What color to paint my home editing room?

I actually like a bright edit room. I did some work a few years ago for a production company that was producing a series for the History Channel. All the edit rooms were small claustrophibc spaces with the walls painted black. Horrible. If you need a darker experience, turn the lights off and close the window shades.

There are a lot of conflicting ideas about edit room wall coloring. Personally, gray walls would make me feel like a prisoner, not an editor. My edit room has a bay window with fairly heavy curtains on it, and another widow that looks out over the water with a very sheer curtain. The room itself is a very pale yellow with a white ceiling.

It's bright and cheerful. Clients like it. I like it. I DO tend to close the big curtains when color correcting.

Personally, I'd pay more attention to making yourself and the occasional visitor comfy. And if possible a client station with a laptop to keep them amused while you're working on something tricky. Of course, with a feature cut it's timing not graphics you've gotta worry about.

And don't forget the Jack Daniels, that makes me very comfy.

I'd say a Redish, Blue-Green...

and another widow that looks out over the water with a very sheer curtain

Maybe she killed her first husband. Watch yer step, mate!

Cover the walls with all kinds of video and film posters and objects. You won't even see the wall color.

better yet...redish, green-blue

I would do white. Also, put some plants in that window. I find they lend life to a room, even if the editor inside it is next to death in the zero hour of a project.

If you're starting from scratch, spend some time focusing on the lighting of the room as well. Reflected light or side lamps can be more relaxing on the eyes than overhead lighting during hours of staring at the monitors.

The concept of grey/dark colored walls was to maintain the best environment for viewing and matching colors. Bright or deep colors behind a monitor can cause slight shifts to the eye, and what you might think is white on that display won't appear white on another. If this isn't critical for you, then create a relaxing environment with whatever paint you choose.

--Tex

I've gone through this a few times and found that whatever the wife says seems to be just fine.

Hey John I just simply agree...is a very wise color choice.. whatever color my wife said is just fine...:)

There is apparently hard empirical data that suggests that painting prison holding cells pastel pink has a noticable calming effect on angry and violent prisoners.

This may not have any immediate benefit to you but . . . perhaps on your clients, . . . or your clients effect on you?

Not quite on subject, but don't forget the sound! Have some soft furnishing and sound absorbing treatment to improve the sound monitoring environment.

I have spent many years working in studio control end edit rooms where darkness is the norm, but for my own use I find that a lighter environment is more comfortable, especially for the clients; these days the high brightness, large lcd displays will impress the client in such a room.

Geoff

I like burnt orange- http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/sturgisstreetblog/wp-content/Tank%20burnt%20oran ge%20lo_01.jpg -with black accents.

Of course you can never go wrong with white.