Blake Alley
Member
Hey, everyone! I’ve got an interesting conundrum for Hog4 users and, more specifically, the color system.
Hog4 has an option for either Hue/Saturation or CMY and I’ve experimented a lot with both. The thing I’m trying to figure out is which is better for both standardizing colors between different fixtures and using colors other than the standard RGB or CMY.
First, the “standardizing fixtures” part. I’ve seen that the HS color wheel can display the various points on the same wheel for the same color on different fixtures (because all fixtures will have a slightly different color profile), but is that still possible with the CMY engine, and which is better for manually (or even automatically, if possible) matching colors between fixtures?
Ok, now my main question. I’ve got a few fixtures that are RGBA and some that are RGBW and I would like to know if the HS engine really does utilize those extra colors for better mixing (seems like it doesn't use anything except RGB). The CMY engine seems to have options for the extra colors on fixtures that support it, so which color system is the best option for quad/hex fixtures with more than just RGB?
I wouldn't be surprised if I’m completely wrong about all of this, but it’d be great if I could finally figure this out.
Thanks in advance!
Hog4 has an option for either Hue/Saturation or CMY and I’ve experimented a lot with both. The thing I’m trying to figure out is which is better for both standardizing colors between different fixtures and using colors other than the standard RGB or CMY.
First, the “standardizing fixtures” part. I’ve seen that the HS color wheel can display the various points on the same wheel for the same color on different fixtures (because all fixtures will have a slightly different color profile), but is that still possible with the CMY engine, and which is better for manually (or even automatically, if possible) matching colors between fixtures?
Ok, now my main question. I’ve got a few fixtures that are RGBA and some that are RGBW and I would like to know if the HS engine really does utilize those extra colors for better mixing (seems like it doesn't use anything except RGB). The CMY engine seems to have options for the extra colors on fixtures that support it, so which color system is the best option for quad/hex fixtures with more than just RGB?
I wouldn't be surprised if I’m completely wrong about all of this, but it’d be great if I could finally figure this out.
Thanks in advance!