Abstract
A photoelectric scanning instrument is described which gives granularity values in terms that can be converted into the graininess values that would be obtained by an observer viewing a magnified image of the sample under standard conditions. The procedure is to determine the critical scanning aperture that results in a signal corresponding to the threshold-gradient sensitivity of the eye for the density of the sample. The techniques for making two types of routine graininess measurements are described in detail. Class I measurements give the graininess of samples at a density of 0.8. Class II measurements give granularity numbers that indicate the relative graininess to be expected of matched prints made from the negatives.
© 1957 Optical Society of America
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