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Reason for always using 6500k Monitor Settings?
Well I barely survived the colorbar thread I started, lots of great feedback. And this may seem like a lame question, but since buying my new NTSC monitor the other day I am simply re-visiting some FCP and RGB and color issues. This is neither, but something I am curious about.
Don’t remember the source of the quote:
“The broadcast standard is a white point of 6500K. Most television sets, in an effort to produce a brighter picture, use a white point of 9300K or higher, making the image brighter, but also much bluer. If
your video monitor has selectable white point, choose 6500K. If your monitor does not, be aware of the color shifts caused by the different white point.”Most monitors come with the ability to select between at least 2 color temperatures you want to view them at. My new JVC TM-H150C, like many offer 6500k and 9300k. Also most computer monitor gives you tons of choices and custom settings as well. Most people that do photo and video work all agree that the common/correct/standard setting is 6500k, and that is what I have been doing for years.
I never gave it much thought but since a lot of our work for video and DVD’s, is created using this “broadcast standard” color temperature of 6500k for our baseline, and as stated in the quote above, most standard home Televisions sets are around or over 9000k, is this not a big mismatch to begin with? So, why has the recommended setting for our “creation” monitors always been 6500k? I’m sure there is a logical reason to it all, maybe not, just curious. Thanks.
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