The “Video” set contains five interchangeable, high-gloss video colour cards, including a patent-pending colour sample card. The card was developed to enable more precise and nuanced colour accuracy in video processing. It has 12 colour patches in a unique configuration with a black, grey and white colour patch in the middle and six skin tone patches.
There is also a greyscale map with two 11-level grey gradients and three solid bars with white, black and 50% grey. This allows all details to be captured. There is also a standard colour map. This is practical for combined video and photo jobs. It contains 12 colour fields, 6 skin tone fields and one black, one white and one grey bar (50% grey). It also includes a neutral grey card for white balance and a focus star card. The set costs 100 euros. You can find all the information here.
There is also a “Photo” set with four ultra-matte reference cards and a comprehensive set of 62 colour and grey fields optimised for different tasks, for example extended skin tones for portraits, large cards for simple white/grey balance, as well as a 12-step grey scale for perfect exposure, finer detail adjustment and a quick check of the dynamic range. The ultra-matte cards deliver rich colours and deep blacks, ensuring accurate and true colour matching in all lighting conditions thanks to their low reflectance. The photo set costs 85 euros and is also available directly from Datacolor.
Oh yes, one more thing: if you contact support, you can also replace individual cards without having to order a complete new set. This is useful if the trainee has used the check as a coffee coaster or if something else has happened to the card.
