| Language Support: |
English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean |
| Box Dimensions (LxWxH): |
5 x 4.5 x 0.63\" |
| Dimensions: |
Colorimeter: 3.0 x 3.0 x 1.75\" / 7.6 x 7.6 x 4.5 cm |
| USB Support: |
USB 1.1, USB 2.X, and USB 3.X\r\nUSB Type-A Plug, also Compatible with USB Type-A-to-C Adapters for Use in USB Type-C Ports |
| System Requirements: |
Windows 7 (32 or 64-Bit) and Later\r\nMac OS X 10.10 and Later\r\n\r\n1280 x 768 Monitor Resolution or Larger\r\n16-Bit Video Card (24-Bit Recommended)\r\n1 GB of RAM\r\n500 MB of Available Disk Space\r\nInternet Connection for Software Download |
| Using redeveloped lens-based color engine technology, this colorimeter offers improved light sensitivity and greater accuracy to promote truer screen color, white balance, and more shadow detail. |
| SpyderX software is an intuitive means for producing both quick calibrations as well as more customized color profiling. One-click calibration and step-by-step wizard guides can be used to expedite the calibration process or expert console modes offer increased control for specialty applications. |
| Integrated ambient light sensor can measure your room light throughout the day to permit fine-tuning of the screen's brightness and contrast to ideal viewing levels. SpyderX software can then warn you to re-calibrate or perform calibrations automatically to match the prevailing ambient light using custom profiles covering five different ambient light settings. |
| Multiple laptops, desktop monitors, and front projectors can be calibrated using SpyderX software, with full support for the latest display technologies. Additionally, StudioMatch can create a calibration target, which is shareable between attached displays and computers, to maintain a consistent overall profile. |
| The SpyderProof function allows you to compare your monitor's colors before and after calibration to isolate the flaws and what has changed between settings. This function can be used in conjunction with a Datacolor composite test image or one of your own photos can be uploaded for full-screen review. |
| An unlimited range of calibration options and presets can be applied depending on the specific application the monitor is being used for, including photo, video, pre-press, and scientific calibration standards. These calibration settings allow you to quickly change and work with different combinations of gamma, white point, and brightness. |
| SpyderX Elite Display Analysis allows you to understand how your monitors are performing at a given time, with insight given to the color, brightness, contrast, gamut, tone response, white point, color accuracy, and color uniformity. |
| The soft proof feature helps to simulate how your images will look on different screens, devices, or when printed. In regard to printing, the soft proofing can even take into account different printer models, paper types, ink sets, and ICC profiles. |
| In addition to computer monitors, SpyderX Elite is also compatible with digital projectors, is suitable for video and cine applications, and can be used to tune multiple and side-by-side monitor configurations. |
| Lens-Based Color Engine Technology |
| Ambient Light Monitoring |
| Color Profile and Settings Switching |
| Single-Click Wizard Calibration |
| Manual Console Calibration Mode |
| Multiple & Side-by Side Monitor Support |
| Video and Cine Calibration Targets |
| Projector Calibration |
| Soft Proofing and StudioMatch |
| For Mac and Windows Operating Systems |
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Monitor only
I've used it for my monitor and my tv.
Their software for the monitor and HFCR and DisplayCal for the tv.
Their software for the monitor and HFCR and DisplayCal for the tv.
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you can buy the kit here: https://spyderx.datacol
i got vastly different results multiple times in a row running it with their own software, and display cal. it's important to know, if you use display cal, it will prevent datacolor's software from recognizing the device. i went back and forth with support, which was very helpful, and gave me a bunch of things to look for and try, but to no avail. I just couldn't get a consistent result that inspired any confidence in what I was doing, regardless of the source images or ambient lighting i used while running it. the profiles it created in lightroom for both indoor and outdoor shooting weren't impressive, sometimes skin tones turned gray like they were a dead body. horrifying at times.
the spyder wire loom design for the back weight is also horrendous, there's no way you'll be able to adjust that over and over again without stretching and eventually breaking the small gauge wires. you have to pull fairly hard to make adjustments, there's no real graceful way to feed it through.
I'm actually shipping my kit back to them tomorrow for a refund. thankfully, their support was very courteous and helpful.
Sticking with X-rite, even their low priced color munki smile gives better, more consistent results than this does. and dont even get me started on their spyderx color checker
this has been verified by many to give worse and less consistent results compared to the x-rite devices. if you're going through the trouble for all of this, do it right the first time
Couldn't be happier with the results. Takes time though.
you can buy the kit here: https://spyderx.datacol
i got vastly different results multiple times in a row running it with their own software, and display cal. it's important to know, if you use display cal, it will prevent datacolor's software from recognizing the device. i went back and forth with support, which was very helpful, and gave me a bunch of things to look for and try, but to no avail. I just couldn't get a consistent result that inspired any confidence in what I was doing, regardless of the source images or ambient lighting i used while running it. the profiles it created in lightroom for both indoor and outdoor shooting weren't impressive, sometimes skin tones turned gray like they were a dead body. horrifying at times.
the spyder wire loom design for the back weight is also horrendous, there's no way you'll be able to adjust that over and over again without stretching and eventually breaking the small gauge wires. you have to pull fairly hard to make adjustments, there's no real graceful way to feed it through.
I'm actually shipping my kit back to them tomorrow for a refund. thankfully, their support was very courteous and helpful.
Sticking with X-rite, even their low priced color munki smile gives better, more consistent results than this does. and dont even get me started on their spyderx color checker
this has been verified by many to give worse and less consistent results compared to the x-rite devices. if you're going through the trouble for all of this, do it right the first time
this is a helpful video showing some hard data explaining it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl6ftGp
if you're doing product photography, printing, sports with colored uniforms, its critical to have the colors right before you do any subjective editing
even if you're watching movies, playing games and looking at photos you or others have taken, having a calibrated monitor is a great thing
this is a helpful video showing some hard data explaining it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl6ftGp
if you're doing product photography, printing, sports with colored uniforms, its critical to have the colors right before you do any subjective editing
even if you're watching movies, playing games and looking at photos you or others have taken, having a calibrated monitor is a great thing
How long do these last, or rather, say I dont get another monitor for another 10 years, is this thing still going do its job?
How long do these last, or rather, say I dont get another monitor for another 10 years, is this thing still going do its job?
the color checkers though, have to be replaced every 1-2 years.
if you still want to go with datacolor, check the link i provided above. thats the spyder elite, spyderx color checker, and the spyder cube for 199. the latter two are handy for getting perfect color and white balance, as well as white and black points. it's just that their software is annoying, and their color checker is more rigid when it comes to the source photo than the x-rite software is