CIE 42-1978
Lighting for Tennis (E)
- Standard No.
- CIE 42-1978
- Release Date
- 1978
- Published By
- International Commission on Illumination (CIE)
- Latest
- CIE 42-1978
- Scope
- These recommendations relate to the lighting of indoor and outdoor tennis courts, that is, all buildings or areas specifically designed for the sport of tennis. Whilst the dimensions and marking of tennis courts are standardised, the design of lighting both natural and artificial will depend on the individual site conditions. For this reason, indoor and outdoor courts are dealt with separately. This dimensions of tennis courts are shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The height of the net is 0.91 to 1.06 m. The diameter of the tennis ball is 6 . 3 cm to 6.6 cm. The ball can be white, offwhite orcolouredand has a matt finish. Grass, shales, asphalt or an concrete ar.e the most common surfaces used for outdoor courts, whilst indoor courts can use painted wood, plastic, rubber or synthetic fibre carpets. Inflatable structures can use all the above surfaces except grass. It is not possible to draw up a comprehensive list of court surfaces as this is the subject of constant experiment within tennis clubs. The general requirements for lighting of sports events for colour television are given in CIE Publication No. 28 "The Lighting of sports events for colour TV broadcasting", 1975. It should be noted that unlike most of the sports areas described in that publication, the teleuision cameras for tennis are positioned at the ends of the court. As floodlights behind the cameras would cause unacceptable glare to players, the television lighting must be positioned at the sides of the court. With this system it is still possible to obtain good quality television pictures.
CIE 42-1978 history
- 1978 CIE 42-1978 Lighting for Tennis (E)
