Foot-lambert calculator

Foot-lambert is a unit of luminance. It is the luminance of a perfectly diffusing surface emitting or reflecting one lumen per square foot. This unit is used in the US and Canada, and worldwide in the cinema business.

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Luminance conversion

Nit
4.01 cd/m2
Candela per square meter
4.01 cd/m2
Candela per square foot
0.3724 cd/sq.ft.
Stilb (CGS)
0.000401 Stilb
Apostilb (blondel)
1.28 Apostilb
Lambert
0.000128 Lambert
Foot-Lambert
1.17 ftL
Exposure Value
5 EV

Screen luminance: EV5

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Explanation

A foot-lambert or footlambert (ftL, sometimes fl or ft-L) is a unit of luminance. For screens that are projected upon (like cinema, home cinema), it quantifies how much light is reflected (to the center of the room). This depends on the amount of light produced (lumens), the size of the screen and the screen gain.

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