Advanced monitor diagnosis and tuning with Spyder5

Advanced monitor diagnosis and tuning with Spyder5

Depending on which tests you run Spyder5 Elite will provide you with a score for each category  and an overall score if you ran all tests Anyone who is serious about photography is hopefully already calibrating & profiling their monitors using a hardware device, like the excellent Spyder5 (for basic use, is perfect). If you’re not, then you’re just guessing when it comes to getting accurate color. However, you can go far beyond just building profiles if you instead choose either or . These versions include powerful display measurement and analysis tools that can be used both for finding the optimal settings for your display prior to profiling, and to help you compare and troubleshoot display issues....

 There isn’t very much written about how they work and how they can be used, so I’ve just authored a piece for Datacolor’s own Spyder blog on . It gives you a rundown of all the tests you can perform, and how to use them. At the end is a chart of which tests are available in the PRO and ELITE versions so you can decide for yourself which one does what you need. Happy tuning!