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Sun May 6, 2007
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£122.50
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8.5
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Description:
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Spyder2™ features the all new Spyder2 colorimeter and monitor calibration for advanced amateurs and prosumers to create precise ICC display profiles for you CRT, LCD or notebook display. FREE bonus software includes PANTONE® colorist.
• Accurate calibration of CRT, LCD and notebook displays (Mac and Windows®)
• Easy-to-use calibration wizard software (site license)
• Superior Gray Balance and tonal response
• Unique Before & After viewing feature
• 2-year Spyder2 warranty
• FREE technical support
• FREE Bonus software - PANTONE colorist
Description
Today, all advanced amateurs and designers understand that monitor calibration is a fundamental step in their "Digital workflow". Where ever color is critical, so too is a calibrated monitor. The ColorVision® Spyder2™, the next generation of the award-winning Spyder™ product line, was specifically designed to meet the needs of this new "digital" creative.
ColorVision Spyder2 sets a new standard for monitor calibration. Combining the all new Spyder2 colorimeter and Spyder2 monitor calibration software, this innovative and advanced product delivers unrivaled calibration results for advanced amateurs and designers.
The sleek, dual-phase Spyder2 hardware features precise calibration and highly accurate ICC profiles for CRT, LCD and laptop displays. The new software and graphical user interface provides ease-of-use. FREE bonus software is also provided in the package including PANTONE® colorist to specify colors on your images, screens and printers. The Spyder2 allows you to easily calibrate all of your monitors at a truly affordable price.
The Spyder2 state-of-the-art optical science and new light detectors deliver a five-fold increase in sensitivity. A new filter pack system and patent-protected light baffle further increase the accuracy of on-screen color. Improvements to the calibration software utilize sophisticated gray balance and tonal response algorithms to produce superior color images, including exceptionally smooth gradient steps, life-like flesh tones and neutral grays.
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Keywords:
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ColorVision Spyder Monitor Calibration
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Gary Bagshawe
Rep Point Winner 07
Registered: April 2005
Location: Sheffield UK
Posts: 2248
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Review Date: Thu April 19, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £150.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Very easy to use
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No physical manual, it's in the software.
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Well spyder 2 pro.
I got a copy of this from warehouse express for £150.00, it comes bundled with printfix plus as well.
After installing the software I set about calibrating my monitor, the on screen instructions are very easy to follow but it is worth reading as much as you can about the software and help files etc before starting, if you cant get the screen to do as it is told by the software it can get very frustrating. If I had read the f###### manual 1st I would not have experienced the problems I did. After reading the instructions and help files it took minutes to calibrate my monitor.
Profiling the printer was fairly easy as well and the print detail (shadow highlight) etc is now much better. The problem I had was it all seemed too easy. That was untill I started trying to apply the profile in PS etc. Still a lot to learn about profiles but I think this was a step in the right direction.
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Raymo
Getting Comfy
Registered: August 2006
Location: North Wales
Posts: 211
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Review Date: Sun May 6, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Price you paid?: £95.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Excellent colour reproduction & Easy to use
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Cons:
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Printfix Plus Is a bit perplexing
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I got the Spyder2 Suite including the Print Fix Plus For £95 off Ebay and found it very easy to setup and calibrate the monitor, The results are great it really brings out the skin tones etc & on landscape shots its like being there. The printer calibration software was just as easy to setup but trying to get a photo's colours to be exactly like they are displayed on the monitor is a bit of a task  (still havn't managed to get it right) having said that my printer isn't the most recent, all in all I'm very impressed with my purchase 
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