Re: not quite neutral grays
Re: not quite neutral grays
- Subject: Re: not quite neutral grays
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 12:41:37 -0500
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By 'Dead-nuts neutral" I meant that the neutrals measured with a* and
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b* values within 0.1 of 0, so the point of view was that of the
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Spectroscan.
OK. You meant 'measured neutrality'. So it's neutral relative to D50/2.
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Basically, we adapt to paper white and judge all other colors in that
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context.
Can't argue with that. However I'm grateful for reminding me.
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My experience has been that a really neutral neutral from,
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for example, the Fuji Pictrography, looks yellow, while a neutral
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that measures a little cold looks OK.
Oh? You mean a measured D50/2 gray sample off a Fuji Pictrography (nice
printer btw, don't you think?) looks yellow? Because the base is slightly on
the bluish side?
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Gretag software offers an option called Paper Gray Axis, that biases
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the neutrals relative to the paper color.
So that option makes the gray axis not neutral relative to D50/2 but
relative to the particular shade of the paper you say? Only works with
Perceptiual Intent, I hear.
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I find it very useful...
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Bruce
Regards,
Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
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