Datacolor Spyder 4 Elite Key
I received my Spyder4Pro several months back but due to health reasons had not installed it until recently. The product was shipped and arrived within days of the order. It was packaged securely with attention to product safety.Installation of the product went without any problems. I installed it on an XP and Win7 machine and both OS's took the install without any problems. After installation, both OS's recognized and accepted the 'New Device'. Since there had been some time between receiving the product and installing it, there was an update available from Datacolor. The update also went without any problems.
Monitor profiling went without a hitch. The Graphical User Interface (GUI) led me through the profiling process from start to finish leaving no unanswered questions as to what it was doing at each step or as to the results each step should render. BTW, you have a choice of normal or advance GUI. The normal will give you the same great results but the advanced gives the inquisitive user and more detailed avenue into the process.
The final profile left me with a color rendition from my monitors that were absolutely stunning and Perfect Renditions of the photo as far as Photoshop was seeing it. I now know for a fact that each image that comes off my Photoshop is being displayed with perfect color accuracy on my monitors. There is no longer any question as to what my prints coming back from the printer will look like.
If you do photo editing, you MUST profile your monitor. You can't get good results unless you do. Datacolor products have made this not only possible for me but have also made the process painless in achieving. IOW, even a caveman can do it with their product line.
Customer support is also first class with these people. They are also active on most color profile forums. I am a member of some email list forums where Datacolor products are covered and Datacolor people are always unofficially joining in and offering suggestions and helping people with their products. Needless to say, I have been very impressed with Datacolor as a company and Datacolor products. They have made my photography results exactly as I demand and expect it to be. I could not produce what I do without the use of their products.
I trust and recommend Datacolor Monitor profiling products to anyone that demands that their photos come off their computers just as they remember seeing them when shot. I am getting a Medium Pro-Level Photo printer and plan of getting Datacolor printer profiling products for that also.
Datacolor Spyder 5 Elite Software
Buy Datacolor Spyder5PRO Display Calibration System featuring Calibrate Laptops, Desktop Monitors, Includes Color Probe 16 Calibration Choices. Review Datacolor S5P100. Apr 19, 2014 The X-rite i1 pro is slightly better than the Spyder 4 elite, but costs more. The Argyll software is the way to go. The luminous meter not really necessary for my needs. - amateur photographer.