Spyder3Studio
Product Review
Contact: www.colorvision.com or www.datacolor.com
Price: $599.00
Pros: A complete color management system; easy to use; well documented;
reasonable price
Cons: Spyder3Elite did not work as delivered. The update on their web site fixed all of the problems.
Product Rating
Excellent
by Bruce Herman ,AAUG Member
Spyder3Studio is Datacolor’s recently released, complete solution to color management for photographers and artists working in the digital realm. Like its predecessor, PrintFIX Pro Suite 2, Spyder3Studio is actually two products bundled together. They are Spyder3Elite which is for display calibration and profiling; and Spyder3Print which is for profiling printer paper. Spyder3Studio differs from it predecessor in several important respects. The Spyder3 itself, which is used for monitor calibration and profiling, is smaller, more sensitive, more accurate, and faster. The ambient light sensor is built into the Spyder3 unit. The software component of Spyder3Elite contains a number of new features, including a real-time ambient light sensor and new alternatives for checking the calibration that do not require running a full-blown re-calibration. Spyder3Print includes a new guide that helps to position the spectrophotometer and thereby speed the process, and extended gray profiling. [Spyder3Elite can calibrate and profile digital projectors, but I did not evaluate that capability.]
Spyder3Studio is packaged in a small metal briefcase. This is a big improvement over the cardboard box used for PrintFIX PRO 2. All of the hardware components are well protected by ample foam padding. It would be helpful if it included a small pocket for the CD’s and documents.
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