Datacolor User to User Support Group.

>Hello all,
>
>I have just calibrated my monitor for the first time with this new
>hardware.
>
>The help states that 2.2 Gamma 6500K seems to be the most frequently
>used target.
>
>I do have questions about the monitor target temperature that I cannot
>seem to answer using the provided documentation.
>
>How does the target temperature relate to the lighting conditions of
>the room you work in?
>
>6500K usually represents outside afternoon lighting conditions so a
>fair amount of light in the room I would think.

5200°K is more close to natural sunlight. 
Therefore, I would suggest that you standardize 
on 5000°K. and 2.2 Gamma. 6500°K is too blue.

>
>If all I have is incandescent lights far away in the room or I turn on
>a low powered halogen light that bounces off the ceiling and only a
>small amount reaches the work areas, what kind of target would be
>better suited?


You can buy 5000°K fluorescent tubes and daylight 
fluorescent replacement "bulbs"  at stores such 
as Home Depot. All the lighting in my studio 
where I do my color matching of prints is 5000°K.

The color temperature in which you do your work 
is extremely important. Once you decide on a 
color temperature, take a photo that contains red 
and observe it under say a 5000° K light. Then 
look at it under a lamp that has an ordinary 
incandescent bulb. You will see a tremendous 
difference.

And just as important, don't forget when you are 
working with color to set the background of your 
monitor to medium gray.

Gene