Re: 5-6000 K
Re: 5-6000 K
- Subject: Re: 5-6000 K
- From: Scott Martin <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 10:09:18 -0500
Hmmmmmm . . . - sounds like theology to me. What if I don't put any proof in the lightbox, but simply look at the neutral gray walls? It still takes about 6000K from the monitor to get gray to match gray.
Since we are talking about a white point color temperature it's appropriate to use a white piece of paper. This is what I call the display calibration litmus test. When a display is well calibrated it's whites should match paper white in terms of color and luminosity.
Of course, the distinctions between different natural-white and bright-white papers becomes important for the discerning user. Users that always print on one type of paper can use it for this litmus test. Other users should use a bright white piece of paper and either tackle soft proofing to simulate paper white differences or ignore these differences (which can fairly small).
In either case the Kelvin scale is pretty crude and rarely provides the control necessary for an excellent paper white match. Geeking around with the CIE x and y coordinates can do the trick. Color Eyes Display gives you the best control over paper white color with it's manual white point adjustment tool. Anyone who is frustrated with a poor paper white match should try using this feature. Scott Martin www.on-sight.com
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