Doug Kerr
Well-known member
I haven't paid much attention to "developments" in the area of the ColorRight line of white balance tools for a while, but for some reason I looked at the ColorRight site FAQ today and found this gem:
The use of a gray card is not limited to white balance color correction in post-processing. So this observation by the ColorRight folks is a bit of a misdirection.
As to gray cards breaking apart and crumbling, I believe this is an affliction whose incidence is on a par with voter fraud conducted by people posing as someone else to vote with a stolen voting certificate.
But I have been afflicted in my work by rye crackers breaking apart and crumbling at my desk late at night. And they are so badly calibrated.
Best regards,
Doug
• What makes ColorRight better than a grey card?
ColorRight fixes your color in camera, not in post-production saving lots of time and money. ColorRight is easier to use. ColorRight is more robust and durable. ColorRight is easier to carry and will not break apart or crumble like a grey card
Of course, a gray card can well be used to set a custom white balance to perform in-camera color correction (I often do so). That is in fact the main reason that there are large ones. (One the size of a lapel pin will do fine in most post-processing situations.) ColorRight fixes your color in camera, not in post-production saving lots of time and money. ColorRight is easier to use. ColorRight is more robust and durable. ColorRight is easier to carry and will not break apart or crumble like a grey card
The use of a gray card is not limited to white balance color correction in post-processing. So this observation by the ColorRight folks is a bit of a misdirection.
As to gray cards breaking apart and crumbling, I believe this is an affliction whose incidence is on a par with voter fraud conducted by people posing as someone else to vote with a stolen voting certificate.
But I have been afflicted in my work by rye crackers breaking apart and crumbling at my desk late at night. And they are so badly calibrated.
Best regards,
Doug