ISO 12653-1:2000

INTERNATIONAL ISO
STANDARD 12653-1
First edition
2000-12-15
Electronic imaging — Test target for the
black-and-white scanning of office
documents —
Part 1:
Characteristics
Imagerie électronique — Cible d'essai pour le scanning en noir et blanc
des documents de bureau —
Partie 1: Caractéristiques
Reference number
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ISO 2000
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Foreword
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International Standard ISO 12653-1 was prepared by Technical Committee ISO/TC 171, Document imaging
applications, Subcommittee SC 1, Quality.
ISO 12653 consists of the following parts, under the general title Electronic imaging — Test target for the black-
and-white scanning of office documents:
� Part 1: Characteristics
� Part 2: Method of use
Introduction
Simple and reliable means are required for evaluating the quality of output images of office documents that have
been scanned into electronic image management systems using a black-and-white scanner. The test target
specified in this part of ISO 12653 provides system users with a means of evaluating the output quality and of
assessing the capability of a system to produce output of appropriate quality.
Test charts and targets already exist for micrographics and facsimile transmission, but they are specific to these
said fields and do not meet the needs of the users of document scanning systems.
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INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 12653-1:2000(E)
Electronic imaging — Test target for the black-and-white scanning
of office documents —
Part 1:
Characteristics
1 Scope
This part of ISO 12653 specifies a test target for use in assessing the consistency of quality of performance over
time of flat-bed and rotary black-and-white reflection scanners used in electronic image management systems. The
test target is designed:
a) to allow routine checks of the system's performance;
b) to establish the performance limits of the system.
This part of ISO 12653 is applicable to assessing the output quality of black-and-white scanners used for black-
and-white or colour office documents, with or without half-tone or colour.
It is not applicable to colour scanners or scanners used for the scanning of transparent or translucent documents.
NOTE Additional targets for assessing the output quality of black-and-white scanners using continuous tone and colour are
referred to in ISO 12653-2.
2 Normative references
The following normative documents contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of
this part of ISO 12653. For dated references, subsequent amendments to, or revisions of, any of these publications
do not apply. However, parties to agreements based on this part of ISO 12653 are encouraged to investigate the
possibility of
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