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Datacolor has launched a new line of color-management packages for photographers with the Spyder3Elite and Spyder3Studio kits. The company says the new products in its Spyder3 line will include the only colorimeter available that has a seven-detector color engine and an aperture several times larger than those in other devices, to increase accuracy and performance. Both the Elite and Studio packages provide display calibration hardware and software; the Spyder3 Studio kit also includes printer and print-media profiling tools.
Among the notable features offered by the new Spyder3 products are SpyderProof, a software tool that lets users evaluate calibration results with a before-and-after display; precise control over white point and gamma; fast recalibration via a new ReCAL option; and the ability to calibrate multiple displays to the same target. The Spyder3 software has a dual-mode interface to accommodate users with varying levels of color-management expertise and give advanced users control over all calibration parameters.
The Spyder3 display calibrator is more compact than the earlier Spyder2 device, and comes with a cradle that can be used as a tripod mount. It detects ambient light to increase the precision of calibration for CRTs, LCDs, and projectors, and keeps a log of light conditions.
The $279 Spyder3Elite and $599 Spyder3Studio will be available in November 2007. For more information, go to Datacolor's Spyder3 Web site.
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