Color Management - Critical in Production Workflow
A transmissive object, such as film, does about the same thing. However, rather than reflecting the light, the film absorbs part of the light spectrum and transmits the color we see. And you guessed it: An emissive object, such as your computer monitor's light, works in a similar manner. There are as many different colors as there are different object surfaces. The light wavelength patterns, which reflect, transmit or emit light from an object, are the object's spectral data —the color's fingerprint. The spectral data is a measurement of this fingerprint. Propeller heads use instruments called spectrophotometers to measure and plot the color's spectral curve. And if you can measure color you can control color—well, come to terms with color, anyway.
- People:
- Glenn Martin
- Prentice Hall
- Places:
- Reno, NV