With this information the software creates a color profile for your Windows or Mac system which is used to adjust the displayed colors to be as correct as possible for your monitor. The hardware device measures the color of light emitted by your monitor across the spectrum and compares each displayed color with the expected/correct color.
The Spyder4 Pro includes both a hardware device the size of a mouse, called a colorimeter, and software which works with it. Color management solutions like the Spyder enable you to get consistent color across different monitors, different PCs and on different printers. Using a device like this is important for any serious photographer and is essential for getting predictable color from prints. Check out the ELITE, PRO and EXPRESS models to pick the right one for your needs. datacolor offers three versions of the Spyder4 at different price points depending on your needs. The Spyder4 PRO is $169.95 direct from datacolor. To purchase, visit your local dealer or this year I purchased one of the new Spyder4™ PRO color calibration devices from datacolor.
For users who purchased Sypder3 Elite in 2010, this upgrade is available at no charge. For existing Spyder3 Pro users, there is a one-time cost of $99.00 USD to upgrade.
Spyder3 Elite 4.0 is available now for a low one-time cost of $19.00 USD via an instant download. Key enhancements include multiple monitor matching to a single target, unlimited choices for monitor gamma and temperature, custom curves as well as calibration of front projector displays. “For this reason, we enhanced Spyder3 Elite with new innovative features and created a simple and cost-effective way for current users to obtain them without having to interrupt their workflow or purchase new equipment.”įor existing Spyder3 Pro owners, the new Spyder3 Elite 4.0 software offers a host of new features in one simple download from the Datacolor website. “From pro-sumers to professionals, photographers are becoming increasingly more aware, and demanding robust solutions to improve the quality and consistency of their work,” said Christoph Gamper, Vice President, Consumer Business Unit, Datacolor. Using easy-to-read maps of a screen’s uniformity, it compares monitor displays to allow users to determine which areas of the screen are most accurate for more demanding work. * Monitor Quality Analyzer provides the tools to determine the quality of a display. * Display Graphing allows users to compare the range of multiple displays to one another, as well as to standard color spaces like sRGB and AdobeRGB, to help users better understand which colors a display can reproduce. * Iterative Gray Balance Option provides the most accurate gray balance algorithm available, giving users the best gray calibration for displays possible. * Automated Brightness Adjustment on Apple Cinema Displays, iMacs, MacBooks and PowerBooks screens are now automatically adjusted by the Spyder software. * Software Brightness Control allows owners of iMac and other displays with limited controls to work with displays in a more desirable, dimmer environment, and match them to other displays. * New Workflow Features make it easier to find and use advanced controls. New features in the Spyder3 Elite 4.0 upgrade include:
“After calibrating my studio using the Spyder3 Elite the result was pure perfection! The new features available with the 4.0 software upgrade are sure to offer absolute color precision to photographers.”
“For years I struggled to maintain a color consistency system in my digital darkroom,” says professional wedding photographer Jim Garner.
Award-winning Spyder3 hardware, with innovative new software features, makes this the ultimate solution for any serious photographer.
This powerful solution provides photographers with the tools to trust the on-screen colors, offering reliability and consistency on their LCDs, laptops, and projectors. Spyder3 Elite 4.0 is designed for the way photographers work, bringing a new level of color control to imaging. In addition, Spyder3 Pro owners can take advantage of the upgrade to the new Spyder3 Elite 4.0 solution to extend and improve their existing calibration system. Datacolor, the global leader in digital color management technology, today announced it will be offering Spyder3 Elite owners a feature enriched software upgrade, known as Spyder3 Elite 4.0, available for instant download on the Datacolor global website.