At all points in the process, regardless of which mode you’re in, there is extensive help available. A guided Wizard mode for those that just want to get calibrated and back to work, and a Expert Console (Figure 2) for those of us that like to know what’s going on and make specific selections.
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On the software side, DataColor has completely reworked the user interface to make it easier to navigate through the various options. Also new to the Spyder3 is an Ambient Light Control which will automatically measure the light in a room at regular intervals to help you keep your display accurate when changes are detected to the ambient light. The larger detector makes the Spyder3 more accurate when profiling wide gamut displays, including those that are capable of displaying the AdobeRGB colourspace.
The new Spyder uses a 7 colour detector engine and a larger light aperture to improve performance and colour accuracy over both the previous Spyder2 and competing brands. With the Elite package, you have total control over the critical settings like colour temperature, gamma, and luminance.
The main differentiation in all the Spyder3 products is the level of software functionality you have. The Spyder3Elite is the top of the line version of DataColor's colourimeter products. And, with the new DataColor Spyder3Elite, that improvement is both welcome, and visible. So, with so many options available, and all of them good, why bring out a new device? Like everything, there is always room for improvement. All will do a good job, some with more control than others, but in general, you can use any of these devices and have a properly calibrated display. X-Rite has the i1 Display 2, PANTONE has the huey Pro, and DataColor has the Spyder. There are several good products out now that can handle the calibration process for you. This is a simplistic explanation, but it gets the point across – the first step in colour accuracy is with an accurate display. Display calibration is important in order to ensure that the colours you see on your screen are going to be the colours seen on someone else's screen, or on the paper when you print. non-geek) level, there is really no reason to not calibrate your display. And, with the cost and ease of use down into the normal (i.e. Nearly everyone knows they should be calibrating their displays, and a fair percentage of them are actually doing it. Monitor calibration has become fairly mainstream over the past few years.