The Challenges in Modeling Image Quality in Digital Printing

This study is a part of research which aims to develop a model for the visual quality of digitally printed photographs from the paper standpoint. The ongoing research has brought up many challenges in finding a universal model, such as the differences between printing methods, the contribution of paper structures and the role of image content. In this paper, the challenges are approached by analyzing the need for discrete quality models for different printing methods, papers of different quality level, and different types of image content.