Datacolour SpyderX Studio

Datacolour SpyderX Studio

Datacolour SpyderX Studio is the complete portfolio of photographic workflows that gives you complete control over recording, image processing and printing. With this inexpensive tool kit, you will get accurate images, precise colour reproduction on your monitor and perfect prints. Use the products in SpyderX Studio as follows:

The SpyderCube accurately determines the contrast range, white/black and medium grey, which is not possible with this accuracy of the grey card.

• Vest pocket solution for photographers to control white balance, exposure, black level and brightness.
• Simplifies and speeds up the RAW process with RAW converters such as Adobe Photoshop RAW or Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
• Easy to use: take a reference shot in the same lighting conditions, adjust the image, save it and transfer it to the entire photo sequence.
• Unique design that allows you to mount the SpyderCube on any holder or on a tripod.
• Made of ABS Cycoloy, a hybrid resin with fade protection, which is extremely robust, resistant and spectrally neutral.

The SpyderX Elite provides correct colour for image processing in less than 2 minutes - it's our fastest, most accurate, and easiest monitor calibration.

• Calibrating your monitor to precise colours now takes less than two minutes - up to four times faster than previous models.
• The Most Accurate Spyder: Our breakthrough colour sensor technology provides greater colour accuracy when coordinating multiple monitors (including StudioMatch assistant) and projectors.
• SpyderX Elite comes with ambient light measurement, automatic colour profile change, and much more accurate screen colours. In addition, it offers more detail in the shadows and a better white balance.
• The Simplest Spyder: SpyderX Elite is so intuitive to use, you don't need to be a colour connoisseur. The software has a wizard that guides you step by step through the calibration process. For advanced users, there is the Expert Console with unlimited calibration options, including video standards.
• You see the difference immediately: SpyderProof shows you a before and after comparison of the colour reproduction of your monitor in full screen mode. You can also post your own photo.
• Go for technology: Monitor technologies change and improve over time. SpyderX Elite supports the latest monitor types, including current resolutions and gamuts.

Finally, use the SpyderPrint to take full control of your prints and create custom profiles for any printer/ink/paper combination.

• Comprehensive solution for ambitious and professional photographers who print themselves. Print and calibrate swatches to create custom RGB printer profiles for optimal pressure balance.
• Supports the calibration of various types of printers, including photo and fine art printers, postcard printers and others.
• The expanded grey target contains and measures accurate grey and grey tones. So you improve the quality of dark and black and white prints.
• The software supports two reading modes: custom swatches and swatches to stay flexible in your workflow.
• The SpyderGuide makes it easier to read the colour patches and helps you create your profiles easily and accurately.
• The exclusive SpyderProof (soft proofing) feature provides a variety of images to help you better assess the results of your printer calibration.
• Full control over your printed documents. Create any number of individual profiles for all conceivable combinations of printer, ink and paper.
• Advanced control settings for customizing profiles to print your photos in the best possible way.

The SpyderX Elite is a colorimeter designed for experts, professional photographers and videographers who want ultimate control over their colour workflow.It is the first colorimeter from Datacolour to combine a newly designed colorimetric sensor with an optical system. At the end of several years of development work, there is a monitor calibration device with the highest light sensitivity, significantly higher colour accuracy and more detail in the shadow areas.With the SpyderX Elite, photographers can be sure that the screen shows exactly how your images were photographed and how they were simulated using the soft proofing feature. Photographers need the highest level of on-screen precision to really be sure their work is expressing their vision. The SpyderX Elite meets these needs with the widest range of colour calibration options, including photo, video and prepress standards, as well as additional options for fine-tuning and optimizing multiple displays and projectors.

Accurate recording, editing and printing. All possible with this set.

Main features of the SpyderX Studio

• High-precision lens-based colour sensor
• Unlimited calibration settings
• Advanced analysis functions
• Also suitable for calibrating projectors
• Soft Proof function
• Easy to use
• Windows 7 32/64, Windows 8 32/64, Windows 10 32/64
• Mac OS X 10.10 and above
• Screen resolution 1280 x 768 or higher
• 16-bit graphics card (24-bit recommended)
• 1GB of available RAM
• 500 MB of free hard disk space
• Internet connection for downloading and activating the software

Supplied as standard with the SpyderX Studio

• SpyderX Elite
• Spyder Cube incl. Bag
• Spyder Print with calibration base, USB cable and Spyder Guide
• Welcome card with serial number of the software
• Durable metal case