Sensitometry Flashcards

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2 scientist introduced sensitometry

A

Hurter

Driffield

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1
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Science of evaluating the perfomance of photographic materials

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Sensitometry

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2
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Requires photographic emulsion be exposed to specified light source

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Sensitometry

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3
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Plot of the density vs. amount of exposure

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Characteristic curve

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4
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Characteristic curve is also called

A

Sensitometric curve
H&D curve
D log E curve

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5
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Exposure is plotted on

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X-axis

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6
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Density is plotted on

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Y-axis

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7
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Curves always assumes some form of

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S or Sigmoid shape

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8
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Basis of sensitometry

A

Density

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9
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Density has a log value of

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0-4

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10
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Density of 1

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10% light transmission

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11
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Density of 2

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1% light transmission

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12
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Density of 3

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0.01% light transmission

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13
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Shaped like a step wedge to produced an exact and regular increase or decrease in exposure

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Aluminum step-wedge / penetrometer

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14
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Prints a pre-exposed negative directly onto the film

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Sensitometer

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15
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Measures the optical density of a portion of an image using a 0-4 scale

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Densitometer

16
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The recorded density of the base and recorded density of the chemical fog

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Basic fog

17
Q

Absorbed longer exposed of film

A

Blue tint

18
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Basic fog value should not exceed

A

0.25

19
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Ponit where the film shows a reaction to expose

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Threshold

20
Q

Area rapidly increasing density

A

Toe

21
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Carries a very large amount of information

A

Straight line portion

22
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Straight line portion parts

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True gamma
Average gradient
Latitude
Speed

23
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Where first reaction to exposure begins to falls off

A

Shoulder

24
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Max density which can be reached on the film

A

Max density

25
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Caused by the silver halide grain not being absorbed

A

Region solarization

26
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Equal to the slope of the straight line portion

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Gamma

27
Q

True value of average contrast available on the film

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Average gradient

28
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Useful exposure range of the film

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Latitude

29
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Range of exposure value drawn from the intercepts of 2 net densities

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Latitude

30
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Latitude is linked to the

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Average gradient

31
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Defined by ANST, exposure required to produce a net densities

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Speed

32
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Means that one film os 100% higher in speed than other (separation of log)

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0.3