Datacolor - 'Spyder X2 Ultra'
Colour calibration tool for display monitorsIntroducing the Datacolor Spyder X2 Ultra. Designed with photographers, videographers, and hybrid content creators in mind, this advanced colourimeter, coupled with cutting-edge software, ensures a seamless and precise colour output across a spectrum of devices. Boasting a lens-based sensor, the Spyder X2 Ultra caters to the demands of seasoned users seeking unparalleled colour accuracy. With an expanded measurement range, this powerful tool facilitates precise colour reproduction on HDR-capable displays, supporting up to 2000 nits of brightness. Whether working with monitors or projectors, the Spyder X2 Ultra aligns with industry standards, delivering a comprehensive solution for achieving consistent and accurate colour representation.
Spyder X2 Software
precision monitor colour calibrationThe Spyder X2 Ultra unleashes your reach to new colour horizons for photos and videos, allowing for precision monitor colour calibration throughout an expansive range of brightness levels. Datacolor have remastered their Spyder X software and expanded their sensor capabilities to deliver their most versatile monitor colour calibration tool to date.
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. Includes video calibration targets Rec. 709 and Rec. 2020.
Unlimited Calibration SettingsStarting with industry-standard pre-sets, 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.
Display Calibration
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.
Accurate And Easy Calibration
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.
