Spyders For Color Calibration

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 2:58 am

Does anyone actually use one of these ? I can understand them for graphics professionals or serious amateur photographers (which is how I heard about them). But for amateur video makers...seems like a touch much.

They are cheaper than they used to be. CompUSA is selling two different models:

$200 - SpyderPRO
$100 - Color Plus

The manufacturer of both of these is ColorVision.

AMVfreak · Post by **AMVfreak** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 4:33 pm

Nope.
I never even heard of those

trythil · Post by **trythil** » Sun Jul 25, 2004 8:33 pm

Definitely expensive, but probably worth it. I do my AMV work on separate computers, and the fact that my colorizing work always looks slightly different on a laptop as opposed to a desktop can make AMVing a pain.

TaranT · Post by **TaranT** » Mon Jul 26, 2004 12:14 am

trythil wrote:Definitely expensive, but probably worth it. I do my AMV work on separate computers, and the fact that my colorizing work always looks slightly different on a laptop as opposed to a desktop can make AMVing a pain.

If you decide to look for one, make sure it does both CRTs and LCD screens. In my searches, I came across some that only did one or the other.

I'm also leary of using those suction cups on my LCD monitors since their surfaces are plastic instead of glass. I saw one Web page (can't seem to find it again with Google) where the guy described hanging the spyder by its cable from a point above and slightly behind the monitor's surface. With the monitor tilted back a little, the spyder just lay against the front surface. He didn't need to press the suction cups to hold it in position.

I think I'd go even further and replace the suction cups with small felt pads.