A method of printing an image of a uniform patch, the uniform patch having an appearance of a uniform halftone, the uniform patch having at least a first region and a second region, wherein the first region comprises a first relative proportion of spots of a first size and spots of a second size, and the second region comprises a second relative proportion of spots of the first size and spots of the second size, the method comprising:
- using switch data associated with a hidden image to distinguish between the first region and the second region;
- the switch data causing modulation of one of amplitude or frequency of spots in print data associated with at least one region.