REQUEST FOR COMMENTS ON ATTACHED DRAFT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES FOR A COLOR CONTROL CELL

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8 September 1970
HD(ORANDU4 FOR: Chief, Applied Photo-science Division, TSG
SUBJECT Request for Comments on Attached Draft Development
Objectives for a Color Control Cell
1. In April 1970 we forwarded two contractor proposals for a Color
Control Cell. Design Concept to you for your evaluation. You responded
in a timely and thorough manner with memos TSSG/ 'SD/IEB-067-70 and
TSSG/APSD/fEB-01x'-70 .
2, S bseq nt1r, TSG/RED decided to accept neither proposal for
contract and to rewrite our Development Objectives to include not only
Design Concept, but Detailed Design, and Fabrication Consultation. Cost
and work proposals will be requested from an expanded list of contractors,
based on these new Development Objectives.
3. Since any contractual implementation of this effort will require
your suet and assistance, your events and recommendations concern-
ing the attached draft Development Objectives for a Color Control Cell
cited on or before 17 September 1970. The Project Officer
will be available for discussion.
4. It is our intention to solicit contractor proposals during
September-October 1970 and request your assistance in their evaluation
after receipt, in order to select the most capable contractor.
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Chief, Research & Engineering Division, TSG
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FOR: Chief, Advanced Technology Branch, RD/TSG
Color Program Manager
Request for Comte on Attached Draft Development
ObJectives for a Color control cell
1. In April 1970 we forwarded two contractor proposals fora Color
Control Cell Design Concept to you for your evaluation. You responded
TSSG/RFD/AT_70. - , w...,.
2, Subsequently, TSG/RD decided to accept neither proposal for
contract and to rewrite our Development Objectives to include not only
ii Concept, but Retailed Design, and Fabrication Consultation. Cost
and work proposals will be requested from an expanded .'List of contractors,
based on these new Development Objectives.
3. As Coordinator of the Color Program and because any contractual
implementation of this effort will require 4TB support and assistance,
your cents and recommendations concerning the attacoed draft Develop-
ment Objectives for a Color Control Cell are solicited on or before
17 September 19"70, The Project Officer F_ I will be 25X1
available for discussion.
4. It is our intention to solicit contractor proposals during
September-October 1. 970 and request your assistance in their evaluation
after receipt, in order to select the most capable contractor.
Chief, s ems Eesearch Bran
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DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
FOR A COLOR CONTROL CELL
1. INTRODUCTION
These development objectives describe requirements to be met in a
multi-phase project for the development of a Color Control Cell, a facility
which will provide the proper environment in which to carry out photo
interpretation and photo-scientific experiments on a new family of high
resolution, color reconnaissance photography taken at very high altitudes.
2. GENERAL
As one element in a program of related R&D projects--to prepare for
the special problems anticipated with a large increase of high resolution,
color reconnaissance photography--a Color Control Cell will be designed
and built at the Sponsor's facility. Within this standardized, calibrated
"laboratory", we will test and evaluate viewing equipment and conduct
psychophysical experiments to determine the utility of color's hue and
chroma to the search/detection and target identification PI tasks. Although
primarily experimental in nature, the Color Control Cell may evolve into
an operational configuration to directly support the PI and/or carry out
photo-scientific assessments of the color film.
3. BACKGROUND
As a result of great, improvements in the imaging characteristics of
aerial color film in recent months, increasing amounts of such film are
being flown for the assessment of Essential Elements of Information (EEI's)
related to the use of color imagery in military reconnaissance. This
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trend is expected to accelerate in the next several years, as development
continues on presently less-than-optimum copy film for reproduction of
working copies. It is anticipated that product improvement of both original
and copy material L--as well as special unconventional sensor records-.7i
will continue, necessitating a continuing R&D effort in several categories
of color reconnaissance film utilization. A number of initial studies
within our color program have started, covering many research aspects of
color film processing, viewing, measuring, reporting, as well ask. training
of personnel who must exploit color photography for intelligence purposes.
In particular, one task already on contract with a research laboratory
is the development of a standard Color Vocabulary, including the selection
of a Target Signature Color Reference System. The raw data for this
study will be acquired by January 1971 and a Final Task Report is due in
April 1971.
4+. COORDINATION
The contractor selected for the Color Control Cell (CCC) development
shall, under the direction of the Sponsor, thoroughly coordinate his
efforts with these other research studies, and thus, avoid unnecessary
redundancy and rapidly apply valuable research data to his immediate
goals. In like manner, the contractor for the CCC development will be
required to stay cognizant of continuing improvements in the development
of the new high resolution color films, whic h involve unique coating and
arrangement of film layers. Finally, the selected contractor, must be
able to assign, in a timely manner, appropriate personnel with TOP SECRET
clearances to the initial task of surveying the Center's operational and
research components which will be using the Color Control Cell when finally
constructed.
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4. SCOPE
The contractor's effort in the development of the Color Control Cell
shall be scheduled in three phases: (I) Conceptual Study, (II) Detailed
Design, (III) Fabrication Consultation. Specific deliverable items are
required for each phase, as detailed below, including a re-estimate for
each succeeding phase. The Government's evaluation of results and re-
negotiation between phases will require 60 days. Before completing the
Detailed Design, the contractor must apply the results of our Color
Vocabulary Task (due April 1971), especially as they affect the CCC
requirement for color definition techniques (gee Paragraph 5.1.4, below).
5. REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Phase I: Conceptual Study
This phase shall generate a design concept of the general physical
and functional characteristics of the Color Control Cell and equip-
ment therein, leading in a natural manner to the approach to be
taken with Phase II. Phase I shall consider five aspects: Preparation,
Environment, Applications, Color Definition, and Deliverable Items.
5.1.1 Preparation. The selected contractor, with the guidance
of the government Technical Monitor, shall review the other efforts
of the Center's Color Program, study the operations of Center
components which can utilize a Color Control Cell, and survey
pertinent research by other organizations (governmental and private).
5.1.2 Environment. The CCC must be usable to conduct meaningful
experiments to define and develop optimized techniques for inter-
preting and analyzing the new families of color reconnaissance
films. To achieve such purposes, the selected contractor may
determine that illumination (both environmental and instrument)
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should be "modifiable" as to color characteristics. Similarly,
consideration must be given to convertible work space configurations
and surface colors to permit testing of theoretical arrangements.
In studying this, the response Of the human eye and the limits and
types of visual distractions permissable will be considered by
the contractor. However, elaborate experimental construction and
monitoring devices, involving, for example, remote sensing and
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recording equipment, will be avoided. Environmental contro a
F.J1'/1 be limited to luminance and spatial considerations, and not include
such elaborations as atmospheric and audio manipulation.
5.1.3 Applications. In general the potential applications of
the Color Control Cell cover the two broad categories of research
and operational activities. In turn, each of these classifications
should be applied to the Center's photo-interpretation and photo-
scientific functions:
a. Photo-Interpretation.
(1) Human Factors. The contractor shall review current
human factors research and evolve a design concept
for the Color Control Cell consistent with desired human
factors experiments.
(2) Equipment Evaluation. The design concept shall accom-
modate experimentation with existing PI light tables,
microstereoscopes, and projection viewers. Eventually,
the CCC must permit test and evaluation of certain
specialized light tables and rear projection viewers
with light sources capable of chromatic manipulation. Such
instrumentation is either under development or being con-
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sidered for funding under separate efforts. Affecting
the design concept are the relevance and limits of luminance
requirements and magnification while viewing color films,
and the extent to which optics and light sources of viewing
instruments must be modified or newly-developed.
(3) Operational Suitability. The design concept of the
CCC will consider its eventual use to study the effect
of new color films upon phases of PI activities (search/
detection, target identification, detailed analysis) and
target types (e.g., offensive and defensive military,
industrial, electronics, and various geographic areas).
b. Photo-Scientific.
(1) Current. Several components of this Center carry ot
objective and subjective film assessments, which are those
of the photo-scientist, as distinct from those of the photo
interpreter. It may be possible to conduct such evaluations
concurrently (or alternately) within a single cell configura-
tion, or it may be necessary to differentiate between cate-
gories by setting up a second Color Control Cell. The
design concept for the CCC mus
choices and must accommodate expansions of such current
lift a
--Comparative studiesAr t*o different camera systems
or missions.
--Changes in images produced by deviations within a
mission.
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--Performance comparisons between emulsions, lenses,
printers, and processors.
--System and film assessment ad~( resolution,
density, contrast, color balance, color saturation,
exposure, illumination, obliquity, focus, image motion
compensation, astigmatism, chromatic aberration, light
leaks, vibration, contaminated processing solutions,
chemical precipitation, improper light sources, filtra-
tion, magnification.
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t udies preparln optimum density/contrast repro-
ductions.
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--Color separation studies and analysis of the inter-
actions between color film layers.
--Image quality grading studies.
(2) Future. As a special consideration, the selected
contractor shall review and make recommendations as to
the advisability of establishing a specialized production
division which would perform color "measurements" in support
of the PI's, much as an existing Center division does now
for spatial aspects of reconnaissance film imagery. Further-
more, such a facility would not e4 to PI ~J~'"?qu esfi~,
but would also worN 1 photogrammetrists, photo-lab
technicians, graphic arts personnel, etc. Conceptually,
a functional division such as this would require sophisticated
equipment and, in particular, highly skilled personnel with
commensurate training. It is realized that a final
recommendation concerning this potential evolution of the
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first experimental Color Control Cell would depend upon
the experience and information gained from working with
the initial CCC and, therefore, would not be a requirement
under the current contract.
5.1.4 Color Definition.
a. Standards/Coordination. Many authorities and organizations
(e.g., the Inter-Society Color Council, the USA Standards
Institute, the Illuminating Engineering Society) are attacking
the problem of accurately "measuring" or defining "color".
This Center's effort towards a Color Vocabulary is expected
to produce a standard system or "language" by which photo
interpreters can properly identify film image colors. The
selected contractor for the Color Control Cell will be required
to very carefully coordinate with results of this and other
research studies to consider techniques and equipments for
accurate color definition within the CCC.
b. Techniques. Without duplicating the analysis of prior
studies, the CCC contractor will formulate techniques by which
image colors may be effectively differentiated and identified,
in the context of the yet-to-be-established color viewing and
reporting standards. Determination of tolerances to which
color information should be obtained may well depend upon the
optimum method. It is required that consideration be given
to both human visual and photo-electric (machine) techniques,
even though the foregoing CCC design concept emphasizes the
visual effects. Equipment candidates for visual techniques
includ existing PI light tables, microstereoscopes, and
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projection viewers; versions of commercial photo assessment
viewers (
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visual tri-chromatic colorimeter; an existing monoscopic
colorimeter design; and optical techniques of split field and
"flicker", in general. Among the "machine" techniques, the
contractor should consider the utility of existing or concep-
tualized photo-electric colorimeters, densitometers, spectro-
photometers, and spectral radiometers. In this area, also,
coordination with other in-house efforts in this office will
be required. While the selected contractor must consider all
these concepts, he should not be limited to them in developing
the overall design concept.
c. True Color Analysis. This Center has sponsored--and
coordinated with--various efforts to predict true object and
surface colors on the ground, using computer programming to
manipulate known variables, and, thus, enhance the accuracy of
photo interpretations otherwise depending upon color identifi-
cation directly from the film record. Even the best and most
modern photographic films do not reproduce "true!:'
object and ground colors. The selected contractor for the
CCC will be required to investigate these past and current
efforts (with the guidance of this office) for potential appli-
cation to both the analytical and reporting functions of an
operational Color Control Cell. He must, therefore, provide
personnel with appropriate backgrounds to understand and
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conceptually applynthese computer models for true color
identifications,
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5.1.5 Deliverable Items.
a. Final Concept Report. A final report, summarizing technical
activities of Phase I and recommending follow-on action, shall
be delivered to the Contracting Officer approximately four (4+)
months after contract initiation. In addition t*'^?
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structure, surface colors, and illumination requirements 'the
Final Concept Report will contain recommendations for equipment
for the Color Control Cell--including off-shelf items1modi-
fications of standard devices, and completely new instruments
requiring new development.
b. Estimate for Phase II. Accompanying the Final Concept
Report shall be a Work Statement, with Cost and Schedule
estimates for Phase II.
c. Monthly Reports. Each month the contractor will forward
five (5) copies of a report summarizing the previous month's
activities. In format and content, they will correspond to
the DB-1001 specification attached.
5.2 Phase II: Detailed Design
Upon approval of Phase I and notification by the Contracting Officer,
the contractor will commence a Detailed Design of the Color Control
Cell.
5.2.1 Coordination. Initially, the contractor will correlate
the results of his prior studies with those of other on-going color
programs. In particular, the results of the Color Vocabulary Final
Report will be considered.
5.2.2 Deliverable Items. A Final Report, containing a Detailed
Design for the Color Control Cellyshall be delivered approximately
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four (Li) months after initiation of Phase II. It will be supple-
mented by appropriate engineering drawings, material parts lists,
and directions for construction of the CCC at this Center by GSA
personnel. Also to be delivered at this time will be a description
of appropriate advisory duties of the contractor and estimate for
Consultation Services to GSA and this Center during Phase III.
Monthly Progress Reports to the Contracting Officer will continue
throughout Phase II.
5.3 Phase III: Fabrication Consultation
5.3.1 Coordination. This phase shall consist of engineering,
logistics, and other appropriate consultation by the contractor
with components within this Center responsible for the final fabri-
cation of the Color Control Cell.
5.3.2 Deliverable Items. These will consist of the aforementioned
consultation services, continued monthly reports to the Contracting
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Officer, and a Final Summary Report, succinctly the work Accomplished
under all three phases.
6. PROPOSAL FORMAT
All proposals in response to the Development Objectives for the Color
Control Cell must include all of the following information and conform to
the indicated format.
I. TASK ABSTRACT: Contents - Synopsis of task within 12 lines, plus estimated
cost of direct labor, material, overhead, G&A, fee, total.
II. Introduction: Contents - Covering background and task justification
rationale.
III. Technical Discussion. Contents - Detail and subsections as .a function
of the task such that all technical problem areas are adequately treated
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facilitated and (2) the resulting contract can be properly monitored
and results accurately measured.
IV. Work Statement: Contents - This statement should succinctly describe
the individual tasks to be done and should be sufficiently definitive
that one may read this section alone to understand the purpose and
scope of the tasks.
V. Management Plan & Key Personnel. Contents - Provide both a graphical
and textual description of project management, responsibilities)and
resumes of key personnel to be assigned. The contractor must assure
that these key personnel with adequate experience in areas of human
factors, photo interpretation, and color film technology will be
committed to the project for an appropriate percentage and schedule
of their time.
VI. Deliverable Items. Contents - (1) Interim and Final Reports, as
appropriate; (2) Monthly Progress Reports; (3) Fabrication Consultation
Services.
VII. Project Schedule. Contents - Schedule of the project percentage of
completion of performance by months and related schedule of percentage
of project expenditures by month in tabular form.
VIII. Time Bar Chart: Contents - Keyed to the performance and expenditure
schedule, the time bar chart will also provide appropriate milestones
to enable progress monitoring.
IX. Company Experience & Capability: Contents - Specific descriptions of
the contractor's past experience relating to the intended work on
the CCC and other appropriate statements concerning the contractor's
capability in this endeavor. To repeat and emphasize, this should
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adequately cover the fields of human factors, photo interpretation, and
color film technology.
X. Financial Considerations: Contents - Cost details, summary, GFE required,
etc.
7. DOCUMENTATION
Documentation for this contract shall substantially follow the speci-
fications of DB-1001. For this specific project, the contractor shall
provide monthly progress reports throughout all three phases, a Final
Concept Report after Phase I, a Final Detail Design Report after Phase II,
and a Final Summary Report after Phase III.
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DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES FOR A COLOR
CONTROL CELL
1. INTRODUCTION
2. BACKGROUND
3. COORDINATION
4. SCOPE (multi-phase)
5. REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Phase I: Conce2tual Study
5.1.1 Preparation
5.1.2 Environment
5.1.3 Applications
a. PI
(1) Human Factors
(2) Equipment Evaluation
(3) Operational Suitability (PI Phases, etc.)
b. Photo-Scientific
(1) Current
(2) Future
5.1.4 Color Definition
a. Standards/Coordination
b. Techniques
c. True Color Analysis (interact with "Insight" & "Kaleidoscope")
5.1.5 Deliverable Items
a. Final Concept Report (w/Recommendations)
b. Work Statement, Cost & Schedule estimate for Phase II
5.2 Phase II: Detailed Design
5.2.1 Coordination (re schedule start)
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5.2.2 Deliverable Items (v~~C (,ft
a. Engineering Drawings
b. Material/Parts List
c. Construction Directions
d.
Phase, III Consultation Estimate
5.3 Phase III: Fabrication Consultation
5.3.1 Coordination (w/RED, Logistics Branch and GSA)
5.3.2 Deliverable Items (i.e., Services during GSA construction)
6. PROPOSAL FORMAT (expanded)
6.1 Task Abstract
6.2 Introduction
6.3 Technical Discussion
6.4 Work Statement
6.5 Management Plan/Key Personnel (Responsibilities & % of their time)
6.6 Deliverable Items (summary)
6.7 Project Schedule/Percentage Completion, Exper.
6.8 Time Bar Chart
6.9 Company Experience & Capability
6.10 Financial Considerations
7. DOCUMENTATION (requirements)
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DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVES
FOR A COLOR CONTROL CELL
1. INTRODUCTION
These development objectives describe requirements'to be met in a
multi-phase project for the development of a Color Control Cell, a facility
which will provide the proper environment in which to carry out photo
interpretation and photo-scientific experiments on a new family of high
resolution, color reconnaissance photography taken at very high altitudes.
2. GENERAL
As one element in a program of related R&D projects--to prepare for
the special problems anticipated with a large increase of high resolution,
color reconnaissance photography--a Color Control Cell will be designed
and built at,thi-s-Center. Within this standardized, calibrated "laboratory",
we will test and evaluate viewing equipment and conduct psychophysical
experiments to determine the utility of color's hue and chroma to the
search/detection and target identification PI tasks. Although primarily
experimental in nature, the Color Control Cell may evolve into an operational
configuration to directly support the PI and/or carry out photo scientific
assessments of the color film.
BACKGROUND
As a result of great improvements in the imaging characteristics of
aerial color film in recent months, increasing amounts of such film are
being flown for the assessment of Essential Elements of Informaaion (EEI's)
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related to the use of color imagery in military reconnaissance. This
trend is expected to accelerate in the next several years, as development
continues on presently less-than-optimum copy film for reproduction of.
working copies. It is anticipated that product improvement of'both
original and copy material-as well as special unconventional sensor
records- rill continue, necessitating a continuing R&D effort in several
categories of color reconnaissance film utilization. A number of initial
studies within our color program have started, covering many research
aspects of color film processing, viewing, measuring, :readout Ireporting),
as well as, training of personnel who must exploit color photography for
intelligence purposes. In particular, one task already on contract with
a research laboratory is the development of a standard Color Vocabulary,
including the selection of a Target Signature Color Reference System.
The raw data for this study will be acquired by January 1971 and a Final
Task Report is due in April 1971.
4. COORDINATION
The contractor selected for the Color Control Cell (CCC) development
shall1under the direction ofrthisCenter, thoroughly coordinate his efforts
with these other research studies, and thus, avoid unnecessary redundancy,
and rapidly apply valuable research data to his immediate goals. In like
manner, the contractor for the,CCC development will be required to stay
cognizant of continuing improvements in the development of the new high
resolution color films, which involve unique coating and arrangement of
film layers. Finally, the selected contractor, must be able to assign,
in a timely mariner, appropriate personnel with TOP SECRET clearances
to the initial task of surveying the Center's operational and research
components which will be using the Color Control Cell when finally con-
structed.
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4. SCOPE
The contractor's effort in the development of the Color Control Cell
shall be scheduled in three phases: (I) Conceptual Study, (II) Detailed
Design, (III) Fabrication Consultation. Specific deliverable items are
required for each phase, as detailed below, including a re-estimate for
each succeeding phase. The Government's evaluation of results and re-
negotiation between phases will require 60 days. Before completing the
Detailed Design, the contractor must apply the results of our Color
Vocabulary Task (due April 1971), especially as they affect the CCC
requirement for color definition techniques (see Paragraph 5.1.4, below).
5. REQUIREMENTS
5.1 Phase I: Conceptual Study
This phase shall generate a design concept of the general physical
and functional characteristics of the Color Control Cell and equip-
ment therein, leading in a natural manner to the approach to be
taken with Phase II. Phase I shall consider five aspects: Preparation,
Environment, Applications, Color Definition, and Deliverable Items.
5.1.1 'reparation. The selected contractor, with the guidance
of the government Technical Monitor, shall review the other efforts
of the Center's Color Program, study the operations of Center
components which can utilize a Color Control Cell, and survey
pertinent research by other organizations (governmental and private).
5.1.2 Environment. The CCC must be usable to conduct meaningful
experiments to define and develop optimized techniques for inter-
preting and analyzing the new families of color reconnaissance
films. To achieve such purposes, the selected contractor may
determine that illumination (both environmental and instrument)
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should be "modifiable" as to color characteristics. Similarly,
consideration must be given to convertible work space configurations
and surface colors to permit testing of theoretical arrangements.
In studying this, the response of the human eye and the limits and
.types of visual distractions permissable will be considered by
the contractor. However, elaborate experimental construction and
monitoring devices, involving, for example, remote sensing and
recording equipment, will be avoided. Environmental control can
be limited to luminance and spatial considerations, and not include
such elaborations as atmospheric and audio manipulation.
5.1.3 Applications. In general the potential applications of
the Color Control Cell cover the two broad categories of research
and operational activities. In turn, each of these classifications
should be applied to the Center's photo-interpretation and photo-
scientific functions:
a. Photo-Interpretation.
(1) Human Factors. The contractor shall review current
Center human factors research and evolve a design concept
for the Color Control Cell consistent with desired human
factors experiments.
(2) Equipment Evaluation. The design concept shall accom-
modate experimentation with existing PI light tables,
microstereoscopes, and projection viewers. Eventually,
the CCC must permit test and evaluation of certain
specialized light tables and rear projection viewers
with light sources capable of chromatic manipiulation. Such
instrumentation is either under development or being con-
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sidered for funding under separate efforts. Affecting
the design concept are the relevance and limits of luminance
requirements and magnification while viewing color films,
and the extent to which optics and light sources of viewing
instruments must be modified or newly-developed.
(3) Operational Suitability. The design concept of the
CCC will consider its eventual use to study the efflMt
of new color films upon phases of PI activities (search/
detection, target identification, detailed analysis) and
target types (e.g., offensive and defensive military,
industrial, electronics, and various geographic areas).
b. Photo-Scientific.
(1) Current. Several components of this Center carry of
objective and subjective film assessments, which are those
of the photo-scientist, as distinct from those of the photo
interpreter. It may be possible to conduct such evaluations
concurrently (or alternately) within a single cell configura-
tion, or it may be necessary to differentiate between cate-
gories by setting up a second Color Control Cell. The
design concept for the CCC mus
choices and must accommodate expansions of such current
evaluations as:
--Comparative studies between two different camera systems
or missions.
--Changes in images produced by deviations within a
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--Performance comparisons between emulsions, lenses,
printers, and processors.
--System and film assessment of anomalies in resolution,
density, contrast, color balance, color saturation,
exposure, illumination, obliquity, focus, image motion
compensation, astigmatism, chromatic aberration, light
leaks, vibration, contaminated processing solutions,
chemical precipitation, improper light sources, filtra-
tion, magnification.
--Studies in preparing optimum deiisity/contrast repro-
ductions.
--Color separation studies and analysis of the inter-
actions between color film layers.
--Image quality grading studies.
(2) Future. As a special consideration, the selected
contractor shall review and make recommendations as to
the advisability of establishing a specialized production
division which would perform color "measurements" in support
of the PI's, much as an existing Center division does now
for spatial aspects of reconnaissance film imagery. Further-
more, such a facility would not be limited to PI support,
but would also work with photogrammetrists, photo-lab
technicians, graphic arts personnel, etc. Conceptually,
a functional division such as this would require sophisticated
equipment and, in particular, highly skilled personnel with
commensurate training. It is realized that a final
recommendation concerning this potential evolution of the
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first experimental Color Control Cell would depend upon
the experience and information gained from working with
the initial CCC and, therefore, would not be a requirement
under the current contract.
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a. Standards1Coordination. Many authorities and organizations
(e.g., the Inter-Society Color Council, the USA Standards
Institute, the Illuminating Engineering Society) are attacking
the problem of accurately "measuring" or defining "color".
This Center's effort towards a Color Vocabulary is expected
to produce a standard system or "language" by which photo
'interpreters can properly identify film image colors. The
selected contractor for the Color Control Cell will be required
to very carefully coordinate with results of this and other
research studies to consider techniques and equipments for
accurate color definition within the CCC.
b. Techniques. Without duplicating the analysis of prior
studies, the CCC contractor will formulate techniques by which
image colors may be effectively differentiated and identified,
in the context of the yet-to-be-established color viewing and
reporting standards. Determination of tolerances to which
color information should.be obtained may well depend upon the
optimum method. It is required that consideration be given
to both human visual and photo-electric (machine) techniques,
even though the foregoing CCC design concept emphasizes the
visual effects. Equipment candidates for visualitechniques
including existing PI light tables, microstereoscopes, and
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viewers I I a proposed 25X1
visual tri-chromatic colorimeter; an existing monoscopic
.colorimeter design; and optical techniques of split field and
"flicker", in general. Among the "machine" techniques, the
contractor should consider the utility of existing or concep-
tualized photo-electric colorimeters, densitometers, spectro-
photometers, and spectral radiometers. In this area, also,
coordination with other in-house efforts in this office will
be required. While the selected contractor must consider all
these concepts, he should not be limited to them in developing
the overall design concept.
c. True Color Analysis.
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