Datacolor SpyderX Studio

Helping to ensure accurate color and exposure, the Datacolor SpyderX Studio is a comprehensive calibration kit for the exposure, editing, and printing workflow stages. This kit includes the SpyderCUBE, to help achieve accurate exposure and white balance at exposure; SpyderX Elite, an advanced colorimeter to ensure your computer's monitor is colour-accurate; and the SpyderPRINT, which helps to manage and create printer profiles for more accurate and repeatable results from your inkjet printer.

Datacolor SpyderX Elite Colorimeter

Helping to achieve consistently accurate colors from your monitor, the Datacolor SpyderX Elite Colorimeter is a calibration solution featuring a lens-based color engine for fast, precise, and versatile performance. The colorimeter pairs with SpyderX software to provide a range of calibration control, ranging from a one-click, wizard-guided option to an expert console for finely tuning color, brightness, and contrast to match any application. The colorimeter incorporates an ambient light sensor to measure prevailing light conditions, and can automatically re-calibrate your monitor to maintain consistent results.

The Elite version of the SpyderX ups the level of control, offering unlimited calibration setting choices to suit anything from photo to video to scientific standard settings, and a monitor performance analysis feature lets you inspect the various aspects and uniformity of your calibration settings. This software and colorimeter can also be used to calibrate digital projectors, multiple monitor setups, and, using StudioMatch, can create a standard for all displays you work with to be matched. Additionally, built-in soft proofing helps to achieve accurate results when moving to print, tablets, or other screens.

Key Features of the Datacolor SpyderX Elite Colorimeter

• Improved color accuracy with lens-based color engine.
• Intuitive SpyderX software: one-click to expert calibration.
• Ambient light sensor for automatic display adjustments.
• Multi-display calibration with StudioMatch profiling.
• SpyderProof for before/after calibration comparison.
• Customizable calibration presets for various applications.
• Detailed display analysis for performance evaluation.
• Soft proofing for screen/print simulation.
• Supports monitors, projectors, and video applications.

Datacolor SpyderCUBE RAW Calibration Tool

The Datacolor SpyderCUBE RAW Calibration Tool is a compact (1.5"/3.8 cm square), digital color balancing tool that not only allows you to correct the color temperature but also the exposure, brightness and black point of your images. The SpyderCUBE is a spectrally neutral three-dimensional tool that's small enough to fit in your pocket or camera bag and gives you all the features needed to easily adjust your images in post-production. Its multi-sided construction allows special attention to highlights and shadows, and contains more features for image control than a gray card or white balance tool.

Just place the SpyderCUBE in the lighting conditions under which you will be photographing. Orient the cube so that the lower black face, containing the black trap, is at the bottom front, and the two split white/gray faces are both visible. Take a photograph that includes the Cube. It makes several measurements that make it possible for you to be confident that your colors are accurate, your shadows and highlights are properly exposed, and your image is adjusted to the ideal density, regardless of the lighting conditions. These functions give you the data you need:

Chrome Ball - Measures catchlight to analyze specular highlights.

White Face(s) - Define highlights in relation to catchlight.

Gray Face(s) - Measures color temperature and midtone response.

Black Face - Defines shadows in relation to the black trap.

Black Trap - Defines absolute black.

By using SpyderCUBE under the same lighting conditions as your photos, you can optimally adjust all the photos in RAW conversion using the