ISO DIS 9241-306(E):2017

170525, page AE+.HTM; the URL is:
http://standards.iso.org/iso/9241/306/ed-2/AE+.HTM

Ergonomics of human-system interaction -
Part 306: Field assessment methods for electronic visual displays

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Six separate test charts are in folders AE06 to AE59
with test elements of ISO 9241-306, ISO/IEC 15775, ISO TR 24705, ISO/IEC TR 19797, and DIN 33872-1 to -6, see for example http://www.ps.bam.de/33872.

Test elements are for example Siemens-stars, Landolt-rings, line screens,
5, 9 and 16 step colour scales, and the device (index dd) or elementary (index de) hue output for eight contrast steps CY1 to CY8 (with eight different gamma values).

For more information see Annex D (informative) of ISO DIS 9241-306(E):2017
and the former test charts of ISO 9241-306(E):2008 at the URL http://www.ps.bam.de/9241E.

Abbreviations used in the following text
1MR = 1-Minus-Relation: Transfer of colour data cmyk and w=1-k to colour data rgb and vice versa. This transfer is defined by the mostly identical programming languages PS (PostScript) and PDF (Portable Document) of Adobe, see also ISO TC 171 "Document Management". Examples are the three equations:
r = 1 - c, g = 1 - m, and b = 1 - y.

DEH = Device to Elementary Hue: Transfer of the device-dependent rgb(dd) data to the device-independent elementary rgb(de) data for the output of elementary colours. The elementary colours are defined by visual criteria, for example elementary Red Re is neither yellowish nor bluish. DDH mean no transfer.

CYi (i=1 to 8) = 8 contrast steps: The ratio of the CIE tristimulus values of White W and Black N Y(W) : Y(N) varies between CY(8) = 288:1 and CY(1) = 2,25:1 in the output.

Test charts AE06 and AE09 according to ISO 9241-306:2008; achromatic test chart N
AE06: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
AE09: Transfers: 1MR, DDH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.

Test charts AE16 to AE19 according to test chart 4 of ISO/IEC 15775; chromatic test chart RGB
AE16: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
AE17: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); with image graphics.

AE18: Transfers: 1MR, DDH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); with image graphics.
AE19: Transfers: 1MR, DDH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.

Test charts AE26 to AE29 according to test chart 2 of ISO/IEC 15775; chromatic test chart CMYK
AE26: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
AE27: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); with image graphics.

AE28: Transfers: 1MR, DDH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); with image graphics.
AE29: Transfers: 1MR, DDH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.

Test charts AE36 and AE39 similar to test chart 1 of DIN 33872-5; 20 step elementary hue circle
AE36: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
AE39: Transfers: 1MR, DDH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.

Test charts AE46 and AE49 with 9x9 colours similar to test chart 1 of DIN 33872-6;
9x9x9 colours, 3 hue planes, 2 grey scales, 1080 colours
AE46: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
AE49: Transfers: 1MR, DDH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.

Test charts AE56 and AE59 with 9x9 colours similar to test chart 1 of DIN 33872-6;
9x9 colours, 12 hue planes, 2 grey scales, 1080 colours
AE56: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
AE59: Transfers: 1MR, DDH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.

Test chart AE06 according to ISO 9241-306:2008; achromatic test chart N.
AE06: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8)
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
Example file for eight contrast steps with questions about output properties (24 pages, 2,2 MB) AE06/AE06F0PX.PDF.

Reproduction of the first page which uses the transfers 1MR and DEH.

Test chart AE17 according to test chart 4 of ISO/IEC 15775; chromatic test chart RGB.
AE17: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); with image graphics.
Example file for eight contrast steps (8 pages, 14 MB) AE17/AE17F0P0.PDF.

Reproduction of the first page which uses the transfers 1MR and DEH.

Test chart AE18 according to test chart 4 of ISO/IEC 15775; chromatic test chart RGB.
AE18: Transfers: 1MR, DDH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); with image graphics.
Example file for eight contrast steps (8 pages, 14 MB) AE18/AE18F0P0.PDF.

Reproduction of the first page which uses only the transfer 1MR.

Test chart AE27 according to test chart 2 of ISO/IEC 15775; chromatic test chart CMYK.
AE27: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); with image graphics.
Example file for eight contrast steps (8 pages, 14 MB) AE27/AE27F0P0.PDF.

Reproduction of the first page which uses the transfers 1MR and DEH.

Test chart AE36 similar to test chart 1 of DIN 33872-5;
20 step elementary hue circle.
AE36: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
Example file for eight contrast steps (8 pages, 300 KB) AE36/AE36F0P0.PDF.

Reproduction of the first page which uses the transfers 1MR and DEH.

Test chart AE46 with 9x9 colours similar to test chart 1 of DIN 33872-6;
9x9x9 colours, 3 hue planes, 2 grey scales, 1080 colours.
AE46: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
Example file for eight contrast steps (8 pages, 900 KB) AE46/AE46F0P0.PDF.

Reproduction of the first original page of the PS file which uses the three PS operators "rgb setrgbcolor, cmyk setcmykcolor, and w setgray".

Remarks: There are computer operating systems and there is software which produces for the output on displays the same colours for the inner and the outer rectangles as seen in the following figure. According to the informative Annex D of ISO DIS 9241-306:2017 this is the option 1MR. The options 1MR and DEH may be important for many ergonomic display applications.

The reproduction of the first page applies the transfers 1MR and DEH. A "PostScript Frame File (PSFF)" realizes both transfers. The PSFF transfers the data of the two PS-operators "cmyk setcmykcolor and w setgray" to "rgb setrgbcolor". In addition the rgb(dd) data are transferred to the rgb(de) data for the device data of the standard device sRGB according to IEC 61966-2-1.

Test chart AE56 with 9x9 colours similar to test chart 1 of DIN 33872-6;
9x9 colours, 12 hue planes, 2 grey scales, 1080 colours.
AE56: Transfers: 1MR, DEH, and 8 contrast steps CYi (i=1 to 8).
Application in files F0(P0/PX/N0/NX); without image graphics.
Example file for eight contrast steps (8 pages, 900 KB) AE56/AE56F0P0.PDF.

Reproduction of the first page which uses the transfers 1MR and DEH.

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see AE in English, or AG in German, or AF in French.

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