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Message: Has anyone done an in person side-by-side of Platinum and Arctic?
Changed By: Laz
Change Date: December 29, 2010 12:25PM
Has anyone done an in person side-by-side of Platinum and Arctic?
Change Date: December 29, 2010 12:25PM
Has anyone done an in person side-by-side of Platinum and Arctic?
Aside from my having to do a color space and monitor calibration, Porsche's web site color rendition is awful; chroma, hue, and luma lightness being way off. Most any image on the net at best has some sort of cast, and I've yet to find a side-by-side. (Shots in the shade, shots early or late in the day, or crummy fluorescent* lighting, etc.)
It seems that Platinum Silver is slightly darker and warm compared to Arctic. I saw a mention on another forum that Arctic has been discontinued, but I think Porsche should have non-special neutral greys like it and Seal. (Meteor is a bit warm.) GT Silver should be a regular metallic, and overall, Porsche should offer more easier to touch up flat colors. (Bring back Petrol Blue and Bahama Yellow!)
* Most any fluorescent's discontinuous spectrum really plays havoc with color perception.
It seems that Platinum Silver is slightly darker and warm compared to Arctic. I saw a mention on another forum that Arctic has been discontinued, but I think Porsche should have non-special neutral greys like it and Seal. (Meteor is a bit warm.) GT Silver should be a regular metallic, and overall, Porsche should offer more easier to touch up flat colors. (Bring back Petrol Blue and Bahama Yellow!)
* Most any fluorescent's discontinuous spectrum really plays havoc with color perception.
Original Message
Author: LazDate: December 29, 2010 12:21PM
Has anyone done an in person side-by-side of Platinum and Arctic?
Aside from my having to do a color space and monitor calibration, Porsche's web site color rendition is awful; chroma, hue, and luma being way off. Most any image on the net at best has some sort of cast, and I've yet to find a side-by-side. (Shots in the shade, shots early or late in the day, or crummy fluorescent* lighting, etc.)
It seems that Platinum Silver is slightly darker and warm compared to Arctic. I saw a mention on another forum that Arctic has been discontinued, but I think Porsche should have non-special neutral greys like it and Seal. (Meteor is a bit warm.) GT Silver should be a regular metallic, and overall, Porsche should offer more easier to touch up flat colors. (Bring back Petrol Blue and Bahama Yellow!)
* Most any fluorescent's discontinuous spectrum really plays havoc with color perception.
It seems that Platinum Silver is slightly darker and warm compared to Arctic. I saw a mention on another forum that Arctic has been discontinued, but I think Porsche should have non-special neutral greys like it and Seal. (Meteor is a bit warm.) GT Silver should be a regular metallic, and overall, Porsche should offer more easier to touch up flat colors. (Bring back Petrol Blue and Bahama Yellow!)
* Most any fluorescent's discontinuous spectrum really plays havoc with color perception.