Re: DataColor SpyderCube
Re: DataColor SpyderCube
- Subject: Re: DataColor SpyderCube
- From: Andrew Rodney <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 19:29:04 -0600
On Mar 18, 2009, at 7:17 PM, Roger wrote:
Anyone heard about the SpyderCube?
Looks interesting. Saw the video. The question I'd have is how
spectrally neutral is it? The BabelColor target is just what it says
it is based on the two I measured.
I also disagree with the video where they show White Balancing in LR
using the gray area. Not a good idea, the Adobe team recommends using
a non specular white for WB considering the data Ddstribution of
linear encoded Raw data.
Lastly, while I see such tools being really useful for JPEG capture,
less necessary for Raw. Sure, you can speed up the WB process when no
such white exists in the original. But I've never had an issue
producing a preferable balance when such a target isn't in the scene.
And when they are, I usually find the WB too cool for my tastes and
end up altering the tint or temp slider a tad. Then just copy and
paste the metadata to other similar images.
The BabelColor tile is ideal for targeting the ideal "Expose to the
Right" evaluation since its so very white (L value of 99 is no
exaggeration). Its also a lot easier to carry around. I
Andrew Rodney
http://www.digitaldog.net/
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