Datacolor Spyder Pro (11069KVG)

"Datacolor SpyderPro" (SKU: SP2024PRO) is a high-quality monitor calibration tool designed to meet the needs of modern digital creators across various industries, including photography, videography, content creation, and digital design. This advanced device ensures that the colors seen on the screen are true to life, so you can be confident that your creative vision will be accurately represented both digitally and in print. "SpyderPro" removes the complexity of color management and offers both beginners and experienced professionals a fast and easy way to calibrate their monitors in just 90 seconds. This not only saves valuable time during the editing workflow but also ensures that the initial editing starting point is color-accurate, resulting in stunning results characterized by lifelike colors and fine details. New OLED and mini-LED calibration, high-brightness calibration: up to 2000 cd/m2, new "Spyder" software, included USB-A adapter.


 


 





 


 


 


 


OFFERS UNBIASED MONITOR COLOR ACCURACY ASSESSMENT




Digital content creators want to be sure that the images or footage they capture, create, edit, and view on their monitors will be represented as accurately as possible. Manual calibration of a monitor (laptop and/or desktop) is the first essential step to achieving this. It ensures accurate initial editing colors, allowing users to express their creative vision as precisely as possible and share their work digitally and in print to establish an authentic connection with their audience. While monitors and screens may be factory-calibrated, it is important for users to calibrate their monitors to suit their specific workflow and to ensure that accurate colors are maintained over time. Users should calibrate their monitors every two weeks, before undertaking color-critical work, or when lighting conditions or locations change. Using "Datacolor SpyderPro," calibration takes only about 90 seconds, allowing you to see your digital world accurately and maximize your monitor's color performance and accuracy, tailored to your specific user workflow. Even a trained eye cannot be relied upon to accurately adjust monitor colors. Our eyes and brains are designed to compensate for light and color, whereas "SpyderPro" offers an unbiased assessment of monitor color accuracy. An accurate monitor allows users to see their image files clearly and edit purposefully.


 


 


 


 


SIMPLIFIED WORKFLOW AND ACCURATE CALIBRATION FOR MODERN CREATORS




The portable, rugged "SpyderPro" allows users to simplify their workflow while photographing, filming, creating content, and designing digitally, both in the studio and on the go. Now "SpyderPro" can calibrate an even wider spectrum of monitors, including the latest technologies such as OLED, mini-LED, "Apple Liquid Retina XDR," and high-brightness screens, allowing users to optimize color saturation, deep shadows, nuanced highlights, and brightness versatility. Additional features, such as "SpyderPro" "StudioMatch" and "SpyderTune," ensure color consistency across multiple monitors, whether using one or several computers. Datacolor SpyderPro information sheet datacolor.com/spyder The exclusive Datacolor "Device PreviewTM Beta" feature allows users to get an impression of how their images will look on other devices without using the actual devices. Projectors, printers, and devices have different capabilities when it comes to the color range they can represent (color gamut). Because of this, the same image can be distorted or poorly reproduced when viewed on different devices. "Device PreviewTM Beta" allows users to see an approximate view of the photo on mobile devices—simply select one of the profiles designed for the latest phones and tablets. Users can also use this feature to use an ICC printer profile to smoothly check and/or preview how their prints will look, tailored to a specific printer model, paper, and ink, as well as the print service provider. "SpyderPro" offers users maximum color control and flexibility for modern digital workflows. Intuitive software and one-click calibration settings help beginners achieve professional results quickly and easily, while experienced professionals can take advantage of unlimited, fully customizable calibration settings (gamma, white point, and brightness), as well as "Rec. 709" and "Rec. 2020" video targets, to master colors like never before.


 


 


 





 


 


 


 


 


 


FAST AND EASY COLOR MATCHING




"Datacolor SpyderPro" allows you to easily calibrate your monitor in just 90 seconds, so you can be sure you are starting your editing from an accurate color reference point and save valuable time and effort. The result? Lifelike colors and reproduction of fine details.


 


 




PROFESSIONAL RESULTS FOR ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS




Intuitive software and one-click calibration ensure simple use and professional results even for the most novice user. Furthermore, unlimited calibration settings, such as fully customizable gamma curves, white point, and brightness settings, allow for extended color management and ensure a truly tailored workflow that experienced professionals will appreciate.


 


 


 


CALIBRATION FOR MODERN DIGITAL WORKFLOWS




"SpyderPro" now calibrates an even wider range of laptop and desktop and projector screens, including the latest technologies such as OLED, mini-LED, and "Apple Liquid Retina XDR," so that users can optimize color saturation, deep shadows, nuanced highlights, and the enhanced details these monitors provide. Additionally, it calibrates a wide and standard LED color gamut, also ensuring workflow adaptability, so that with the high-brightness function, you can work even in the brightest conditions. Working on the go, with several laptops connected to one computer? The "SpyderTune" feature allows you to adjust the white point, gamma, and brightness to accurately match the image and ensure the best consistency across multiple screens.


 


 


 





 


 


 


COLOR "SURPRISES" - THE PAST




Using the exclusive Datacolor "Device PreviewTM Beta" feature, you will be able to simulate how your photos might look on other devices on your calibrated screen, without uploading them to other devices for viewing. Additionally, "Device PreviewTM Beta" provides the ability to perform a soft photo proof for printing, so you can preview how your photo will look on paper.


 


 




SIDE-BY-SIDE CALIBRATION OF MULTIPLE COMPUTERS AND (OR) SCREENS




Multiple cameras and monitors, changes in lighting, shooting days, combining footage—if your monitor's colors don't match, your visual story doesn't match either. The "SpyderPro" "StudioMatch" feature allows for "Side-by-side" calibration of multiple computers and (or) screens, ensuring consistent and accurate color reproduction across several connected monitors or computers.


 


 




EXTENDED SCREEN REPRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS FEATURE




The extended "SpyderPro" screen mapping and analysis feature provides detailed information about your monitor. You can check your monitor's color/color uniformity, brightness, contrast, gamut, tonal response, screen resolution, and white point to monitor color accuracy and consistency.


 


 


 





 


 


GAMMA CURVE ADJUSTMENT




The "SpyderPro" gamma curve adjustment feature allows you to fine-tune the distribution of tones (how smoothly black transitions to white). Gradations are improved so that shadow and highlight details remain bright and clear. You can also balance the screen brightness settings according to your location and needs to ensure accurate color precision and capture every detail.


 


 




CALIBRATION TAILORED TO YOUR NEEDS




Datacolor SpyderPro offers an unlimited number of calibration settings to fully customize calibration for all workflows. Precisely adjust gamma, white point, and brightness settings according to any needs. There is also a preset

list of the most common calibration targets, including video standards, the Datacolor SpyderPro information sheet datacolor.com/spyder, and "StudioMatch." Want to spend a little more time on more complex calibration? In the calibration settings, select Better in Grey Balance so that gradients are more even. Short on time? Select the Faster setting.


 


 




ADAPT TO LIGHTING CHANGES




Automatic ambient lighting switching measures and tracks the lighting surrounding you so that the current screen profile is most suitable for your environment. Not every task requires controlled lighting, so by allowing "SpyderPro" to adapt calibration to ambient lighting, an optimal monitor profile will be ensured. When performing ambient lighting calibration, several profiles are created for different ambient lighting levels.


 


 


 


CALIBRATION AS BRIGHT AS YOUR ENVIRONMENT




Some modern monitors have brightness levels designed for outdoor or other very brightly lit environments. The "SpyderPro" high-brightness calibration setting balances these monitors when working in a bright environment to provide an accurate reference.


 


 




STAY CONNECTED




A standard USB-C connection is standard "SpyderPro" equipment, as well as an additional USB-A adapter for added convenience when needed.


 


 


 





 


 


 


 


SPECIFICATIONS




Package contents: SpyderPro sensor, serial number, welcome card with link to software and support resources, USB-A adapter


System requirements: Win 10 32/64, Win 11, Mac OS X 10.14 - macOS 14. Monitor resolution 1280x768 or higher, 16-bit video card (24-bit recommended), 1 GB free RAM, 500 MB free hard drive. Internet connection required to download and activate software.


Dimensions (single unit (hardware device)): 7.62 x 7.62 x 4.45 cm - (length x width x height)

Weight (single unit (hardware device)): 142 g


USB connection: USB-C (USB-A adapter included)

Maximum brightness: 2000 cd/m2

Backlight types: 7 (wideband LED, standard LED, combined (wideband and standard CCFL), GB LED, high brightness, OLED, mini-LED)

High-brightness calibration: Yes

Projector calibration: Yes

Gamma curve settings: Unlimited

White point settings: Unlimited

Number of brightness settings: Unlimited


Brightness settings: Unlimited

Screen analysis / MQA: Extended