Color Pins

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[edit] The Curvemeister Pin Collection

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Curvemeister wants to cover the world with pins. A pin is a named color value that may be used in Curvemeister for comparison or color correction purposes.

Pins use Lab D50 values, suitable for use in Curvemeister.

Since pins are saved as tab delimited text files, the Lab values they contain may be used by anyone wishing to have access to these pin values, not just Curvemeister members.

[edit] Natural and Reference Pins

Natural pins are nominal values colors that might ordinarily appear in an image, including flesh tones, plants, wood, and other common objects. These are intended to be used directly in images, and may or may not be based on spectrometer or colorimeter data.

Reference pins are color values for objects that you would not normally include in a photograph. They are intended for use in calibration operations, much as you would use a standardized color chart in an image.

Reference pins are measurements of common objects, usually manufactured, whose color is consistent, for example Lego blocks or crayons, that are readily available and accurately colored.

New pins will be added here periodically, and it is easy for you to create your own pins in Curvemeister. You are encouraged to share your pins, stories, images, and techniques by adding them here, or by uploading them to the curvemeister forum.