Re: Epson Stylus Pro 9600 Extrachrome
Re: Epson Stylus Pro 9600 Extrachrome
- Subject: Re: Epson Stylus Pro 9600 Extrachrome
- From: Steve Upton <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2004 12:44:04 -0800
At 10:23 AM -0800 11/17/04, Graeme Gill wrote:
>Roger Breton wrote:
>>What would you call then a reflective surface that 'disproportionatly' or
>>wildy change its appearance with two different light sources?
>
>I'm not sure anyone has invented a word for that ! It depends of course
>on the nature of the three spectrum involved. I could certainly imagine
>designing three spectrum (the reflective surface and the two light sources)
>such that the color appeared to change radically, even if the two light
>sources appear "white" when viewed directly.
I don't think there is a term for this exactly. I use the terms "gray balance failure" or "color balance failure" when talking about this.
Technically it's not metamerism because there are not two samples. But the physics behind it is the same.
I discuss this a bit more in a ColorNews newsletter article I wrote a while back:
<http://www.chromix.com/colorsmarts/smartNote.cxsa?snid=1029&pid=1.cs111704>
Regards,
Steve
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