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What You Get 

• Spyder

®

CHECKR Case

• SpyderCHECKR Target Color Cards
• Serial Number
• Welcome Card – Including warranty information and download instructions

System Requirements 

• Windows 7 32/64, Windows 8.0, 8.1 32/64, 10 32/64
• Mac OS X 10.7

 or higher

• Monitor Resolution 1280x768 or greater, 16-bit video card (24 recommended),

 

1GB of available RAM, 500MB of available hard disk space.
• Internet connection for software download

Support 

support.datacolor.com 

Summary of Contents for SpyderCHECKR

Page 1: ... information and download instructions System Requirements Windows 7 32 64 Windows 8 0 8 1 32 64 10 32 64 Mac OS X 10 7 or higher Monitor Resolution 1280x768 or greater 16 bit video card 24 recommended 1GB of available RAM 500MB of available hard disk space Internet connection for software download Support support datacolor com ...

Page 2: ...ake Photos Take at least one photo in RAW format including the SpyderCHECKR It can be held placed or mounted on a tripod It is important that the target be lit evenly ideally from each side at 45 degree angles ...

Page 3: ...the Datacolor Website After the installation is complete launch the SpyderCHECKR software to begin the activation and registration process This will automatically start your Warranty Use the Serial Number included in your SpyderCHECKR package to activate your software ...

Page 4: ...tep 3 Calibrate Monitor Make sure your monitor is calibrated Using your Spyder5 colorimeter perform an initial calibration or recalibration if you haven t calibrated your monitor within the last 4 weeks ...

Page 5: ...just in Editing Software Upload the image file onto your computer and open it in Adobe Lightroom Adobe Photoshop or Hasselblad Phocus It is recommended to have your histogram visible during editing for reference ...

Page 6: ...sing Phocus move your cursor over the white patch to see the RGB measurements found at the bottom right corner of the editing window Adjust the Exposure so the measurements for RGB average 230 4 Adjust the black patch E6 to an RGB value that averages RGB 10 or 5 If you are using Lightroom move your cursor over the black patch to see the RGB percentages below the histogram Adjust the Black slider s...

Page 7: ... Launch the SpyderCHECKR software and open the target image Adjust the patch indicators as needed until the patch grid aligns as close to the center of each patch of the SpyderCHECKR image as possible Move your cursor into the center area of the target image Left click and you can move the entire target grid Each side of the target grid can be adjusted by moving your cursor just inside the blue ha...

Page 8: ...rt For example if you calibrate a Nikon D810 with an 85mm lens for Portrait Mode with the 48 patch SpyderCHECKR a file name such as D810_85_portrait_48 would be optimal Launch your editing software adjust the white balance with a SpyderCUBE or another gray reference and apply the preset you have made to all photos taken for the camera and lens combination Datacolor and Spyder are trademarks or reg...

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