Use Color Temperature To Adjust White Point - Barco F50 User Manual

10. Color calibration

10.4 Use color temperature to adjust white point

About
Color temperature refers to the overall color cast of screen images—slightly reddish, slightly bluish, or neutral. It is a characteristic
of visible light. The CIE system characterizes colors by a luminance parameter Y and two color coordinates x and y which specify
the point on the chromaticity diagram. The color temperature of a light source is determined by comparing its chromaticity with a
theoretical, heated black-body radiator.
Changing the color temperature of an image can be likened to applying an external photo filter to an image, in that it enables you
to change the physical mood of the film. This feature is useful when projecting images developed for broadcasting where the color
temperature of images can vary greatly. For most professional (studio-shot) films, there should be no need to alter color temperature.
The color temperature of the image display can be set to points along the blackbody curve (values ranging between 3200K and
9300K). Color steps are done in 100K increments.
All changes to the display color occur dynamically.
The default setting for color temperature is 6500K, which in most typical images will deliver an accurate display of video white.
Color settings can be reset to factory settings at any time by going to Main Menu — Picture — Picture reset
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