mixing halogen with flourescent lights

[PIMP]

What do I need to do in order to mix my 500 watt halogen watts with my flourescent lights? Someone advised me to put a ctb gel on the halogen light to mix with the flourescent. Can someone confirm this?

 

[Huy Vu]

Yea, although you would lose considerable light output by doing so.

 

[Steve Laramie]

You need to find out what temperature the fluos are first

 

[PIMP]

5600

 

[KKeller]

You can also gel the fluorescent with some CTO, it might keep your light output a little more balanced.

 

[paulears]

With no choice of swapping sources, then I'd colour correct the brightest fixtures, so CTB on the tungstens or CTO on the flu's., or maybe half on each?

 

[Jimmy Moss]

When I was building my lighting kit I decided to go with mostly flouros at 5600k. I always gel them with CTO as it cuts only 3/4 or a stop of light as opposed to putting CTB on the halogen lights which cuts 1 1/2 stops light. Although I do both somtimes depending on wether or not their is daylight coming in a window.

Mixing color temperatures sometimes can give you a cool look too. Like if you key and fill light are 5600k and the rim or back light is 3200k.