49.8	57.6	237	67.1	1.04
T	96	49.2	57.8	251	151	0.96
Polished black carrara glass
Refractive Index		1.54
	100
Refractive Index		1.53
		44.0	54.1	258	258	1.00
MgCO₃	3.5					1.74
Perfect mirror (theoretical value)
		1000	1000	1000	1000

Sample	Paper stock^a	Visual rank^b	Measured rank^b and correlation coefficient
			Instruments		Instruments		Instruments
			I	IIA	IIB	IIC	IID	III (Ansco $22 \frac{1}{2} °$ geometry)
			(Photo-volt 75° geometry)	(NBS versatile glossmeter)
Set I
A	S	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
B	S	2	2	2	2	2	2.5	2
C	S	3.5	4	4.5	4.5	4	4.5	5
D	S	3.5	5	4.5	4.5	5	4.5	4
E	S	5	3	3	3	3	2.5	3
F	S	6	6	6	6	6	6	6.5
G	S	7	8	7	7	8	7	6.5
H	S	8	7	8	8	7	8	8
I	S	9	9	9	9	9	9	9
J	S	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
K	S	11	11	11	11	11	11	11
L	S	12	12	12	12	12	12	12
M	S	13	13	13	13	13	13	13
N	S	14	14	14	14	14	14	14
O	S	15	15	15	15	15	15	15
P	S	16	16	16	16	16	16	16
Q	S	17	17	17	17	17	17	17
R	S	18	18	18	18	18	18	18
S	S	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Spearman’s correlation coefficient:
			0.993	0.995	0.995	0.993	0.993	0.994
Set II
A	S	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
B	FP	2	2	2	2	2	2.5	2
C	R	3	3	3	3	3	2.5	3
D	R	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
E	S	5	6	6	6	6	6	6
F	S	6	7	8	8	7	8	7.5
G	FP	7.5	8	7	7	9	10	7.5
H	S	7.5	15	11.5	12	16	15	11
I	S	9	11	11.5	11	11	11.5	12
J	R	10	5	5	5	5	5	5
K	Sk	11	9	10	10	10	9	10
L	Sk	12	12	13	13	12	11.5	13
M	FP	13	10	9	9	8	7	9
N	FP	14	14	14	14	14	13	14
O	S	15	16	15	15	15	14	15
P	Wp	16	13	16	16	13	16	16
Q	S	17	18	18	18	18	17	18
R	Wp	18	17	17	17	17	18	17
S	S	19	19	20	19	19	19	19
T	S	20	20	19	20	20	20	20
Spearman’s correlation coefficient:
			0.916	0.944	0.944	0.894	0.894	0.948

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