BS ISO 11698-1-2000 PDF

Full title and description

BS ISO 11698-1:2000 — Micrographics. Methods of measuring image quality produced by aperture card scanners — Part 1: Characteristics of the test images. This publication is the British adoption of ISO 11698-1:2000 and specifies the design and characteristics of the test images used to evaluate aperture-card scanner performance and image quality.

Abstract

Part 1 of ISO 11698 defines the characteristics of standard test images (test charts, patterns and reference targets) intended for use when measuring and assessing the image quality produced by aperture-card scanners. These images are intended to provide reproducible, comparable inputs for laboratory and production quality checks; Part 2 of the series covers criteria and control methods that use these test images.

General information

• Status: Published / Confirmed (international standard; adopted as a British Standard identical to the ISO text).
• Publication date: ISO edition published August 2000 (ISO 11698-1:2000); British adoption published 15 February 2001 (BS ISO 11698-1:2000).
• Publisher: International Organization for Standardization (original); British Standards Institution (BSI) for the BS reproduction/adoption.
• ICS / categories: 37.080 — Document imaging applications / micrographics.
• Edition / version: Edition 1 (2000).
• Number of pages: ISO: 10 pages (original ISO edition); BSI publication: 18 pages (BS formatted reproduction).

Publication and status details above are taken from the ISO bibliographic entry for ISO 11698-1:2000 and the BSI/BS-identical publication records.

Scope

This part specifies the form, layout and measurable characteristics of the test images (including resolution patterns, gray-scale/density patches, registration and geometry features, and other control targets) that are to be used when measuring image quality from aperture-card scanners. It defines the test-image elements so that results from different scanners and test laboratories are comparable and reproducible; procedures for applying these images to quality checks are given in Part 2.

Key topics and requirements

• Definition of standard test-image elements: resolution patterns, line-pair targets, slanted-edge or geometry targets, and density/gray-scale patches.
• Specification of image size, placement and registration marks for aperture-card layouts.
• Guidance on materials and appearance (film/media) for consistent reproduction of test images.
• Parameters intended for measurement: sharpness/resolution, modulation/contrast, tonal/density response, registration/geometric fidelity and defects detection.
• Intended use of the test images as inputs for quality criteria and control procedures (covered in ISO 11698-2).

Typical use and users

Archivists and records-management professionals, micrographics laboratories, manufacturers and testers of aperture-card scanners, QA and calibration laboratories, and organisations performing digitisation or reprographic projects use this standard to generate repeatable test conditions for evaluating scanner performance and image quality. It is used both in acceptance testing of equipment and in ongoing quality-control programs.

Related standards

ISO 11698-2:2000 (Quality criteria and control) — the complementary part that specifies how to use the test images defined in Part 1 for quality checks and acceptance criteria. Other related micrographics and imaging standards (vocabulary, microcopying and drawing microcopy requirements) are frequently referenced when implementing comprehensive test and QA programmes.

Keywords

Micrographics, aperture card, aperture-card scanner, image quality, test image, test chart, resolution, density, tonal response, registration, BSI adoption, ISO 11698.

FAQ

Q: What is this standard?

A: BS ISO 11698-1:2000 is the British-adopted, identical publication of ISO 11698-1:2000. It defines the characteristics of standard test images used to measure image quality from aperture-card scanners.

Q: What does it cover?

A: It covers the form, layout and measurable characteristics of test images (charts and targets) such as resolution patterns, gray-scale/density patches and registration marks that are used to evaluate scanner output. The procedures that use those images to assess quality are covered in Part 2.

Q: Who typically uses it?

A: Manufacturers and testers of aperture-card scanners, digitisation and reprographics services, archives and records-management organisations, and calibration/QA laboratories performing acceptance and routine quality-control testing.

Q: Is it current or superseded?

A: The ISO bibliographic record shows ISO 11698-1:2000 as published in 2000 and that the standard has been reviewed and confirmed (i.e., remains current) in systematic reviews up to and including the 2022 confirmation. The British adoption (BS ISO 11698-1:2000) was published by BSI in February 2001.

Q: Is it part of a series?

A: Yes — it is Part 1 of ISO 11698. Part 2 (ISO 11698-2:2000) defines quality criteria and control methods that make use of the test images defined in Part 1.

Q: What are the key keywords?

A: Aperture card, micrographics, test image, test chart, scanner performance, resolution, density, registration, image quality, ISO 11698.