Re: Best proofing light

Subject: Re: Best proofing light
From: bruce fraser <email@hidden>
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:33:28 -0800

At 10:44 PM -0500 2/21/04, davetu wrote:

So, do I use GTI fluorescent which have spikes? I did get some Ott tubes, however they are bluer than I would like. Ott also makes some spiral compact fluorescent which Ott says are warmer. Or I can go with 4- 4700 Solux lamps (50 wt 37 degree). However I hear they are actually warmer than 4700 and maybe they don't hold their color long.

There's a little fall-off towards the edges of the cone, maybe 300K or so, but if you arrange the lamps so that they overlap, it shouldn't be a problem. I haven't seen any issues with the lamps failing to maintain their color with aging-they're certainly better than fluorescents in that regard. I've been using them heavily for a couple years now, and the color stays pretty consistent if the EyeOne is to be believed.

How dark should the room be considering the luminance of my monitor?

Somewhere around 32 lux ambient should be pretty good.

Bruce
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