IEC 61966-5:2008

IEC 61966-5 ®
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Part 5: Equipment using plasma display panels

Systèmes et appareils multimédia – Mesure et gestion de la couleur –
Partie 5: Appareils utilisant des afficheurs à plasma
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IEC 61966-5 ®
Edition 2.0 2008-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
colour
inside
Multimedia systems and equipment – Colour measurement and management –

Part 5: Equipment using plasma display panels

Systèmes et appareils multimédia – Mesure et gestion de la couleur –

Partie 5: Appareils utilisant des afficheurs à plasma

INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
CODE PRIX V
ICS 33.160.60; 35.180; 31.120 ISBN 978-2-83220-313-2

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CONTENTS
FOREWORD . 4
INTRODUCTION . 6
1 Scope . 7
2 Normative references . 7
3 Terms and definitions . 7
4 Letters and symbols . 9
5 Conditions . 9
5.1 Environmental conditions . 9
5.2 Conditions of measurements . 10
5.3 Input digital data . 11
6 Measurement equipment . 12
6.1 Spectroradiometer . 12
6.2 Colorimeter . 13
7 Spectral characteristics and intensity of the primaries and white . 13
7.1 Characteristics to be measured . 13
7.2 Measurement conditions . 13
7.3 Method of measurement . 14
7.4 Presentation of results . 14
8 Basic colorimetric characteristics . 15
8.1 Characteristics to be measured . 15
8.2 Method of calculation . 15
8.3 Presentation of results . 16
9 Tone characteristics . 16
9.1 Characteristics to be measured . 16
9.2 Measurement conditions . 17
9.3 Method of measurement . 17
9.4 Presentation of results . 18
10 Inter-channel dependency . 20
10.1 Characteristics to be measured . 20
10.2 Measurement conditions . 20
10.3 Method of measurement . 21
10.4 Presentation of results . 22
11 Spatial non-uniformity . 24
11.1 Characteristics to be measured . 24
11.2 Measurement conditions . 24
11.3 Method of measurement . 24
11.4 Presentation of results . 25
12 Temporal stability . 26
12.1 Short-term stability . 26
12.1.1 Characteristics to be measured . 26
12.1.2 Measurement conditions . 26
12.1.3 Method of measurement . 26
12.1.4 Presentation of results . 27
12.2 Mid-term stability . 28
12.2.1 Characteristics to be measured . 28

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12.2.2 Measurement conditions . 28
12.2.3 Method of measurement . 28
12.2.4 Presentation of results . 28
13 Surface reflection . 29
13.1 Characteristics to be measured . 29
13.2 Measurement conditions . 29
13.3 Method of measurement . 30
13.4 Presentation of results . 30
14 Display area ratio characteristics . 31
14.1 Characteristics to be measured . 31
14.2 Measurement conditions . 31
14.3 Method of measurement . 31
14.4 Presentation of results . 32
Bibliography . 33

Figure 1 – Equipment arrangement for non-contact measurements . 10
Figure 2 – Equipment arrangement for contact measurements . 11
Figure 3 – Size of a colour patch . 11
Figure 4 – An example of the spectral radiance distributions , , . 14
r(λ) g(λ) b(λ)
Figure 5 – Measured points and interpolated curves . 18
Figure 6 – Measurement points for spatial non-uniformity . 24
Figure 7 – Example plots for short-term stability . 27
Figure 8 – Example plots for mid-term stability . 29
Figure 9 – Equipment arrangement . 30
Figure 10 – Specification of a white patch . 32
Figure 11 – Example plots for the display area ratio characteristics . 32

Table 1 – Input data for peak primaries and peak white . 14
Table 2 – Example of reporting form for colours in maximum excitations . 15
Table 3 – Example of reporting form . 16
Table 4 – An example set of basic normalized data for tone characteristics . 19
Table 5 – Digital inputs to generate colour patches for measurement of inter-channel
dependency . 21
Table 6 – Example of normalized tristimulus values (the matrix A ) . 23
Table 7 – Example of reporting form . 26
Table 8 – Example of reporting form . 30

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MULTIMEDIA SYSTEMS AND EQUIPMENT –
COLOUR MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT –

Part 5: Equipment using plasma display panels

FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61966-5 has been prepared by technical area 2: Colour
measurement and management of IEC technical committee 100: Audio, video and multimedia
systems and equipment.
This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 2000. This edition
includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
Annex A has been deleted as it is no longer relevant.
This bilingual version (2012-11) corresponds to the monolingual English version, published in
2008-11.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
CDV Report on voting
100/1295/CDV 100/1387/RVC
61966-5  IEC:2008 – 5 –
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
voting indicated in the above table.
The French version of this standard has not been voted upon.
This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61966 series, under the general title Multimedia systems and
equipment – Colour measurement and management, can be found on the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in
the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
• withdrawn,
• replaced by a revised edition, or
• amended.
IMPORTANT – The 'colour inside' logo on the cover page of this publication indicates
that it contains colours which are considered to be useful for the correct
understanding of its contents. Users should therefore print this document using a
colour printer.
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INTRODUCTION
A series of methods and parameters for colour measurements and management for use in
multimedia systems and equipment is applicable to the assessment of colour production and
reproduction. This part of IEC 61966 deals with equipment using plasma display panels (PDP)
to display colour images for use in multimedia applications.
The methods of measurement standardized in this part of IEC 61966 are designed to make
possible the objective performance assessment and characterization of colour reproduction of
PDP displays which accept red – green – blue analogue or digital signals from electrical input
terminals and output colour images on PDP display screens. For PDP displays to which
analogue signals are applicable, the corresponding digital signals are taken into account. The
measured results are intended to be used for the purpose of equipment specific colour control
in order to enable colour management in open multimedia systems.

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COLOUR MEASUREMENT AND MANAGEMENT –

Part 5: Equipment using plasma display panels

1 Scope
This part of IEC 61966 defines input test signals, measurement conditions, methods of
measurement and reporting of the measured data, to be used for colour characterization and
colour management of plasma display panels in multimedia systems.
Colour control within equipment is outside the scope of this International Standard. It does not
specify limiting values for various parameters.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60050-845:1987, International Electrotechnical Vocabulary (IEV) – Chapter 845: Lighting/
CIE 17.4:1987, International Lighting Vocabulary (joint IEC/CIE publication)
IEC 61966-3:2000, Multimedia systems and equipment – Colour measurement and
management – Part 3: Equipment using cathode ray tubes
ISO 5-4:1995, Photography – Density measurements – Part 4: Geometric conditions for
reflection density
ISO 9241-8:1997, Ergonomic requirements for office work with visual display terminals (VDTs)
– Part 8: Requirements for displayed colours
ISO/CIE 10526:1999, CIE standard illuminants for colorimetry
ISO/CIE 10527:1991, CIE standard colorimetric observers
CIE 15:2004, Colorimetry
3 Terms and definitions
For the purpose of this part of IEC 61966, the definitions of IEC 60050-845/CIE 17.4, as well
as the following definitions, apply.
3.1
background
image on a screen of the PDP display other than the interested area of a colour patch
3.2
colour control
effort to convert equipment dependent colour image data to equipment independent data for a
specific colour space including tone characteristics

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3.3
colour patch, test area
square colour image on a screen of the PDP display subject to be measured for colour
reproduction, in which input data for the red, green and blue channels are kept constant within
the image area
3.4
CRT
colorimetrically well-controlled equipment using cathode ray tubes to present colour images
with digital inputs for reference
3.5
PDP display
any multimedia equipment using plasma display panels to present colour images
3.6
effective screen height
vertical dimension of the effective screen area
3.7
effective screen area
area where a picture can be produced
3.8
normalized (image) signal
input signal normalized by its full scale value, whose level is of interest in calculation and
evaluation of colour control function within PDP display, see also equation (1)
3.9
uncertainty (of measurement)
parameter, associated with the result of a measurement, that characterizes the dispersion of
the values that could reasonably be attributed to the particular quantity subject to
measurement
NOTE See also [16] .
___________
Figures in square brackets refer to the bibliography

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4 Letters and symbols
The notations consistently adopted in this part of IEC 61966 are summarized below.
A display area ratio
N number of bits in digital data for each channel
N−1
M
maximum integer for non-negative N -bit system; M= 2
D digital data applied to red channel
R
digital data applied to green channel
D
G
digital data applied to blue channel
D
B
R normalized input level to red channel
G normalized input level to green channel
B normalized input level to blue channel
one of measured raw data using spectroradiometers and colorimeters
X
corresponding to tristimulus values
Y one of measured raw data using spectroradiometers and colorimeters
corresponding to tristimulus values in candela per square metre
one of measured raw data using spectroradiometers and colorimeters
Z
corresponding to tristimulus values
linearized data for red channel taking into account the tone characteristics of the
R′
channel
G′ linearized data for green channel taking into account the tone characteristics of
the channel
linearized data for blue channel taking into account the tone characteristics of
B′
the channel
X′ one of the tristimulus values normalized by Y (candela per square metre) for
n
peak white
′
Y one of the tristimulus values normalized by Y (candela per square metre) for
n
peak white
Z′ one of the tristimulus values normalized by Y (candela per square metre) for
n
peak white
5 Conditions
5.1 Environmental conditions
All measurements specified in this standard shall be carried out in a dark room. Particular
attention should be paid to reflected illumination caused by the ambient objects (desktop,
wall, etc.) and to direct illumination from light-emitting indicators of measuring instruments.
A 1 h warm-up time should precede the measurements in 7.2, 9.2, 10.2, 11.2 and 14.2, if not
specified by the manufacturer of the equipment.
The mains voltage and frequency shall be at the rated values specified by the manufacturer of
a PDP display. When the mains voltage fluctuates, a regulated power supply should be used
to maintain the supply voltage within ±5 % of the rated value.

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Other environmental conditions such as room temperature and relative humidity shall be
reported together with the results of the measurements.
If additional environmental conditions are described in the manufacturer’s specifications,
these should also be taken into account.
5.2 Conditions of measurements
Contrast, brightness and additional adjustments shall be set to the preset positions specified
by the manufacturer of the PDP display under measurement. When the adjustment is set to a
position other than the preset, the position or corresponding value should be reported with the
results of the measurements.
The equipment arrangement for non-contact measurements should be as shown in figure 1. It
incorporates a spectroradiometer or a non-contact colorimeter, depending on the character-
istics to be measured. The instrument optical axis should be normal to the centre of the
surface of the PDP display.
The distance d between the faceplate of the PDP display and the measuring instrument shall
be 4 h or larger, where h is the effective screen height of the display, see Figure 1.
NOTE 1 It is recommended to take precautions so that the measurement is not influenced by vibration and that
there are no missing picture elements within the field of view of the measuring instrument.
NOTE 2 The measurement area in the colour patch should include more than 500 picture elements.
PDP
Spectroradiometer
or colorimeter
h
d
Data generator
IEC  1615/2000
h the effective screen height
Figure 1 – Equipment arrangement for non-contact measurements
The equipment arrangement for contact measurements should be as shown in Figure 2,
where a measurement probe is placed on the faceplate of the PDP display.

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PDP
Colorimeter
(measuring probe)
(main body)
Data generator
IEC  1616/2000
Figure 2 – Equipment arrangement for contact measurements
Test signals applied to red, green and blue channels shall result in a colour patch of the size
shown in Figure 3 on the PDP display. The positioning of the colour patch shall be referred to
by the centre as in Figure 3. The background shall be black, unless otherwise specified.
centre
h/5
h/5
IEC  1617/2000
h the effective screen height
Figure 3 – Size of a colour patch
The area for measurement shall be circular, centred on the colour patch, with a diameter
between 0,05 h and 0,15 h .
5.3 Input digital data
The relationship between input digital data, D , D , D , of N bits and corresponding
R G B
normalized signal level for calculation shall be
D
R
i
R = (1a)
i
N
2 −1
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D
G
i
G = (1b)
i
N
2 −1
D
B
i
B = (1c)
i
N
2 −1
where an index i denotes the i -th measurement step.
NOTE When the input signal is applicable in analogue voltage, the signal level normalized by the maximum input
voltage should correspond to the signal level for each step defined in equation (1).
6 Measurement equipment
6.1 Spectroradiometer
A spectroradiometer with the following specifications should be used for the measurements:
a) wavelength range including 380 nm to 780 nm
b) field of view
between 0,1° and 2,0°
c) wavelength uncertainty less than 0,5 nm throughout the wavelength range
d) scanning interval 5 nm or less
e) bandpass 5 nm or less
f) repeatability 0,001 in x, y and 0,5 % in luminance (cd/m )
g) uncertainty 0,005 in x, y for red, green, blue and white of a CRT and
4 % in luminance (cd/m ) for white of the CRT that has a
definite x, y and luminance value
The (x, y) is the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate specified in CIE 15.
NOTE 1 Periodic calibration should be done with a standard source of known spectral power distribution.
NOTE 2 Further technical details of the design, characterization, and calibration of spectroradiometers can be
found in CIE 63 [17] and JIS Z 8724 [7].
NOTE 3 The standard CRT is referred to because no standard PDP displays exist at the time of publication of this
part of IEC 61966. When it is available, the standard CRT should be replaced by the standard PDP display.
If the spectroradiometer used for measurements does not meet the above specifications, the
model name and specification of the equipment shall be reported together with the results of
measurements.
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6.2 Colorimeter
The colorimeter should have the following specifications:
a) measurement area
0,05 h to 0,15 h, where h is the effective screen height of
(contact type)
the PDP display
b) field of view
any value between 0,1° and 2,0°
(non-contact type)
c) spectral responsivity compliant to the CIE 2-degree colour matching functions as
defined in ISO/CIE 10527
d) repeatability 0,001 in x, y and 0,5 % for luminance
e) uncertainty 0,005 in x, y for red, green, blue and white of the CRT and
4 % in luminance (cd/m ) for white of the CRT that has a
definite x, y and luminance value
The ( x, y ) is the CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate defined in CIE 15.
NOTE 1 If the original uncertainty of the colorimeter does not meet this recommendation, correction methods are
available to improve the accuracy for the PDP display measurement. (See [5], [6] and [11].)
NOTE 2 The instrument should be calibrated periodically to assure the uncertainty recommendation given in item
e) above.
NOTE 3 The standard CRT is referred to because no standard PDP displays exist at the time of publication of this
part of IEC 61966. When it is available, the standard CRT should be replaced by the standard PDP display.
The readings of the colorimeter, X, Y (in candela per square metre), and Z shall be normalized
by the luminance level of a peak neutral colour (white), Y (in candela per square metre), as
n
follows:
X
X′= (2a)
Y
n
Y
Y′= (2b)
Y
n
Z
Z′= (2c)
Y
n
If the colorimeter used for measurements does not meet the above specifications, the model
name and specification of the equipment shall be reported together with the results of
measurements.
NOTE 4 It is known that small tilt angles of the contact-measuring head on the surface of the PDP display can
lead with some instruments to large chromaticity errors. Therefore, care should be taken.
NOTE 5 Synchronization of the colorimeter and scan timing of the PDP display should be taken into account.
7 Spectral characteristics and intensity of the primaries and white
7.1 Characteristics to be measured
Spectral radiance distributions and corresponding tristimulus values for the peak of three
primaries, red – green – blue, as well as white.
7.2 Measurement conditions
The arrangement of equipment shall be as in Figure 1 with the spectroradiometer.

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The colour signal shall be so generated that the colour patch is positioned at the centre of the
PDP display under measurement.
Digital data for the background shall be D = 0 , D = 0 , D = 0 .
R G B
7.3 Method of measurement
The centred colour patches shall be generated following the measurement steps as shown in
N
Table 1, where M = 2 – 1 and N is the number of bits per channel.
Table 1 – Input data for peak primaries and peak white
D D D
Steps Colours
R G B
1 Peak red M 0 0
2 Peak green 0 M 0
3 Peak blue 0 0 M
4 Peak white M M M
Spectral radiance distributions r(λ) , g(λ) , b(λ), w(λ) for peak red, green, blue and white
images on the PDP display shall be measured successively by the spectroradiometer.
Readings of the spectroradiometer, X , Y , Z , shall also be noted, where the suffix C
C C C
corresponds to R, G, B for primary colours; and to W for the peak white, respectively.
7.4 Presentation of results
The measured data for spectral radiance distributions shall be reported for peak colours red,
green, blue, and white.
The spectral radiance distributions r(λ) , g(λ) , b(λ) shall be plotted for peak colours red,
green, and blue, respectively, as illustrated in Figure 4.
The readings of the spectroradiometer with an emulation function of colorimeters, X , Y ,
C C
Z , for peak red, green, blue and white shall be reported as a table as shown in Table 2.
C
0,004
0,0035
r(λ)
0,003
0,0025
0,002
g(λ)
b(λ)
0,0015
0,001
0,0005
400 450 500 550 600 650 700 750
IEC 1618/2000
Wavelength (nm)
Figure 4 – An example of the spectral radiance distributions r(λ) , g(λ) , b(λ)
Relative light output
Relative light output
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Table 2 – Example of reporting form for colours
in maximum excitations
Y
Colours X Z
cd/m
Peak red 34,77 19,73 0,64
Peak green 16,18 40,82 5,12
Peak blue 17,59 14,37 75,53
Peak white 67,83 73,73 82,59
8 Basic colorimetric characteristics
8.1 Characteristics to be measured
Linear relation between maximum input excitation and the tristimulus values of light output.
8.2 Method of calculation
The reported results of measurement in 7.4 shall be used to obtain tristimulus values to
characterize the three primaries, red – green – blue, as well as white. The luminance in
candela per square metre shall be normalized as in equation (3) for red, green, blue and white
replacing the suffix C by R, G, B, and W, respectively;
X
C
′
X = (3a)
C
Y
n
Y
C
′
Y = (3b)
C
Y
n
Z
C
′
Z = (3c)
C
Y
n
where the normalization factor Y is the measured luminance value in candela per square
n
metre for peak white, which is reported in Table 2.
The CIE 1931 chromaticity coordinate values, , , shall be calculated for primary
x, y x y z
C C C
colours and for white as defined in CIE 15, where suffix C corresponds to R, G, B for primary
colours, and to W for white, respectively.
′
X
C
(4a)
x =
C
X′ + Y′+ Z′
C C C
′
Y
C
(4b)
y =
C
X′ + Y′+ Z′
C C C
(4c)
z =1− x − y
C C C
The elements of a 3× 3 matrix, S , defined as
′
 X  R
   
′
Y = S G (5)
   
   
′
Z B
   
shall be decided as in
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 x /y x /y x /y  S 0 0
R R G G B B R
  
S= 1 1 1 0 S 0 (6)
  
G
  
z /y z /y z /y 0 0 S
R R G G B B B
  
where S , S , S are solutions of equation (7);
R G B
x y x y x y S x y
    
R R G G B B R W W
    
1 1 1 S = 1 (7)
    
G
    
z y z y z y S z y
 R R G G B B B  W W
and R , G and B are defined by equation (1) and have the values 0 or 1 corresponding to
peak excitations.
8.3 Presentation of results
The tristimulus values multiplied by 100 and the CIE 1931 x, y chromaticity coordinate values
shall be reported as a table, as shown in Table 3.
Table 3 – Example of reporting form
Tristimulus values Chromaticity coordinates
Colours
′ Y′ Z′ x y
X
Peak red 47,16 26,76 0,87 0,636 0,358
Peak green 21,94 55,36 6,94 0,265 0,657
Peak blue 23,86 19,49 102,44 0,164 0,134
Peak white 92,00 100,00 112,02 0,303 0,329
* *
NOTE CIE 1976 UCS coordinate values, u′, v′, and CIELAB values, L , a ,
*
b defined in CIE 15 may additionally be reported.

The coefficient matrix in equation (5) shall be reported as shown.
0,4633 0,2135 0,2432
 
S= 0,2629 0,5385 0,1986
 
 
0,0085 0,0676 1,0441
 
The correlated colour temperature, defined in 9.5 of CIE 15, for peak white shall also be
calculated and reported in kelvins, together with the deviation δ .
uv
NOTE For the recommended procedure to calculate correlated colour temperatures, refer to [15].
9 Tone characteristics
9.1 Characteristics to be measured
Non-linear transfer relationship between the normalized input signal level applied to each of
the red, green and blue channels and the normalized tristimulus values measured on a PDP
display.
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9.2 Measurement conditions
The arrangement of equipment shall be as in Figure 1 with colorimeter or Figure 2.
The input data D , D , D for measurement step i shall be so applied as to generate
R G B
i i i
colour patches positioned at the centre of the PDP display under measurement (see
Figure 3).
The digital input data for the background shall be D = 0 , D = 0 , D = 0 .
R G B
NOTE 1 For the relationship between digital data , , and values of R, G, B, see equation (1).
D D D
R B
G
NOTE 2 If the analogue input is used, the input signal should be of the same level which corresponds to the
digital data.
9.3 Method of measurement
The centred colour patches shall be displayed for values of input data , and from
D D D
R G B
1 2
N N N
0, 2 , 2 , …, to M= 2 − 1
m m
where
m + 1 is the number of data and should be at least 33;
N is the number of bits per channel.
For the red channel measurement, D = D = 0 ; for the green channel, D = D = 0, and for the
G B R B
blue channel, D = D = 0 shall be kept, respectively.
R G
The readings of the colorimeter for each colour patch on the PDP display shall be recorded
i i i
successively and noted as , , , where the subscript shall be replaced by R, G and
X Y Z C
C C C
B, for the red, green, and blue channels, respectively; and the superscript i corresponds to
measurement steps, i = 0, 1, 2,. m .
The measured tristimulus values shall be normalized by the values corresponding to the
N
maximum excitation for the last step m with input data M= 2 −1.
i
X
C
′′
X = (8a)
iC
m
X
C
i
Y
C
′′
Y = (8b)
iC
m
Y
C
i
Z
C
′′
Z = (8c)
iC
m
Z
C
C
where the subscript shall be replaced by R, G and B.

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9.4 Presentation of results
1 1
0,9
0,8
0,7
0,1
0,6
0,5
0,4
0,01
0,3
0,2
0,1
0,001
0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9 1 0,1 1
Normalized data input R
Normalized data input R
0,9
0,8
0,7 0,1
0,6
0,5
0,4 0,01
0,3
0,2
0,1
0,001
0,1 1
0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9 1
Normalized data input G
Normalized data input G
0,9
0,8
0,7 0,1
0,6
0,5
0,4
0,01
0,3
0,2
0,1
0,001
0,1 0,2 0,3 0,4 0,5 0,6 0,7 0,8 0,9 1 0,1 1
Normalized data input B Normalized data input B

IEC 1619/2000
Figure 5 – Measured points and interpolated curves
The measured and normalized data X′′ , Y′′ and Z′′ for 0≤ i≤ m shall be reported as linear
i i i
C C C
and logarithmic plots for C= R, G, B with the interpolated non-linear transfer relation, as
shown in Figure 5.
The basic normalized data defined by equation (8) shall also be reported as shown in Table 4.
Normalized light output Normalized light output Normalized light output
Normalized light output Normalized light output
Normalized light output
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Table 4 – An example set of basic normalized data
for tone characteristics
i
X′′ Y′′ Z′′ X′′ Y′′ Z′′ X′′ Y′′ Z′′
R R R G G G B B B
0 0,004 9 0,008 1 0,205 0 0,003 7 0,002 2 0,017 6 0,0000 0,000 7 0,0000
1 0,005 5 0,009 1 0,212 5 0,004 3 0,002 0 0,002 0 0,000 6 0,000 7 0,000 1
2 0,014 0 0,019 6 0,226 8 0,008 7 0,007 4 0,007 8 0,002 8 0,004 9 0,001 5
3 0,020 8 0,026 4 0,232 1 0,016 7 0,014 0 0,015 6 0,004 5 0,005 6 0,006 2
4 0,021 7 0,027 3 0,233 0 0,018 5 0,015 7 0,021 5 0,005 7 0,006 3 0,007 7
5 0,026 2 0,031 8 0,237 1 0,021 0 0,021 1 0,029 3 0,011 4 0,012 5 0,014 2
6 0,033 8 0,039 4 0,242 7 0,030 3 0,028 9 0,029 3 0,015 9 0,018 1 0,020 8
7 0,042 1 0,047 5 0,248 7 0,040 2 0,039 0 0,039 1 0,022 7 0,024 4 0,029 9
8 0,056 2 0,061 6 0,258 7 0,047 0 0,049 8 0,052 7 0,036 4 0,038 3 0,042 5
9 0,069 9 0,075 3 0,270 9 0,064 3 0,066 2 0,064 5 0,044 9 0,048 7 0,054 3
10 0,084 4 0,089 7 0,282 6 0,079 1 0,082 4 0,072 3 0,058 0 0,062 6 0,071 0
11 0,103 3 0,108 5 0,295 8 0,095 8 0,100 7 0,093 8 0,071 6 0,077 9 0,086 7
12 0,123 4 0,128 5 0,308 3 0,118 7 0,123 8 0,103 5 0,093 8 0,100 2 0,107 1
13 0,144 0 0,149 0 0,327 0 0,140 3 0,145 1 0,136 7 0,116 0 0,120 4 0,128 6
14 0,169 9 0,174 7 0,347 6 0,168 1 0,172 5 0,169 9 0,141 0 0,146 8 0,155 8
15 0,197 3 0,202 0 0,368 1 0,197 2 0,201 5 0,185 5 0,164 9 0,172 6 0,180 9
16 0,229 2 0,233 8 0,394 5 0,226 2 0,231 9 0,218 8 0,194 4 0,202 5 0,210 0
17 0,258 4 0,262 9 0,411 4 0,258 3 0,264 2 0,250 0 0,224 6 0,232 4 0,239 8
18 0,293 1 0,297 3 0,440 6 0,292 3 0,298 3 0,287 1 0,263 2 0,270 7 0,275 9
19 0,330 3 0,334 5 0,467 5 0,333 7 0,340 0 0,330 1 0,302 4 0,311 8 0,313 8
20 0,370 2 0,374 0 0,498 9 0,369 6 0,375 7 0,351 6 0,343 9 0,351 4 0,356 9
21 0,412 2 0,415 8 0,530 6 0,414 7 0,421 6 0,406 3 0,386 0 0,395 3 0,399 4
22 0,460 1 0,463 6 0,585 9 0,448 1 0,456 1 0,447 3 0,434 9 0,441 9 0,444 7
23 0,502 7 0,505 7 0,616 4 0,500 6 0,509 1 0,496 1 0,480 4 0,488 5 0,493 3
24 0,551 8 0,554 7 0,658 3 0,546 4 0,552 0 0,543 0 0,533 3 0,540 0 0,544 8
25 0,604 9 0,607 4 0,689 4 0,597 7 0,603 7 0,599 6 0,585 0 0,590 8 0,595 3
26 0,661 1 0,663 5 0,735 9 0,652 0 0,656 4 0,650 4 0,634 5 0,639 5 0,640 1
27 0,713 7 0,715 8 0,761 4 0,705 8 0,711 5 0,707 0 0,690 7 0,697 3 0,697 3
28 0,775 6 0,777 6 0,817 0 0,766 4 0,770 3 0,761 7 0,757 2 0,761 3 0,762 2
29 0,832 1 0,833 2 0,876 2 0,819 5 0,822 3 0,818 4 0,825 5 0,826 7 0,829 5
30 0,885 2 0,886 0 0,914 5 0,880 1 0,885 8 0,882 8 0,885 7 0,888 0 0,885 2
31 0,951 5 0,951 9 0,970 4 0,949 3 0,951 5 0,951 2 0,943 7 0,944 3 0,943 5
32 1,000 0 1,000 0 1,000 0 1,000 0 1,
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