chip chart

noun

chip chart

noun

Etymology Piecewise doublet of chip card.

1

A chart containing a standard palette of grey colors from which the white balance of a camera can be calibrated.

  • The chip chart, or color chart, has a set of standard colors or a scale of gray tones from white to black from which the colorist can work.2013, Harry Box, Set Lighting Technician's Handbook: Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution:

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