What Is the Reference? An Examination of Alternatives to the Reference Sources Used in IES TM-30-15

Autor: Michael P. Royer
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: LEUKOS. 13:71-89
ISSN: 1550-2716
1550-2724
DOI: 10.1080/15502724.2016.1255146
Popis: This article documents the role of the reference illuminant in the IES TM-30-15 method for evaluating color rendition. TM-30-15 relies on a relative reference scheme; that is, the reference illuminant and test source always have the same correlated color temperature (CCT). The reference illuminant is a Planckian radiator, model of daylight, or combination of those two, depending on the exact CCT of the test source. Three alternative reference schemes were considered: (1) either using all Planckian radiators or all daylight models, while maintaining the CCT match of the test and reference; (2) using only one of 10 possible illuminants (Planckian, daylight, or equal energy), regardless of the CCT of the test source; (3) using an off-Planckian reference illuminant (that is, a source with a negative Duv). No reference scheme is inherently superior to another, with differences in metric values largely a result of small differences in gamut shape for the reference alternatives. Though using any of the a...
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