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of images printed, the type of substrate (paper) being used, the viewing
environment that prints are seen in, the kind of application or use that prints are
meant for, and even who is doing the viewing, their psychological state, and
eventually personal preferences.
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Having said all that, we can provide a rough indication of observer preference for
a particular test image printed with the Z3100 on HP Hahnemühle Smooth Fine Art
paper. Obviously this can only be taken as indicating a trend for a particular
image, paper, and group of observers. As always, your mileage can vary. The
figure below illustrates the test image, made available on the internet by well-
known
photographer
and
color
management
guru
Bill
Atkinson
(http://www.billatkinson.com/). As specifically established by Bill Atkinson in his
web site: "These files are offered in the spirit of one artist sharing brushes with
other artists. I hope you find them useful, but please understand that they come
with no support whatsoever. If you need help, ask a friend"
Figure: Bill Atkinson's test image used for a perceptual print quality test (this is a reduced size
version, and converted from the original CIELAB color space to sRGB)
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 Or as the ancient Romans would have it: De gustibus et coloribus non disputandum est! [One cannot 
argue about colors and tastes].  

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