ColorVision Spyder Once Again Sets The Color Standard For An Expanding Market With New Features For Digital Projectors
Released on = November 28, 2005, 7:07 pm
Press Release Author = Datacolor
Industry = Software
Press Release Summary = View the Latest in Color Calibration for Creative Professionals on Display at Booth 1104
Press Release Body = For Immediate Release With Photos Editorial-Media Contact in North America CJC Strategists Charlé-John Cafiero Tel: (212) 674-0848 ColorVision_PR@earthlink.net
NEW YORK, NY - PhotoPlus Expo (PPE) - October 20, 2005 - Datacolor, an internationally known name in color technology, showcases the latest ColorVision Spyder product features for the fast-growing digital projector market at one of the most important industry events for imaging professionals, Photo Plus Expo (PPE). The newly expanded ColorVision® Spyder2PROT Studio 2.0 is on display in Booth No. 1104 for the length of the show, held October 20 - 22, 2005 at Jacob Javits Convention Center, in New York City.
Top market research firms for projection and display technologies are forecasting that the $12 billion worldwide projections market will grow significantly with the arrival of new high performing, brighter, more colorful, smaller and lighter projection systems. These analysts predict that presentation front projection sales alone will rise from the 3.1 million units sold in 2004 to as many as 12.9 million units in 2009
Certainly, all sectors of the photography market as well as all digital enthusiasts are interested in these computer-driven projectors - not only for their sharp decline in cost but as vehicles to display images on large format screens. With improved clarity, sharpness and the advent of more affordable high-end digital projectors have made the idea of slide projectors all but obsolete.
Datacolor, through its ColorVision product line, has once again anticipated the need for accurate color among creative professionals in the booming digital projector market. As it has with every digital imaging market the color technology leader has entered, ColorVision has again set the industry color standard with Spyder2PRO Studio 2.0. For product images: http://www.datacolor.com/resources/Tradeshows/PPE_2005/Spyder2PRO2.0/
As Matthew Chilton, product manager for the ColorVision business unit of Datacolor, explains: "As LCD digital projectors come down in price, they become an integral part of a photographers\' equipment. Yet challenges in projector color rendition have remained considerable because there is no convenient interface to manage this critical element as the creative industry moves to multimedia presentations." " Our newly upgraded package delivers that critical element. With it, busy professionals no longer have to spend time blindly adjusting the controls of a projector to get the colors right. As well as correcting the contrast and brightness, the Spyder2T colorimeter and new 2.0 software scientifically measure the Red-Green-Blue chromaticity values of the display screen. Those readings are then stored as custom ICC profiles, and loaded to the video card as calibration corrections," Chilton adds. At the PhotoPlus Expo, visitors to Booth 1104 can learn more about the package's award-winning monitor software that now comes with projector calibration for LCD and DPL projectors. Spyder2PRO delivers precise tools for adjusting calibration parameters for a single or multiple CRT, LCD and notebook- monitors to a common standard. The software offers advanced features such as twice as fast read times, built-in ambient light correction that automatically creates independent profiles for Medium and High ambient light conditions, improved white-point correction routines, automated black and white luminance adjustments, and improved methodology for loading calibration data at start-up. A 'Profile Chooser' makes it easy to select and change profiles. Multiple monitor calibration support is now available for both Mac and Windows systems.
"Monitor calibration used to be an expensive and complicated process," Chilton confirms. "In keeping with ColorVision's goal to de-mystify color calibration, our ground-breaking Spyder2 software's enhanced wizard delivers comprehensive on-screen help, walking imaging pros through every step of the process."
ColorVision's Spyder2T Technology Honored Worldwide Since the release of the all-new ColorVision Spyder2 technology in September 2004 at Photokina in Köln-Germany, the company has received accolades from prestigious digital technology editors and magazines worldwide. In the digital color management category alone, the Spyder2 has captured exceptionally high rankings: 4.5 out of five mice for Apple operating systems in SVM Mac (France), MacWorld (USA and UK); The Best of Monitor Calibration Systems in Chasseur d' images (France) and InfoWeek Testsiger (Switzerland); Worldwide Editors Choice Awards in PC Tipp (Switzerland), PC Photo and American Photo (USA); and Reader's Choice (professional) Awards in Photo Processing and Imaging (USA). PC Go (Germany) cited the Spyder2 as the Best Performance winner in 2005 and FHM (UK) gave Best of Hardware. The need for accurate color as the industry migrates to a digital environment is acknowledged by these endorsements from the industry's most prestigious international editors.
ColorVision® SPYDER2PROTStudio 2.0 is targeted to the demanding designer, photographer and professional whose crucial color-correcting choices begin with the monitor. It includes the Spyder2 colorimeter and the Spyder2PRO monitor calibration software. Software can be used at multiple workstations with no additional licensing required. Also included FREE are: tripod mount; ColorVision DoctorPROT software (for editing output profiles); PANTONE® coloristT software; and nik Color EfexPROT 2.0, standard edition software. FREE technical support, FREE Software updates and two-year warrantee are all company policy for Spyder2 products.
ColorVision® SPYDER2PROTStudio 2.0 is a FREE software download and for ColorVision Spyder2 owners is $99 upgrade. All registered users with a valid serial number can update their existing Spyders by logging onto www.colorvision.com to download the upgrade. System requirements include OSX 10.2 or better, or Windows® 2000 or XP, Adobe Photoshop 5.5 or better on Windows, Photoshop 7 or better on Mac or Photoshop elements. Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese, Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
About Datacolor and ColorVision ColorVision technology by Datacolor provides affordable, easy-to-use digital color control products to creative professionals, photographers, corporate customers and consumers around the world. Because color matters, leading businesses, creative professionals, and consumers worldwide choose Datacolor's innovative technology solutions to consistently achieve the right color. A Swiss-held company, Datacolor's strong worldwide presence encompasses global manufacturing and operational facilities with an international strategic network of sales and support offices. For more information about ColorVision by Datacolor, please visit www.colorvision.com or www.datacolor.com. Editorial note - for product images http://www.datacolor.com/resources/Tradeshows/PPE_2005/Spyder2PRO2.0/ For Editorial and Media questions, please contact: Charlé-John Cafiero, CJC Strategists, (212) 674-0848. ColorVision_PR@earthlink.net ###