Presentation-based quality determination
A solution for evaluating a printing configuration for an electronic document in which one or more presentation attributes of a physical reproduction (e.g., a printed copy) of the electronic document are considered. A perceived quality of the physical reproduction of the electronic document can be determined using a set of properties of the electronic document and the one or more presentation attributes. The perceived quality can be utilized in various ways as part of a printing process.
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
determining, by a computer system including at least one computing device, a set of physical object properties based on an electronic document and a set of reproduction attributes, wherein the electronic document includes data for use in creating a physical object, and wherein the set of reproduction attributes correspond to at least one of: a material; processing; or a machine, identified for use in creating the physical object based on the electronic document;
obtaining, on the computer system, at least one presentation attribute for the physical object, wherein the at least one presentation attribute corresponds to an intended manner of presenting the physical object to an observer;
determining, by the computer system, a perceived quality for the physical object in response to obtaining the at least one presentation attribute, wherein the perceived quality determining includes the computer system analyzing an ability of the observer to distinguish a plurality of features present in the physical object when presented in the intended manner based on the set of physical object properties and the at least one presentation attribute; and
initiating, by the computer system, at least one action based on the perceived quality.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising determining, by the computer system, a set of electronic document properties corresponding to the electronic document in response to the receiving, wherein the perceived quality determining is further based on the set of electronic document properties.
3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising determining, by the computer system, one of a plurality of possible formats for the electronic document, wherein the set of electronic document properties determining is performed by a format-specific agent corresponding to the one of the plurality of possible formats.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the set of reproduction attributes is included in the electronic document.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining at least one presentation attribute includes using at least one presentation attribute defined by a selected intended use for the physical object.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the perceived quality determining includes:
adjusting at least one of the set of physical object properties based on the at least one presentation attribute; and
analyzing the adjusted set of physical object properties to determine the perceived quality.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the perceived quality determining includes calculating a value for the perceived quality using a weighted formula combining evaluations of each of a plurality of presentation attributes.
8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a print request, wherein the computer system determines the set of physical object properties and the set of reproduction attributes in response to the print request.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the at least one action includes providing a set of adjustment options for presentation to a user in response to the perceived quality being potentially unacceptable, wherein the set of adjustment options correspond to at least one of: the material; the processing; or the machine, identified for use in creating the physical object.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the physical object is a three-dimensional object, and wherein the machine is one of: a carving machine or a three-dimensional printing machine.
11. A system comprising:
a computer system including:
a processing component; and
a storage component operatively connected to the processing component, wherein the storage component includes an analysis program stored thereon, wherein the analysis program enables the computer system to implement a method comprising:
determining a set of physical object properties based on an electronic document and a set of reproduction attributes, wherein the electronic document includes data for use in creating a physical object, and wherein the set of reproduction attributes correspond to at least one of: a material; processing; or a machine, identified for use in creating the physical object based on the electronic document;
obtaining at least one presentation attribute for the physical object, wherein the at least one presentation attribute corresponds to an intended manner of presenting the physical object to an observer;
determining a perceived quality for the physical object in response to obtaining the at least one presentation attribute, wherein the perceived quality determining includes the computer system analyzing an ability of the observer to distinguish a plurality of features present in the physical object when presented in the intended manner based on the set of physical object properties and the at least one presentation attribute; and
initiating at least one action based on the perceived quality.
12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the analysis program includes a format-specific agent for each of a plurality of possible formats for the electronic document, wherein the method further includes determining a set of electronic document properties corresponding to the electronic document using the format-specific agent for a format of the electronic document, wherein the perceived quality determining is further based on the set of electronic document properties.
13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the obtaining at least one presentation attribute includes using the at least one presentation attribute defined by a selected intended use for the physical object.
14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the perceived quality determining includes:
adjusting at least one of the set of physical object properties based on the at least one presentation attribute; and
analyzing the adjusted set of physical object properties to determine the perceived quality.
15. The system of claim 11 , wherein the perceived quality determining includes calculating a value for the perceived quality using a weighted formula combining evaluations of each of a plurality of presentation attributes.
16. The system of claim 11 , further comprising receiving a print request, wherein the computer system determines the set of physical object properties and the set of reproduction attributes in response to the print request.
17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the at least one action includes providing a set of adjustment options for presentation to a user in response to the perceived quality being potentially unacceptable, wherein the set of adjustment options correspond to at least one of: the material; the processing; or the machine, identified for use in creating the physical object.
18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the physical object is a three-dimensional object, the system further comprising the machine, wherein the machine is one of: a carving machine or a three-dimensional printing machine.
19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the physical object comprises a printed copy of the electronic document, the system further comprising the machine, wherein the machine is a printer.
20. A computer program comprising program code stored on at least one non-transitory computer-readable medium, which when executed, enables a computer system to implement a method comprising:
determining a set of physical object properties based on an electronic document and a set of reproduction attributes, wherein the electronic document includes data for use in creating a physical object, and wherein the set of reproduction attributes correspond to at least one of: a material; processing; or a machine, identified for use in creating the physical object based on the electronic document;
obtaining at least one presentation attribute for the physical object, wherein the at least one presentation attribute corresponds to an intended manner of presenting the physical object to an observer;
determining a perceived quality for the physical object in response to obtaining the at least one presentation attribute, wherein the perceived quality determining includes the computer system analyzing an ability of the observer to distinguish a plurality of features present in the physical object when presented in the intended manner based on the set of physical object properties and the at least one presentation attribute; and
initiating at least one action based on the perceived quality.