Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Hi Gene,

The room I work in has very little lighting and none of it is
fluorescent. Is there such a thing as daylight incandescent bulbs?

Thanks for the lighting suggestions.

Pierre

--- In colorvision_group@...m, Eugene Coggins
<elcoggins@...> wrote:
>
> >Hello all,
> >
> >I have just calibrated my monitor for the first time with this new
> >hardware.
> >
> >The help states that 2.2 Gamma 6500K seems to be the most frequently
> >used target.
> >
> >I do have questions about the monitor target temperature that I cannot
> >seem to answer using the provided documentation.
> >
> >How does the target temperature relate to the lighting conditions of
> >the room you work in?
> >
> >6500K usually represents outside afternoon lighting conditions so a
> >fair amount of light in the room I would think.
> 
> 5200°K is more close to natural sunlight. 
> Therefore, I would suggest that you standardize 
> on 5000°K. and 2.2 Gamma. 6500°K is too blue.
> 
> >
> >If all I have is incandescent lights far away in the room or I turn on
> >a low powered halogen light that bounces off the ceiling and only a
> >small amount reaches the work areas, what kind of target would be
> >better suited?
> 
> 
> You can buy 5000°K fluorescent tubes and daylight 
> fluorescent replacement "bulbs"  at stores such 
> as Home Depot. All the lighting in my studio 
> where I do my color matching of prints is 5000°K.
> 
> The color temperature in which you do your work 
> is extremely important. Once you decide on a 
> color temperature, take a photo that contains red 
> and observe it under say a 5000° K light. Then 
> look at it under a lamp that has an ordinary 
> incandescent bulb. You will see a tremendous 
> difference.
> 
> And just as important, don't forget when you are 
> working with color to set the background of your 
> monitor to medium gray.
> 
> Gene
>