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Subject: [OM] Color temperature
From: Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 4 Jun 2004 20:56:57 -0700
I am afraid that is just incomprehensible to me without an explanation. 
Why is the world would you color correct your image on a 6500k monitor 
in order to get what you want in a print viewed under 5000k light?


Winsor
Long Beach, CA
USA
On Jun 4, 2004, at 8:33 PM, Stephen Scharf wrote:

> "-> What is the best environment for color correction?
> You may well find a better color match between your prints at 5000K
> and images viewed on a monitor calibrated to 6500K rather than 5000K.
> GIve it a try. For viewing prints, a good booth is a must. Most come
> with 5000K fluorescent tubes using strange phosphor mixes to produce
> a fairly even spectrum. Something along the lines of a SpectraLight
> that offers D50 tungsten is even better albeit more costly. No matter
> which solution you choose, you want a booth that is dimmable to match
> the brightness of your monitors."


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