Color-Order Systems

Carl E. Foss

The straightforward approach to any color problem requires consideration of the properties of illumination, the object, and the receptor. Ordinarily the receptor is the eye but in motion picture photography an intermediate step, the translation of the scene in front of the camera into a scene for presentation to the eye, is required. Since a successful final result from a color standpoint is a complex combination of many factors, color-reference points in the various stages of production are very welcome. — Many kinds of color-reference material are available and a careful appraisal will develop three points of difference. — One group includes collections of samples which illustrate the color gamut of colorants in prescribed mixtures, another group includes samples illustrating systems derived from color-mixture data, and a third group includes samples that illustrate systems that deal with various aspects of visual color space.

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Published
1949-02
Content type
Original Research
DOI
10.5594/J12550