Datacolor expands Spyder Checkr card system
Datacolor adds standalone grey and white balance cards plus Photo and Video card decks, extending Spyder Checkr’s modular colour workflow.
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Finally, EIZO does OLED: CG3200X
EIZO finally gives ColorEdge an OLED panel, with 1,000 cd/m² maximum luminance and unusually transparent control over ABL behaviour.
EIZO ColorEdge CG3100X review: Is this the last great IPS monitor?
Four months with EIZO’s 30.5-inch DCI-4K flagship reveal a superbly uniform, silent IPS monitor that leaves very little room for excuses.
The Right Colours Without a Computer
SpyderPro exports a 33-point correction LUT, but you want one compact converter to apply it between SDI gear and an HDMI display.
Asus ProArt PA27UCGE: A 4K Monitor That Mostly Refuses to Be Annoying
The Asus ProArt PA27UCGE is a 27-inch 4K 10-bit IPS monitor with hardware calibration, , USB-C with 96 W Power Delivery, HDR10, 160 Hz refresh rate and a monitor hood. It is not a Class A reference monitor, but for general production work, it is annoyingly sensible.
ProArt goes 12G-SDI portable
12G-SDI on a 15.6-inch 4K portable panel, plus calibration reports, presets, and a box that turns into a hood. Enjoy the set life
SpyderPro learns new tricks: where colour goes wrong
Datacolor is pushing beyond display profiling with Device Preview Plus, C2PA tracking, and a software layer that wants to help you with other duties as well.
LUTs, Tags, or ICC: Getting Colours Right in Resolve on a Mac
For years, proper monitoring in DaVinci Resolve meant a Blackmagic I/O box and a calibrated display. On recent Macs, Resolve has become more predictable without dedicated hardware, but that does not make calibration optional. Here is where the situation has improved, where it still falls apart, and why Rec.709 scene remains the least bad common denominator.
Crawly for Videoscreens: SpyderPro
SpyderPro gets serious: anorganic filters, 12,000 nits, 3D LUT export, OLED support, and proper profiling tools make it fit for postproduction again. Let's see if the claims hold up!
SpyderPro goes full HDR with receipts (C2PA)
Datacolor’s SpyderPro adds 12,000 nits support, 3D-LUT export, and C2PA metadata embedding. Targeted squarely at post pros, not hobbyists.
Datacolor’s SpyderExpress: Colour Calibration on a Budget, Now with Growth Path Options
Cheapest Spyder yet does pro-level colour calibration in 90 sec—and grows with your ambitions. Budget-friendly colour accuracy, now modular.
ProArt PA32UCDM: The OLED Display That Thinks It’s a Reference Monitor And Dresses Like an Accountant
First impression: The ASUS ProArt PA32UCDM is the Clark Kent of displays. On your desk, it could pass for a premium, but otherwise unassuming office monitor—sleek, thin, and lightweight, with none of that over-designed “gamer” bling. But underneath?
Getting Colors Right with the Datacolor LightColor Meter
Let's test! The Datacolor LightColor Meter Model LCM200 is designed for accurate light source measurement, addressing challenges in color matching across different light sources.
Colour Monitoring for Cheapskates! Part 2
Now that your I/O-Hardware should be up and running, let’s get into equipment for profiling the screen (aka…
ARRI Introduces ALEXA 265: Compact Evolution in 65mm Cinema
ARRI’s ALEXA 265 offers a lighter, smaller 65mm camera with improved dynamic range, low-light performance, and advanced workflow features.
QD-Oleds by Asus
ASUS launches its ProArt Display OLED PA32UCDM, a 32-inch QD-OLED monitor aimed at creators, offering precise color accuracy
Spyder and SpyderPro for Monitor Calibration Released
Datacolor introduces Spyder and SpyderPro, its latest monitor calibration sensors, designed to support the newest display technologies like OLED, Mini-LED, and Apple Liquid Retina XDR.
Card game for colour fans!
If you already own the card set for the Datacolor Spyder Checkr discussed in the last issue, you can now extend or replace these cards.
The Never Ending Story: Are Apple XDR devices suitable for reference use in colour grading?
This has been burning under my fingernails for a long time: Almost every day the question stumbles in on every colour grading forum: "My video looks different after export." 99 per cent of the cases concern Apple users. Just as often as this question comes up, the explanations are incomplete, incorrect or misleading. No wonder, the topic is complex.
Spyder Checkr Video
Wasn't everything better when video by definition was still in black and white? Since colour was added, it has only become more complicated - but what the heck, there are helpers for that!
ProArt: Big and small and gaming?
Professional monitors cost a lot of money. But what exactly defines "professional" and how close can you get to a real professional monitor with a mid-range panel for prosumers? Let's go poaching in the Asus range!
SpyderX Photo Kit Bundles Calibration Tools
Datacolor’s SpyderX Photo Kit combined monitor, camera and RAW calibration tools in a discounted June 2020 bundle.
The best light meter ..
... is the one you have with you. And what does everyone have in their pocket these days? Sure, a mobile phone. But can an app compete with a professional light meter? We did the maths. And aren't light meters terribly old-school? Not really for cameramfolks on a film set - except perhaps for solo entertainers on YouTube.
Cinema 4D: Camera Calibration
In this Cinema 4D physical camera workshop, we will look at what we can do with a calibration result once we have calibrated the position and focal length of a camera.
BaseGrade and the evolution of colour grading
At NAB 2O16, colour grading specialist Filmlight caused quite a stir in the colourist scene. BaseGrade - a completely newly developed grading operator for Baselight - was presented, which is intended to replace classic tools such as Lift, Gamma and Gain. That sounds like a small revolution. Filmlight promises more consistent results and a more natural way of working. Reason enough not only for Baselight colourists to take a detailed look at it.
Qubyx: A Solution for Calibrating Displays
QUBYX integrates Datacolor’s Spyder3 into the PerfectLum medical display-calibration solution
Datacolor and BenQ Cooperate
Datacolor, a leader in color-management technology, has worked with BenQ to develop an ideal calibration solution for the new BenQ W5000 and W20000 home-cinema projectors: ColorFacts Calibration System for BenQ Projectors.
ViewSonic Achieves Top Colour Reproduction with New Professional LCD Displays
ViewSonic is expanding its Professional series with the VP2650wb, VP2250wb and VP950b LCD displays.
Datacolor Presents ColorFacts Professional 7.5
Datacolor has reissued its professional colour calibration sytem ColorFacts Professional with version 7.5 / Manufacturer-independent JKP training for dealers and AV professionals
TV tuning: Spyder3TV calibrates television sets
Most television sets are incorrectly adjusted. A sensor helps produce the correct picture.
DVE HD Basics: Blu-ray Test Disc for Optimally Configuring HDTV Equipment
The HD Basics Blu-ray Disc was developed to check and maximize picture and sound quality in an HDTV home theater.
Quato Partners in Fogra web2proof Project at Drupa
Quato presents professional soft-proofing solutions at the Drupa Innovation Parc, focusing on proof monitors and software.
Hollywood in Munich
At High End 2008, MGR International and Datacolor Share First-Class Calibration Know-How.
Datacolor Expands Spyder3 Color Management
Datacolor’s Spyder3 range provides monitor, printer, television, and projector calibration for professional and enthusiast workflows.
Quatographic: new Intelli Proof 240 LE
At this year's CeBIT, Quatographic is presenting the new Intelli Proof 240 LE, specifically for photographers and designers with colour-critical requirements, in Hall 23, B18 (at the ADF joint stand).
Compact Dimensions, High Resolution: 17″ HD2line Now Available
Penta Studiotechnik has added a 17" display with 1,920 × 1,200 resolution to its HD2line broadcast display series.
Penta Introduces 17-Inch HD2line Display
Penta Studiotechnik has expanded its HD2line broadcast-display range with a new 17-inch model offering 1,920 by 1,200 resolution.
Penta adds 17-inch HD2line broadcast display
Penta adds a 1920 × 1200 17-inch widescreen display to its HD2line broadcast-monitor range.
Joint venture enables vendor-independent AV and calibration training
Flat screens do not forgive incorrect settings. Candy colours, a comic-book look and artificial image exaggeration often dominate not only at the POS, but also prevent correct, high-quality reproduction of premium television and video material in customers’ homes. Two companies are now joining forces to counter this problem: Datacolor and MGR International
DP 01:08: Interview with Christoph Gamper of datacolor AG
ColorVision presented the new Spyder3 calibration system in Zurich on October 11, 2007, and announced that ColorVision would be integrated into parent company datacolor. DP editor Michael Krimmer spoke with Christoph Gamper, General Manager EMEA of the Consumer Business Unit at datacolor.
Fraunhofer Calibrates Complex Projections
Fraunhofer FIRST software automatically aligns multiple projectors for pixel-accurate images on irregular and curved surfaces.
EIZO Introduces CG241W Colour Monitor
The 24-inch CG241W supports EBU, SMPTE, ITU-709 and D-Cinema colour standards for video and animation workflows.
Quato Adds Calibrated Grading Displays
Quato introduces the Intelli Proof 240 motion and 260 motion excellence displays for postproduction and colour grading.
ColorVision Cuts Calibration Prices
ColorVision reduces prices across its Spyder2 and PrintFIX monitor and printer calibration range by up to 25 percent.
IBC: Filmlight with Baselight 3.2 and Projector Probe
The grading specialist shows an improved Baselight software package as well as a device for calibrating projectors
NEC Adds Hardware-Calibrated Displays
The 19-inch SpectraView 1990 and 20-inch 2090 target colour-critical imaging and design.
JVC Introduces High-End HDTV Projector
D-ILA projector targets postproduction studios as well as demanding consumers
Kodak Vision2 HD System Uses One Film Stock
New hybrid production technology enables a production to use a single film stock
IBC: Fraunhofer FIRST Shows Digital Dome Projection for 360-Degree Cinema
Using Standard Projectors and PCs, Fraunhofer FIRST Creates Digital Dome Projections for 360-Degree Cinemas. The Project Is Intended as a Flexible Low-Cost Alternative to Proprietary Projection Solutions