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18% Grey Paint for less money

Ok so the "official 18% grey paint" is something like $80 per quart and up. Thanks to this tip from Dan Desmet at Flanders Scientific, here's a really REALLY close knock off of that color for a lot less.

You want Sherwin Williams SW 7071 color.

The one to get is Duration Home, Extra White Matte Base, 6403-63925. The BAC code should be

BAC Colorant 02 32 64 128
B1-Black - 20 1 -
Y3-Deep Gold - 5 – 1

Why do you need 18% grey? Well it helps to keep your eyes neutral while you edit and color grade a scene on your monitor. That's the theory anyway.

Posted by: walter biscardi on Jun 12, 2009 at 5:19:07 am Comments (3) color, 18 grey, editing, final cut pro

Comments:
yup, 18%
by Bryan Banks on Jul 10, 2009
"18% gray" reflects exactly 50% of the light that hits it. Thats's why it is considered neutral for a color correction environment.
18%
by walter biscardi on Jun 23, 2009
18% has always been the "magic number" for colorists.
really?
by Rob Grauert on Jun 22, 2009
Weird. I heard what you want is 50% grey.
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walter biscardi

walter biscardi


Professional Video Editor, Producer, Director since 1990.

Credits include multiple Emmys, Tellys, Aurora and CableAce Awards.

Owner / Operator of Biscardi Creative Media, a full service video and film production company with about 65% of our work in HDTV. The show you know us best for is "Good Eats" on the Food Network. I developed the HD Post workflow and we also create all the animations for the series.

Favorite pastime is cooking with pizza on the grill one of my specialties. Each Christmas Eve we serve the Feast of the Seven Fishes, a traditional Italian seafood meal with approx. 30 items on the menu.

If I wasn't in video production I would either own a restaurant or a movie theater.

 


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