Barco F50 - Realcolor

10. Color calibration
10.1 RealColor™
About Re alColor™
All Barco projectors are measured and calibrated for m aximum color and brightness before leaving the factory, however a number
of factors, including lamp life, display type and projector location, may impact on the accuracy of the p rojector ’s color settings.
RealColor is a propr ietary color m anagemen t suite developed to give users better, faster and more accurate control of p rojector
color display. T his feature is particularly useful in multi-channel installations where precise color reproduction is a necessity.
The basis of RealColor is a unique measurement and characterization process that each projector goes through before it leaves the
factory. The results of the procedures, the m easured optical and electrical characteristics, are input into the pr ojector and stored
as system settings. This data is then used by the projector as a reference point for all future alterations. All projectors are hand
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before leaving the factory.
Using RealColor™ to manage the color display
All co lors visible to the eye are defined by the C IE XYZ Chart, ref. image 10-1. The boundary of the colors the projector can display
is called the system c olor gamut. The white area in the upper center of the figure is an example of a system color gamut.
Image 10-1
Changing the system color g amut may be useful to:
• Color m atch multiple projectors
•Meetdefined color standards, e.g. REC 709
• Create a certain ’look’ to the image
The system color gam ut cannot be expanded o utside of the p rojector’s n ative co lor gam ut.
There a re three ways that you can use RealColor to manage the projector ’s color display settings:
• App ly a co lor profile, see "BrilliantColor™ ", page 90
•Defin e the coordinates of the color display "Define the x,y coordinates for R GB(W )", p age 91
• Adjust the white point of the image using color temperature "Use color temperature to adjust white point", page 92
5. CIE Standard Illuminant D65.
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