Datacolor SpyderCube Review

Accessory Reviews Color Management Featured Uncategorized

  It’s small and unassuming, but Datacolor’s SpyderCube was one of the coolest things I saw at PMA this year. It looks like a small toy – a photographer’s dradle, maybe. But the SpyderCube is actually a sophisticated white balance and exposure tool. I wanted one as soon as I saw it. It’s small enough […]

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Products that made me go Hmmm

2009 PMA Color Management Events

Sometimes I come across a product and wonder what it’s for, or why I’d want to use it even knowing what it’s for. Here’s the first, a set of colour balance cards from Photo Adapter.

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Datacolor SpyderCube RAW Calibration Device

2009 PMA Color Management News Software

Datacolor today announced a revolutionary new way for photographers at all levels to properly obtain proper white balance when shooting in RAW with its introduction of its SpyderCube.

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DNG – Format for the Future

Adobe Color Management Featured News Software

The Digital Negative file format, or DNG, from Adobe Systems is a universal RAW format file created to address issues facing digital photographers. The Standard Solution Need Camera Manufacturers using proprietary formats present challenges for photographers. Each RAW file type works with contemporary software, until the Manufacturer introduces new technology. Legacy issues of how to […]

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X-Rite ColorMunki Photo Review

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X-Rite’s ColorMunki line was announced at PMA this spring. A novel design, combined screen and printer calibration, and an affordable $500 price point is plenty to get attention with. I’ve used spectrophotometers to calibrate my computer monitor before and I personally found them to be boring, though essential devices. Sure, I want the photo on […]

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