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BS ISO 446:2004

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Micrographics. ISO character and ISO test chart No 1. Description and use
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

28-04-2006

Foreword
Introduction
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Description and use of the ISO character
  4.1 Description
  4.2 Use
5 Production of ISO test chart No. 1
  5.1 Base
  5.2 Test chart lay-out
  5.3 Density-measuring areas
  5.4 Identification
  5.5 Certification of ISO No. 1 test charts
6 Procedure for using ISO test chart No. 1
  6.1 Method
  6.2 Density of the film
  6.3 Legibility control

Specifies the characteristics of the black and white ISO character and of the ISO test chart No. 1, as well as their use.

This International Standard specifies the characteristics of the black and white ISO character and of the ISO test chart No. 1, as well as their use.

It applies to the quality control of the microimages produced with a given micrographic system and the assessment of the potential legibility of the documents recorded using that system.

Committee
IDT/1
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 4189(1967). (04/2006)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
16
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
ISO 446:2004 Identical

04/30080677 DC : DRAFT JUL 2004 BS 6660-1 - GUIDE TO SETTING UP AND MAINTAINING MICROGRAPHICS AND ELECTRONIC IMAGING UNITS - PART 1: MICROGRAPHICS

ISO 6196-5:1987 Micrographics — Vocabulary — Part 5: Quality of images, legibility, inspection
ISO 2471:2008 Paper and board — Determination of opacity (paper backing) — Diffuse reflectance method
ISO 6196-3:1997 Micrographics — Vocabulary — Part 3: Film processing
ISO 3:1973 Preferred numbers Series of preferred numbers
ISO 6196-2:1993 Micrographics Vocabulary Part 2: Image positions and methods of recording
ISO 6200:1999 Micrographics — First generation silver-gelatin microforms of source documents — Density specifications and method of measurement
ISO 6196-6:1992 Micrographics — Vocabulary — Part 6: Equipment
ISO 6196-4:1998 Micrographics Vocabulary Part 4: Materials and packaging
ISO 5-4:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 4: Geometric conditions for reflection density
ISO 5-3:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 3: Spectral conditions
ISO 6196-1:1993 Micrographics Vocabulary Part 1: General terms
ISO 5-2:2009 Photography and graphic technology Density measurements Part 2: Geometric conditions for transmittance density

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