QTR-Quadtone RIP

I am wanting to set up an area next to my calibrated monitor to view prints in to tune my softproofs, and some research seems to indicate that solux MR16 lamps is what people used to use. However, it seems virtually impossible to find a desk or floor lamp for MR16 bulbs nowadays. I don't have the budget to buy a viewing booth, so this leaves me kind of stumped. What are people doing? I want to do something that gets me 80-90% of the way to optimum without spending a ton of money.

One thing my internet research has dug up is these CRI 95 bulbs: https://store.waveformlighting.com/products/filmgrade-flicker-free-a19-led-bulb but CRI of course is not the be-all-end-all. Has anyone tried this? They are obviously discontinous spectrum lights to some degree.

Any tips? What are people doing?

The should work well. Their lighting is very accurate.

I assume you will get the 6500K version and have your monitor calibrated to D65?

Mark
stillrivereditions.com

> On Apr 15, 2019, at 2:36 PM, per@... [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> I am wanting to set up an area next to my calibrated monitor to view prints in to tune my softproofs, and some research seems to indicate that solux MR16 lamps is what people used to use. However, it seems virtually impossible to find a desk or floor lamp for MR16 bulbs nowadays. I don't have the budget to buy a viewing booth, so this leaves me kind of stumped. What are people doing? I want to do something that gets me 80-90% of the way to optimum without spending a ton of money. 
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> One thing my internet research has dug up is these CRI 95 bulbs: https://store.waveformlighting.com/products/filmgrade-flicker-free-a19-led-bulb <https://store.waveformlighting.com/products/filmgrade-flicker-free-a19-led-bulb> but CRI of course is not the be-all-end-all. Has anyone tried this? They are obviously discontinous spectrum lights to some degree. 
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Yes.

Mark
stillrivereditions.com

> On Apr 17, 2019, at 12:02 PM, per@perbjesse.com [QuadtoneRIP] <QuadtoneRIP@yahoogroups.com> wrote:
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> Yes, that is the plan. Do you have personal experience with the 6500k bulb? 
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FWIW: I use an OttLite 5000K ("natural daylight") folding lamp next to 
my monitor ($30 at Amazon).� I will make a small print, e.g. 6x9 or 8x10 
and look at it under the lamp to see if I'm on the right track.� If so, 
I'll put the print back to dry and save the file with whatever layers I 
used for soft proofing.� If it still looks OK after a day or so, I can 
make a larger print if desired.� I understand this would be laughable 
for a pro, but it seems to give a good match under most display 
conditions.� The print, viewed with the OttLite, is an excellent match 
side by side with the monitor image (Dell graphic monitor with Colorbyte 
calibration).

Ken Carney

On 4/17/2019 11:02 AM, per@... [QuadtoneRIP] wrote:
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