Perfect Screen Calibration - with the SpyderX Pro
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- Опубліковано 27 вер 2024
- If you take your photography seriously then you should have a calibrated screen. If you haven't then you need to stop putting it off, because it is 100% necessary.
In this video I show you how to calibrate a computer screen from beginning to finish, and I also show you how to do so on a multiple monitor set up. But before I get into that I tell you why you should in the first place.
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Very thorough, Ben!! I've purchased these specific color management tools featured in your tutorial. Many thanks!!
Thanks David. And depending upon your requirements, Datacolor also make a colour checker (data color chekr - is how the product is spelt) will allow you to colour match images and footage from multiple cameras that have different profiles etc. So if that is a requirement, rather than simply viewing the correct exposure and colours on your screen then that is the tool that you require for that. I often mix footage from a Canon and Sony in the same video and they don’t always work well together even when grading footage with the same LUT. I managed to get a photo from an iPhone, a canon and a sony to look the same (in terms of colour and exposure) using the colour checker.
I've seen a few similar reviews, but you covered some points I hadn't come across (e.g. multiple monitors, change of locator size on 4k screen) so many thanks for a very useful, enjoyable video.
Thank you John. Glad you found the video helpful.
@@benharveyphotography I had a small question, Im trying to buy it but first had a question which i couldnt get answered by the support. Since you have multiple monitors as well, I wanted to know if they work with Nvidia cards, since i have geforce rtx 3070 with 4 monitors connected.
Hello, my PC is a Dell Aurora gaming PC with an Nvideo graphics card, which is running three screens (which I calibrated in this video). My work laptop is a Lenovo Yoga which has an Nvidia graphics card and that also calibrated just fine and that has an external curved monitor (which was OK to calibrate but doesn’t come close to the laptop display. I hope this answers your question.
You did not know what I was thinking. What I was thinking was, "that is some loud coffee drinking."
You need to make sure the device is sitting as tight as possible on the display to avoid light reflections.
Still have my Spyder Express but not sure how many more Mac software updates it has left in it. Definitely makes a difference when you see the before and after calibration screens
It’s annoying, but that is hardware isn’t it. Once it gets to a certain age, new releases of OS don’t support them. It keeps us spending.
I couldn’t tell you how much difference the results were between my screen calibrated with the spyder 3 pro and the new Spyder X Pro, but I would like to think that there is an improvement. The product itself is much better designed, the software hasn’t evolved too much - but it works just fine.
Thank you for this. It really helped me with my oversaturated XPS 17 9710.
You are welcome, and thank you for leaving a comment!
I’m buying my spyder x pro second hand. I know the software is asking for a serial number in the beginning. Is the serial number on the piece of paper or the device itself? I’m asking so I’m sure I can use it when I buy it
I have purchased two models over the years, one model had a loose piece of paper with the serial number in it, I think the second was a sticker stuck to the inside of the box Either way you need the serial number for that particular product, otherwise I don’t believe it will let you install the software and run the calibration.
I don't get how env. brightness can affect reading from calibration device if it is facing to the monitor...
Great video
Thanks Divi! :-)
Still needed to manually calibrate in graphics drivers for better colors.
why do people calibrate it every few months? is it cos as the monitor ages colours etc change?
You can actually calibrate an iPad, using colormunki. I trust it, but not as much as I trust the RGB readouts in edit. I used to have a Pantone Huey. That was a dog and lost me work.
I just had to google this, by X-rite correct? Knowing Apple I didn’t think that they would allow an app to tamper with the workings of the inner engine. Either way I think iPads are pretty well calibrated, but of course the brightness just adapts to your surroundings, or a percentage. But more and more people are editing their photos and video on an iPad (now that adobe are supporting this platform). So calibration on those devices is required.
I’ve got a new Dell xps 17 9710 it is super saturated. Laptop running on windows 11 and the Spyder x Pro software will not upload. I’ve used it via Display Cal but it is not adjusting my display at all the blue is way out of balance. Do you know if the Spyder xPro has compatibility problems with windows 11 and if so what can you recommend. Thanks
Hi Kara, I have my work laptop calibrated, which is running the latest windows - so no compatibility issues there. If I remember correctly, the software is downloaded from data Color’s website, and you then enter the serial number that comes in the box. Therefore Datacolor update the download to suit the ever changing windows updates. If you are having further issues I would contact their technical team.
how am I not suppose to use a HUB when I got a MacBook with only USB C ports?
Hi, I answered a similar question just now on the same topic. I would check with their technical team, but I believe that many product say not to plug into a USB hub because some of them do not supply power to the external devices and some need it. My hub does supply power and charge devices, so I am pretty sure it works, but they are just covering themselves. Best check first with them (or other mac users) to see if it will work with your MacBook and a dongle.
I had a Color Munki, but just wasn't satisfied with the results. I first heard about Spyder from Jared Polin. I figured that I would watch your video as part of research since my son now likes to take my phone, which is what I used to try and judge how the raw photo turned out. More recently, I used Adobe Lightroom 6 on my computer and always hated the way the portrait profile looked. My wife's computer does not have Adobe Lightroom, yet the portrait profile looked more natural than the unflattering pink my monitor displayed. So I wonder if the SpyderX calibrator will help in that regard.
Hello, thanks for your question. The monitor calibration process is not program specific, so it will certainly help photoshop, lightroom or even watching UA-cam on your computer. If you want to get even more colour accuracy then you can use a grey card and or a colour checker (the colour grid that you will have seen portrait photographers photographing their models with). You then import that into light room and even colour match different cameras. The Spyder X that I reviewed is the model that I would recommend. It did drop in price in the new year, but it seems to have gone up again?!?
What problem did you face with colormunky? I calibrated my laptop screen yesterday with colormunky smile and now it looks yellow. Blue looks purple to violet.
@@myblueandme The yellow and orange hue is what I constantly faced with Color Munki. It was just a pain. I re-calibrated with the SpyderX Pro and found the colors more spot on. A little tweaking with the t.v./monitor settings, and I got the photos that I processed through Lightroom to look very similar to what was seen on other's cell phone screens. With Color Munki the color shift was way off.
@@AstanaxKnight Thank you. So you suggest SpyderX over Color Munki
@@myblueandme yes, I do. I was having such a hard time trying to tweak the t.v. settings that I use as a computer monitor after using Color Munki that I gave up. I just added another light to my room and recalibrated using SpyderX Pro today. The only thing I had to adjust was the color and contrast on the t.v. to make the red in the color square photo demo more true red. With the Color Munki and bad results, I wound up having to use either Windows 10's Microsoft or Nvidia graphics card calibration software to get more true to life colors.
What about laptops? Like a Lexmark?
Hi Nicholas, laptops can be calibrated. In the opening menu of the software is asks which type of screen you are calibrating and you selection laptop screen. The process is exactly the same. I have calibrated many laptop screens over the years, what you will find is that the technology in a laptop screen will nowadays be different to external monitors and it is challenging to get them to exactly match unless you spend a lot of money on an external monitor.
Great tutorial! One quick question, for monitors with hardware calibration support, do you recommend using spyder's own software or the manufacturers' hardware calibration softwares (e.g. ASUS's proart calibration and BenQ's Palette Master Element). Sometimes the results can be very different, especially on macs?
Hello, thanks for your question. I cannot comments on the manufacturers software as I haven’t used them. But if you were to ask Data color the question I am certain they would say to use their software for the best results with their product. Plus it is free and included with the Spyder X Pro. Sorry I couldn’t be of further help.
@@benharveyphotography thank you for the suggestions!
Hey! Great video mate :), Literally getting a Spyder 5 to rent tomorrow. Just wondering, I've also got 3 screens and I was wondering (1x LG 4k 10bit 60hz, 1x BenQ 1440p 144hz 8bit 1x Viewsonic 1440p 144hz 8bit but all IPS 27") do you find that post calibration all screens look more similar in colour?
Hi, I have two identical screens (dell Ultrasharp 28 inch monitors) and they sit against one another and calibrate very well - very difficult to see the difference. However I have a 4k Samsung monitor also running off the same machine and it does not match the other screen. I spoke with the technical team at Spyder about it and they said different screens have different hardware and spec capabilities and if they differ you will not get them to match exactly.
Does the SpyderX Pro only do monitors? Looking to do everything, monitor to printing.
Hello. I will be creating a future video on the colorchekr that they make, which allows you to create custom profiles for each camera. But that is as far as I have got with the calibration process because I get labs to print my images. Take a look at the studio kit which includes print calibration spyderx.datacolor.com/about-spyderx/
Is the profile automatically stored and used by windows as an icc profile? In other words, could we delete spyder x software once calibrated?
Hi. The profile is saved on your computer and loads every time you switch on the computer it applies the settings. The profile might be separate to the calibration software itself - but I would leave it on your machine as you should calibrate your monitor at least every six months. It’s not a massive file anyhow.
Great video, helps me deciding whether I buy this device or not. I am using TVs as monitors, connected via HDMI in full color mode (0-255 not 16-235). However, so far I could not make the two TVs / monitors look alike. Does this device make this happen?
Hello. This is an integrating question that I don’t think I have been asked before. As far as I am aware, when calibrating the screens you have the choice of ‘laptop’ or ‘monitor’ and then you will be asked what settings your monitor has for controlling the contrast, brightness, saturation etc. I have never tried it, so I don’t want to say no, but does the TV remember all of the settings that would be ‘pushed’ by the computer everytime you switch them on? My TV takes time to warm up and then it has annoying features that change the brightness based upon what you are watching, and the colours are very saturated. If you have a high end TV then you may get great results, but my instinct tells me that you would get a better more accurate result with a dedicated monitor.
@benharveyphotography3256 thank you for your answer. There is a new device, spider x2 ultra, this one claims to be able to handle TVs. I am using TVs because this way I can have cheap 40" monitors. They are 4k TVs and I can select PC input. They will maintain their settings. I am curious whether someone is going to try it and make a review.
"And it is not actually supported by new version of Windows" - one of the "best" anti-advertisement
I get what you are saying, but not a lot of things were compatible when windows switched to 64 bit. It was a great way of getting everyone on the cloud and subscription model.
@@benharveyphotography C'mon. 64 bit is just memory addressing, to work with more 4Gb of RAM, it not affect development much. In any case abandon of old device from company is not very nice. But not surprising in 2015-2020s.
Do you have a little bit mismatch if you move image from one monitor to another? Or it near perfect between monitors now?
As well if monitor support 10 bits, will it work, how do you think?
Since I made this review I bought another Dell ultra sharp monitor which sit beside one another. Since they are identical monitors they warm up at the same rate and they are identical. Since the bevel on that screen is also minimal it looks like one massive panoramic screen. I am not having any issues with the calibration between those screens and my 4K Samsung monitor.
Couple of questions. I have a M1 Mac Studio. Should I set that at the default settings before calibrating? Also when it asks to make adjustments. Do you adjust from the external monitor or the Max Studio? Thank you
Hi Jesse, I have calibrated many PCs and laptops before but not a MAC, so I am unfamiliar with any preparation steps that a MAC might require. Sorry I cant help with that.
With a SpyderX Pro do i not need to faff about with RGB settings on the monitor? Does the Spyder correct all those in software?
Hi. I leave all of that alone on my monitor. You just need to make sure that you have not already messed with the settings on your screen, if you can reset it then that should do the trick. The calibration takes care of the rest. Unless you have a really high end screen that is capable of a higher colour gammet, then I leave it on RGB. I am very happy with the results that I get.
The only thing you will have to adjust is the brightness of the screen colours are taken care of by the software.
Should I calibrate my screen in the AM and PM since where I am the ambient lighting is different throughout the day?
Ideally you calibrate your monitor for the lighting conditions that you normally edit in. For me this is the morning, but ideally you have control over the light in your room to a certain extend via curtains and blinds to avoid bright light sources and reflections on your screen. I hope that this is helpful!
How do you trust theese things? 200, isn´t that a bit bright? What if you edit a moody dark forest picture and post it, it will be too dark, because of the brightness being too high. Should 160-180 not be enough for social media? Just bought Spyderx pro a month ago and i hate the ambient light measurements.
Hi Kim, I have calibrated three of my screens in the same ambient lighting and I am happy with the results I am getting. I check them on my iPhone and iPad before I share them online and publish them on my website. Try using a test chart which has a range rather than using a photograph and if your pure black isn’t black and the time one before pure white is ‘over exposed’ then you will need to recalibrate it. I haven’t made a video about it yet - but I will be running some tests using the color chekr and lightroom/premiere. But this does require the extra step of taking a photo or video clip of your scene with the colour chart in the frame. But then you can be even more confident in the exposure and colour accuracy. I hope this helps!
What if my monitor doesn't have a USB port? Does that mean that I can't calibrate it? :(
Hi Erick, best check with Spyder, because many devices say not to plug it into a USB adaptor because some of them do not supply power to the devices. This is probably the reason for it.
Does Spyder X calibrate the monitor or tweak the computer gpu output to the monitor? I have two computers. Would I need to install spyder x on both my computers?
Hi Adam, the profile that it creates will be saved on the computer - it won’t change the hardware of the monitor itself. So if you plug that monitor into a different computer then you would need to calibrate it on that machine also. But if you have a spyder you can calibrate as many of your computers and monitors as you like.
A target of 200 is way too high. Most calibrators (including Spyder) suggest a target between 90 and 120.
Why was this video over 14 minutes?
I have it from 4 days... It is total crap. The software suc, the sensor suc the profiles created by it are the same. I had Spyder 2 and now the X and my conclution is DATACOLOR droped theit quality down to the bottom and keep diging :( Sorry but the only thing I could say about the Spyder X is DO NOT BUY IT ! It is wait of money and time.
I don’t agree and you are not providing anyone with helpful feedback about why you think that the product is not good. Can you tell us why the sensor and profiles are not as good as the Spyder 2? With measurable data rather than subjective opinions. Then I think your comment will help other people make an informed decision. Thanks.
@@benharveyphotography Well you are right that I can't, because I yesterday sent it back to the seller and deleted all profiles and software by datacolor. But first, I did 4 measurements, with absolutely same conditions at the night (one night) , without touching the monitor, without roomlight and there was a diference between the profiles . Second all the profiles was with OBVIOUS green tint, with target WP 6500, and the think that make even worst is that the green tint was somethimes in the lights, somethimes in the darks, but it was there in every profile.
I did that experiment before with the Spyder 2 the consistancy of the readings was 99.9%.
In two days I wait an another brand sensor. It is up to you if you believe or not :) But I bought that crap exact because some fancy reviews like this one in youtube. However it is not my problem anymore, I thing that it is fair to tell the people what is the reality, everyone decide if he want or not to believe :)
@@baronbarbaron thank you for replying. Having calibrated maybe 5+ different monitors with the spyder X and older versions (as I showed in the video) any colour casts are either caused by the ambient light reading or the screen itself. And there are too many variables to sort out in the comments section of a YT video. But when I ran into an issue of slight colour casts (as I was using two screens butting against one another) I ran the calibration again making sure that the ambient light (which was a tungsten light) was not influencing the reading too much as it would try and compensate and you will be up with a colour cast. Whichever tool you use to calibrate your screen, they will all read colour temperature roughly the same, as it’s not subjective.
Anyway, I hope you get it sorted. Ben
@@benharveyphotography " Whichever tool you use to calibrate your screen, they will all read colour temperature roughly the same" That's what I was counting on. Well it's not like that with the X model... And that's why I'am saing not to buy it ! I spoked with the datacolor support team... Even they trying to shift the topic and blame the drivers, the OS build, missed to blaim Putin, but not even a word about the actual reading af the sensor..
Thank you. But why my screen looks yellow after calibrating?
Hi mate same thing happened to me today. How I fixed it: uninstall the SpyderX software, delete the custom calibration ICC profile from your windows\system32\spool\drivers\color folder, restart your computer. Download DisplayCAL (free, open source calibration app trusted by most professionals as the best calibration software available) and install it. Start DisplayCAL, go to Tools > Instrument > Install ArgyllCMS instrument drivers... This will ensure your SpyderX is recognised by DisplayCAL. Now you’re good to start calibrating with DisplayCAL. Much better and accurate, it solved the yellow tint issue I was getting with the SpyderX software. Make sure you select the appropriate “mode” for “instrument”. Look up information about your monitor on displayspecifications.com.
@@ALana-wy5ql Thank you very much. Thank you for such detailed information! I will surely do it.
Same, I don't know if this product is shitty or I make some kind mistake.
Hi. I can assure you that the product is good, there is a reason why they are an industry go to for monitor calibration. If you have any issues that can’t be fixed with a recalibration or reinstalling it then I would get in touch with their technical help team. I haven’t experienced a yellow-tone to any of my screens but it might be due to an overriding blue colour cast in the room when it took an ambient reading, therefore it is over compensating. Either way, if you have purchased the Spyder X Pro then there is no need to run any software other than what they provide.
Dude, we don’t need a sermon about the importance and theory of calibrating your monitors. Please, just get on with the tutorial regarding the Spyder X Pro.
I think it is important to educate people WHY it is necessary to calibrate your monitor, rather than just how. This tutorial has a beginning, middle and an end, so you don’t have to watch other videos on the topic :-)
that didnt help to fix my problem because my SSd didnt worK
HI ben! Great video. I've just bought an Asus AMD Vivobook Ryzen 5 5600H with Radeon Graphics 3.30 GHz. Out of the box, the colour saturation of the screen was insane! It's so rich. 'Blues' are super saturated, and reds and orange are way off! To alleviate this, I have had to set the AMD software to 9400K!! And set saturation down to 57 from a middle point of 100. This sounds crazy to me, but it's the only way I can get photos that were processed on an older Asus laptop to look about right. I have done several real estate shoots since with the new laptop. I have had to continually adjust the AMD panel to get things as close as I can, but I am simply NOT happy with the results. None of the colours look right. I am a member of Flickr, and all my photos look better on my old 6-year Asus than the new one. So, I was about to purchase the SpyderX Pro, but found your video first. Given the above, what colour temperature would I start with when attempting to use the Spyder? And why are the default colours of my laptop the way they are? Much appreciate your comments and feedback. Thank you.
Hi Robert. Thanks for leaving the comment and question. I will caveat my response with, I am not an expert at this - I have calibrated about ten screens over the years, some new, some old, some laptop screens and others external monitors and I have achieved accurate results.
When I was going through the calibration process I contacted Spyders technical team and I said that I want to match two screens that are sitting next to one another, but they are different brands and different generations. They responded, quite rightly, to say that they will never be exactly the same due to the capabilities of each screen. At work I have a brand new laptop that has a beautiful screen, vivid colours and capable of HDR. Ultra sharp 4k. This looks significantly better than the external monitor that I use with the laptop, even though this is a much more expensive 4k curved monitor. The fact is that these are completely different technologies and they won’t look the same. Intend to use my iPhone and iPad as a good gauge for which if my monitors are best calibrated once I have edited my images.
Anyway, your question about white balance I don’t have an answer for but I do have advice. Sort out the ambient light colour first. If you have any tungsten lights at your desk switch then off. Calibrate the screen during the day when there is natural light coming into the space but no direct light on your workstation. The calibration software will find a white point and a black point and recommend the colour temperature. From all of the calibrations I have ever done, the results have been a tweak to what the screens look like - it’s never been a radical change.
I hope this helps. A long answer.
@@benharveyphotography Thank you, Ben for your reply. I already follow the suggestions that you made in regard to general lighting conditions. I live in southern Spain, so we have a lot of bright and sunny days, so I'm careful with direct sunlight into the room. My property faces north, east and west, so don't have too much of a problem. I work only mornings and early afternoons. I'll go ahead with buying the Spyder, and I'll let you know how I get on. I'll also try and calibrate my old laptop and see how that comes out. Thanks again.
hello, can it be done with a projector?
i feel that plugging a computer on a projector will bias the results because we're calibrating the laptop instead of the real source of the projector (blu ray, android box...)
Hello, I have not tried it with a projector - so I cannot comment on how that will work. Sorry. Hopefully you find the answers from someone else that has tried it, it is quite a niche requirement.
absolutely, i discovered recently that buying a projector is more a beginning than an end in itself
there are few to no professional around to do calibrate it
and they charge you a lot.
only one vid exist describing the process
in german
a niche, indeed
thank you for your interesting vid, though
@@benharveyphotography
I have two 43 wide screens stacked, one is more on white side and another on the yellow tint, I was unable to get them to look the same, Ben silly question but would this calibration make my screen at the end exactly the same, brightness, color, etc? I know the silly question but wanted to know before i buy this.
Hi Martin, since making this video I have purchased two of the Ultrasharp Dells and they now sit side by side essentially creating one Uber-wide screen. I have calibrated these and they are exactly the same. However my third screen which is a 4k sharp monitor is not exactly the same because they have different technology/capabilities and therefore the Spyder is not able to match them exactly. In summary, if the screens are the same, yes you can match them, if they are different brands and/or spec then you can get them close but not exactly the same. This is going to be the same whichever screen calibration device you use.
This video is 2 years old so not sure if it's applicable anymore. Im trying to do this with 2 LG monitors and one keeps coming out with a red color cast and the other green. Both of yours I'm assuming looked fine?
Hi David, they datacolour Spyder pro hasn’t been updated (as a product) yet, so this video is still very relevant. I have not encountered any significant issues like you are describing. I have had slight off calibrations and re-run the software to tweak it which turned out to be an issue with the ambient lighting anyway. I would simplify things to figure out what the issue is. Unplug one of the screens and calibrate just one of them first. If that doesn’t work then resolve that before multiple screens. Check the spec of your monitor and what colour space it uses and make sure that you match it with the calibration options. Make sure that you don’t have any string coloured lights in the room; as this is the only reason that I can see would cause such a colour cast in your calibration. See if you can restore the defaults on your screen menu if this still doesn’t resolve the issue. If you have another device, such as a work laptop, try to calibrate that to rule out there being an issue with the Spyder pro itself. Good luck!
@@benharveyphotography hey thank you so much for the reply! I forgot I had commented, afterwards my gf was like "umm you're running this with my grow lights for the romaine on in the background, would that mess things up?" 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Ok. I wasn’t far off then. Glad you got it sorted :-)
Hi Ben, good to meet you. I am able to find plenty of information on the X version, but struggling to find information on if there is any significant performance upgrade between my spyder 4 to the X. Where is struggle most is printing accuracy to my screen, I've done everything like kill off screen brightness to below recommended levels but still my prints come out darker than screen (store or home printed both). I don't want to buy a printer calibrator as they are extremely expensive and I don't really print enough to justify the costs, but I would at least like the screen to convey similar results. There is a promo on the X right now, expires tonight. Very interested to hear your thoughts.
Hi Marco, sorry for the delayed response - I am flat out with work. That promo has obviously passed now. I think I went from the Pro 3 to the X, as the older versions were no longer supported by newer versions of windows (which was annoying). Introducing printing adds another layer of complexity and variables, and you have to ideally trial and error each elect to see where the issue is. Because it may be your printer settings/ink/printing medium and not your screen. Do you have a JPEG/TIFF file that you have printed previously and it has come out perfectly on that printer? If so you could try and print it again, and regardless of what the screen shows you it should print OK. However if it does not then it could be the calibration of your screen and/or the printer. As I mentioned in the video, I tend to use my iPhone and iPad as a check on the final images to make sure that the calibration of my PC screens is good. Can you do that to figure out if it is the screen or the printer?
Excellent video tutorial
Thank you! Cheers!
Is there any way to manually adjust color temperature? I calibrated a few times in pitch black conditions and I keep getting a green tint, but after swapping to an sRGB color profile the green tint goes away along with Spyder's profile, but the display is still far too yellow and not neutral and I've been ripping my hair out for days trying to figure out how to get neutral whites. My monitor does not have any settings other than brightness. Also is there a way to reset the Spyder calibration to uncalibrated? I thought it would just make a color profile but it seems to have put a layer beyond it and I can't find any info on how to reset it other than resetting my entire computer to factory settings which I am unwilling to do....
Hello. I have mentioned in a few of the comments previously that each case has quite a few variables. Some screens will have a slight colour cast to start with but it sounds like it is obvious. Can you recalibrate without any ambient light falling in the spyder as that will create the colour cast. If this does not resolve your issue I would suggest getting in touch with Data Color help desk as they were very responsive when I made contact with them.
Hello, I use a Samsung TV as a monitor - can this be used with a TV?
Thank you
Hi Steven, I haven’t tried calibrating a TV although I have connected a laptop to a Tv before. You might have to ask their technical team how it will work out. The calibration and sounder device will still be plugged into your computer anyhow, it just depends if the computer talks to tge Tv in the same way that it does a computer monitor. For example changing the display colours rather than just saturation or brightness. I am not sure if Tv’s need to warm up a bit etc. Sorry I couldn’t give you a straight answer.
Was thinking of getting the Spyder5. Is it worth the price difference to get the SpyderX instead?
Hi Claudiu, I would just be careful about compatibility because my 3 doesn’t seem to work on windows 10. For that reason I would but the latest version (the X) so that I will remain compatible for longer. The 5 was released in 2015 so it is already five years old and there is only about £20 difference on amazon.
Hey Ben, shouldn't I measure the monitor white point first and then set this value in the process of calibration? Because not all monitors have white point at 6500K. I also set brightness to 120 Cd, should it be better 200? Thanks for advice! :-)
Hi Tony, the software takes you through the process of calibration, which it does a few tests and then sets the white point before running the blacks and colours. I can’t comments on which CD value is correct for your work station and environment because that is based upon the ambient reading and your particular screen etc. I would suggest running the software and if you are not happy with the results or you think that they aren’t correct get in touch with Datacolor technical support. I tend to check the images on an iPhone and iPad as they are fairly well calibrated straight out of the box.
Best setting white point to editing photography 6500k / 5000k ?
Hi Aji, if you are referring to the white balance of the screen (and not the photos in lightroom etc) I left that to the device during its ambient meter reading and calibration process. I will be creating a follow up video with the Color Chekr soon, which further control regardless of which camera/device settings you are shooting with.
Excellent!
Thanks
You are welcome!
Você é o cara, BH!