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Page 1: ...User Guide ...

Page 2: ...Introduction 3 Why use the SpyderCUBE 4 Photographing the SpyderCUBE 5 Selecting the White Point in your Software 6 Setting the contrast range in your image 9 Apply Settings to multiple images 13 ...

Page 3: ...Introduction Thank you for purchasing your new SpyderCUBE This document will provide a step by step guide to getting the most out of using your SpyderCUBE to achieve proper color balanced photographs ...

Page 4: ...ally has a value of 5500 6500K while a fluorescent light can be anywhere from 3200 7500K and your typical household tungsten bulb can range from 2500 2900K and strobes are about 5200K With such a wide range of color temperatures in your everyday photographic environments you need a constant to show the software what neutral is The SpyderCUBE is also very useful in post processing to help set your ...

Page 5: ...ent the SpyderCUBE with the chrome ball on top when taking a picture of it SpyderCUBE on a Selfie Stick We recommend shooting the SpyderCUBE at the start of every new lighting scene as this will make your post production work easier If you are shooting with sunlight shoot a new picture of the SpyderCUBE periodically as the color temperature of the sun can change as the day progresses ...

Page 6: ...or adjusting the White Balance of a picture though they may have different names Adobe Lightroom White Balance Selector Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw White Balance Tool Capture One Pick White Balance All of these tools have the same function and that is to tell the software what is a neutral color in the scene and this is where your SpyderCUBE comes in Adobe Camera Raw ...

Page 7: ...Lightroom Capture One ...

Page 8: ...essing bring up the image that you captured with the SpyderCUBE in it Using the white balance tool in your software use the eye dropper to select the visually lightest grey face on the cube the side facing the primary light source ...

Page 9: ...ages you can use all of these tools to ensure you have the correct range of detail in your image Turn on the over and under exposure warnings in your software This will show you if any portion of your image is out of gamut meaning if there is detail in the highlights and or shadows that are too bright or too dark to be reproduced properly Notice the slight overexposure warning on this image in the...

Page 10: ...While it is okay to have a highlight warning on the chrome ball you do not want to have the warning appear on the white faces ...

Page 11: ...Next keep an eye on the black faces and the black trap It is okay to have a shadow warning on your black trap ...

Page 12: ...You do not want to have the warning appear on the black faces Once you have a properly exposed image you can proceed to batch apply these settings to the rest of the images in this sequence ...

Page 13: ...ence In most programs you can select this as the image to use to sync other images with In some other programs you will have to save the settings from the SpyderCUBE image as a preset to apply to your other images from the same lighting Datacolor Spyder and SpyderCUBE are trademarks or registered trademarks of Datacolor Copyright 2015 Datacolor All rights reserved ...

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