Light — Science & Magic, 6th Edition

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nally, many of today’s LED units allow their users to “dial in” the color

temperature they wish. is can save a good bit of work and time during

postproduction. Bicolor RGB LEDs give us the option of not just a full

range from tungsten to daylight, but also settings for all the colors on the

spectrum. You will want to do some research before investing as some

LEDs have more accurate color, some have better apps for controlling light

settings from your cell phone, and their power varies—some are only good

for accent lighting. Although LEDs are generally fairly small light sources,

it is easy to turn them into larger lights by bouncing them into reectors,

homemade or purchased—but power may be an issue.

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