Datacolor - 'Spyder X2 Elite'
Colour Calibration tool for Display MonitorsThe Datacolor Spyder X2 Elite is a powerful display colorimeter, ideal for photographers, hybrid photo/video producers, digital designed and content creators with standard to advanced calibration needs. With it’s lens-based sensor it benefits users that require faster and straightforward colour calibration, and thanks to its intuitive user interface, allows you to achieve accurate colour reproduction regardless of your skill level. The Spyder X2 Elite can measure up to 750 nits of brightness and supports most industry standard monitors and projectors.
Datacolor Spyder Software
Re-Engineered SoftwareSpyder X2 Elite’s re-engineered software provides a more concise UI experience along with colour customisation and control with the accuracy, ease-of-use, and flexibility for which Spyder is renowned. For users considering entering the HDR/High-brightness monitor market, X2 Elite allows for seamless, affordable upgrade to Spyder X2 Ultra software – no need to purchase new hardware.
Key Features
Advanced Display mapping & AnalysisGet a better understanding of the colour, brightness, contrast, gamut, tone response and white point of your monitors. You can also check screen brightness, colour uniformity, and display colour accuracy.
Side-by-side Multiple Computer/Display CalibrationStudio Match provides simultaneous side-by-side calibration for multiple computers/displays. Ensures consistent and accurate colour reproduction across multiple connected monitors with most monitor types.
Video and Cinema TargetsExperience a more concise user interface (UI) experience. Rec. 709, Rec. 2020
Unlimited Calibration SettingsStarting with industry-standard presets, you can customize settings to meet all your calibration needs, including fully customizable gamma curves, white point, and brightness settings.
Soft ProofingAllows you to simulate other displays and devices on your calibrated screen. For printers, you can see how prints will look for a specific printer model, paper and ink, and upload ICC printer profiles.
Room Light MonitoringAn integrated ambient light sensor measures your room light throughout the day allowing you to adjust your display brightness and contrast to ideal levels. The software can either warn you to recalibrate or do it automatically using custom profiles based on light level.
How Datacolor Calibration works
How it worksDisplay calibration optimizes your monitor’s colour performance and accuracy for your workflow (photography, videography, etc.). This quick and easy process measures, evaluates and corrects your monitor display for an accurate view into your digital world.
Spyder monitor calibrators create an ICC display profile that is used by the video card and colour managed software in your computer’s operating system. A calibrated display enables your computer to show a true colour representation of your image file within your editing software so you can make accurate editing decision to create the look you want.
Spyder X2 makes calibration accurate and easy, helping you each step of the way.
Step OneDownload, install and launch the Spyder software. You’ll be prompted to answer a few questions about your display and workflow which will be saved for future calibrations.
Step TwoPlace the Spyder device on your display within the outline and let the Spyder software go to work. It will take a series of measurements to build the ICC profile and help you adjust your display’s brightness
Step ThreeWhen the measurements are completed, remove the sensor from your display and save the profile which remains housed in your computer to be used for this monitor moving forward. You can always simply delete the profile to return to your monitor’s factory default settings.
