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 enlarge | From: ColorVision
Category: Software
List Price: $79.00
Buy New: $58.95
You Save: $20.05 (25%)
New (42) Used (3) from $58.95
Avg. Customer Rating:  111 reviews
Sales Rank: 81
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Express
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Operating System: Mac OS X
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.5 x 3.8
MPN: S2E100
Model: S2E100
UPC: 875720000100
EAN: 0875720000100
ASIN: B000ES4PYU
Release Date: May 3, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 3-4 business days
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Good except for.... August 23, 2008
The product is easy to use and worked well for me, except I had to send it back because it cannot handle a dual monitor setup with 2 profiles. I confirmed this with the vendor. So, go for it, but only if you have one monitor.
 better than expected, amazing August 22, 2008
I have a webcam site and I do extensive photography. I use Photoshop CS3 and have used Photoshop and Premiere since they were introduced. I thought I was good at monitor calibration with adobe gamma, nvidia calibration, etc etc.
The Spyder2express did a better job in 5 minutes than I can do in a hour (or forever). It was a huge improvement in all my color matching, print, monitor, and webcam color balancing.
I have two computers that use the same monitor. I switch back and forth with an iogear kvm. One PC has a high end graphics board, the other a cheap board for my webcam. The spyder2 calibrated both PC's to the same monitor so well that I can't tell the difference when quickly switching between computers on the display. It worked better than I had hoped. I may not need to upgrade to the spyder3 but I may do it to get control of monitor color temperature.
Works as advertised August 21, 2008
Color calibration is a necessity for any serious amateur digital photographer. What is the point of spending valuable time in Photoshop or other software fine-tuning white balance, brightness, contrast, color saturation, and so forth, if your monitor is not calibrated correctly?
While the Spyder2 Express lacks many of the features of professional grade color calibration products, it works as advertised. It is also relatively inexpensive and simple to use. I have found that it significantly improves the rendition of skin tones in particular. It also produces more precise results when adjusting highlights and shadows. The installation of the software took about five minutes, and each calibration run takes about the same amount of time.
It is, however, important to precisely follow the instructions that come with the product. All other color calibration products installed on the computer need to be turned off (for example, Adobe Gamma); this can be done, for example, by using the Windows MSCONFIG utility. Moreover, calibration is best carried out in a room that is dark or only dimly lit.
I have also found that laying my Dell 19" LCD monitor flat on the table ensures the closest possible contact between the calibration device and the screen. Under no circumstances should the suction cups be pressed onto an LCD monitor, as this can quite easily destroy some of the pixels.
A final note: the benefits of calibrating your monitor will be negated to a considerable extent if you use a photo lab that applies its own software-based adjustments to your image files, or that does not calibrate its printing equipment correctly. If accurate color and grayscale are important to you, there is no substitute for working with a quality (possibly professional) lab or printing service. If you are printing your photos yourself, you obviously need to pay attention to the calibration of your printer.
 Does NOT work with multiple displays! August 19, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I bought this product without doing a lot of research on it first, so I thought I'd write about this so other people won't make the same mistake. If you are a multiple monitor user (dual, triple etc) DON'T BUY THIS VERSION. You have to get the Spyder3 Pro version (which of course costs almost twice as much). Thankfully amazon's return system is pretty painless, so I'll be dropping it in the mail tomorrow. There really needs to be a better explanation of this in the product description to cut down on confusion. Other than that, the software calibrated ONE of my monitors perfectly, so if you only have one monitor, it's easy to use and pretty fast. It gets 3 stars for not supporting multiple displays though.
No brainer.....works great July 21, 2008
Used Spyder 2 Express on 20" lcd with total satisfaction.
Could visibly see 2% deviation from full black/white easily.
An easy set up and go no brainer....good value for the $$ IMO
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