Doug Peterson

Standards and Guideline Development

Standards are the shared language that allow different companies and individuals to communicate about their image quality in a consistent manner. I’m passionate about the fair and useful development of these standards.

• ISO TC42 Committee Member: Actively participated in developing international standards for heritage digitization image quality requirements.

• OpenQualia Founder: Created and led a working group focused on standardizing image quality reporting formats, enabling better communication across the imaging industry.

• CRISP Standard (prepublication): Working with an engineering consulting firm (name under NDA) I wrote the first draft of a proposed image quality standard called Cutting Record and Imaging Standards and Protocols (CRISP) for the oil and gas industry.

Imaging Targets and Color Profiling

After twenty years I’ve learned a thing or two about the theory and practice of color profiling. My upcoming short course Camera Color Profiles: The Theory, Practice, and Pitfalls with David R Wyble of Avian Rochester, LLC is the most comprehensive treatment of the subject that I’m aware of.

I led the development and productization of several imaging targets and software used to benchmark and/or monitor image quality and create color profiles.

• DT NGT2 Color Quality Target: A professional re-imagining of the prosumer ColorChecker SG made of metal and with cleanable patches

• DT Nexus Transmissive Profiling/Validation Targets: The only modern targets made for camera-based film scanning

• DT Transmissive Object Level Target: A small and thin target made to sit alongside the subject during mass digitization of film

• DT Nexus: Provides 3-channel LUT and 6-channel Matrix profiling for heritage digitization of spectrally challenging materials such as early chromogenic film, sepia-toned photographic prints, and modern fluorescent wide-gamut paints