Systems and methods for determining printing conditions based on samples of images printed by shuttle-based printers

A method performed by a system operative to determine a condition of an image printed by a shuttle-based printer, the method comprising:

• printing an image with a printer carriage that moves bidirectionally to print a plurality of portions of the image that collectively form the image on a plurality of respective sections of a medium thereby providing a plurality of printed sections each having a size defined by at least a step size taken by the shuttle-based printer to advance the medium in a downstream direction perpendicular to the bidirectional movement of the printer carriage;
• scanning a printed section of the plurality of printed sections to capture a sample image of the printed section, the sample image being captured by using an imager located downstream of the printer carriage and moving in a direction perpendicular to the downstream direction;
• and
• inspecting the sample image to determine a value indicative of a condition related to the printed section.