Automated Inspection Of A Printed Image

Print system, comprising

• a print assembly,
• an image processor arranged to convert an input image to a raster image for the print assembly and to convert the raster image to a reference image,
• an in-line image capture assembly that is arranged to capture an image of printed medium so as to provide a target image at a lower resolution than the printed image, and
• a processing unit arranged to compare a target image with a reference image.

A computer readable medium comprising instructions for instructing a print system to perform an automated inspection method for detecting a defect in a printed image, said method comprising

• processing a raster image,
• sending the raster image to a print process,
• printing a printed image corresponding to the raster image onto a medium,
• capturing a target image from at least a part of the printed image at a lower resolution than the printed image,
• converting at least a part of the raster image to a reference image, and
• comparing the reference image to the target image.