(6) UCR (Under Color Removal)
Principle
Getting the right colors using YMC toner addition does not always work
perfectly. For example, if for each color (YMC) the same quantity of toner is
put on the paper, ideally the image should become black, but in reality it
becomes a dark color, such as dark blue.
To compensate for this, an equal portion of the common ID value for each
color is subtracted. This reduces the amount of color toner on the paper, and
a proportional amount of black toner is added. This process is known as
UCR.
The UCR ratio is the percentage of the common ID value for YMC that is
subtracted and converted to Black. In the above example, where the UCR
ratio is 100%; the entire common ID value is subtracted from Y, M, and C,
and converted to Bk.
In actual use, the UCR ratio depends on the color mode and the image
density. For example, when the UCR ratio is 95%, 95% of the entire
common ID value is subtracted from Y, M, and C, and converted to Bk.
Fig. 7
IMAGE PROCESSING
A166/A187/A189 2-54 SM
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