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The theoretical basis of multicolor letterpress printing, Hans E. J. Neugebauer

The theoretical basis of multicolor letterpress printing, Hans E. J. Neugebauer Translation of “Die theoretischen Grundlagen des Mehrfarbendrucks,” Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftliche ¨ Photographie, Photophysik und Photochemie 36, issue 4, April 1937 Translated by David Wyble1* and Andreas Kraushaar2 Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623 FOGRA, Graphic Technology Research Association, Streitfeldstrasse 19, 81673 Munchen, Germany ¨ Received 18 February 2005; accepted 4 April 2005 Commentary by Milton Pearson PERSONAL REFLECTIONS OF DR. H. NEUGEBAUER In my work in the 1960s and 1970s, I evaluated and characterized ink sets1 and gained insight into the color reproduction process2 by the evaluation of color gamuts. The Neugebauer equations were the very heart of these efforts. Coupled with the Demichel equations they allowed those of us in the field of graphic arts research to, for the first time with useful accuracy, predict the color of a printed halftone image without actually having to print and measure it. This allowed the investigation of many aspects of the color halftone reproduction process without the laborious, time consuming, and expensive effort of making halftone negatives, printing plates, operating a press, and performing measurements. I have two vivid remembrances of Dr. Neugebauer, one *Correspondence to: David Wyble (e-mail: wyble@cis.rit.edu) © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Color Research & Application Wiley

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Translation of “Die theoretischen Grundlagen des Mehrfarbendrucks,” Zeitschrift fur wissenschaftliche ¨ Photographie, Photophysik und Photochemie 36, issue 4, April 1937 Translated by David Wyble1* and Andreas Kraushaar2 Munsell Color Science Laboratory, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY 14623 FOGRA, Graphic Technology Research Association, Streitfeldstrasse 19, 81673 Munchen, Germany ¨ Received 18 February 2005; accepted 4 April 2005 Commentary by Milton Pearson PERSONAL REFLECTIONS OF DR. H. NEUGEBAUER In my work in the 1960s and 1970s, I evaluated and characterized ink sets1 and gained insight into the color reproduction process2 by the evaluation of color gamuts. The Neugebauer equations were the very heart of these efforts. Coupled with the Demichel equations they allowed those of us in the field of graphic arts research to, for the first time with useful accuracy, predict the color of a printed halftone image without actually having to print and measure it. This allowed the investigation of many aspects of the color halftone reproduction process without the laborious, time consuming, and expensive effort of making halftone negatives, printing plates, operating a press, and performing measurements. I have two vivid remembrances of Dr. Neugebauer, one *Correspondence to: David Wyble (e-mail: wyble@cis.rit.edu) © 2005 Wiley Periodicals,

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