Datacolor SpyderCheckrVideo announced

Video colour reference tool

Datacolor have announced the SpyderCheckrVideo, a reference card set for video colour management.

This is the press announcement for the product. I’ve got one here and will be exploring aspects of its use when making my YouTube videos, but remember, I’, a still photographer by profession, not a video maker.

The device is in a hard case and includes several different [replaceable] cards.

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The Spyder Checkr Video is available now (£139.99) at Datacolor, Amazon or with authorised retailers. For more information about Spyder X2 Checkr Video, please visit https://www.datacolor.com/spyder/products/spyder-checkr-video

Datacolor SpyderCheckrVideo

Video Colour Management

Press info

Datacolor Launches Brand New Spyder Checkr Video Colour Reference Tool

Datacolor, a global leader in colour management solutions, introduces the revolutionary Spyder Checkr Video. This is a cutting-edge colour reference solution that works with video vector scopes, waveform monitors and a variety of professional video editing software solutions to ensure accurate video colour and exposure.

Spyder Checkr Video offers the ability to quickly and precisely colour calibrate one or multiple cameras, lenses, and sensor combinations. It does this using a colour profile, ensuring colour accuracy at the start of shooting, in addition to streamlining the post-production workflow for a seamless video editing experience.

The patent-pending Spyder Checkr Video colour card system is designed to leverage how video is processed for more precise, nuanced colour accuracy. It is intuitive for video novices and professionals alike. The colour card includes 12 colour patches in a unique configuration with a black and white colour patch in the middle, plus six skin tone tiles. The system also comes with a video case with four cards installed, and five interchangeable, high-gloss video colour target cards for more saturated colour, wider colour gamut and easier flare identification.

To reduce fatigue, improve handling when shooting, and mitigate application errors, the Spyder Checkr Video features an exclusive ergonomic design that has been purposefully engineered to fit in the hand and prevent fingers from casting shadows onto the cards. Additionally, the Spyder Checkr Video offers the flexibility to add or swap Spyder Checkr Photo cards for a truly customised photo/video reference tool that is cost-effective, promotes sustainable efficiencies, and offers unmatched flexibility.

“When designing the Spyder Checkr Video, our goal was to create a portable and user-friendly colour reference chart that would set a new benchmark in the industry,” said Casey Krugman, product manager at Datacolor. “With the first-of-its-kind advanced colour reference tool, Datacolor is providing quick and impeccable colour accuracy whether you’re on the go or working on location.”

The Spyder Checkr Video is available now (£139.99) at Datacolor, Amazon or with authorised retailers. For more information about Spyder X2 Checkr Video, please visit https://www.datacolor.com/spyder/products/spyder-checkr-video

Features

• Advanced Colour Reference – Spyder Checkr Video works with vectorscopes, waveform monitors and professional video editing software such as DaVinci Resolve®, Adobe Premiere® and Final Cut Pro®, to help ensure colour accuracy and consistency across a range of cameras and lenses. From the start of capture to editing, Spyder Checkr Video simplifies and facilitates post-production colour correction for accurate/harmonizing colour across multiple camera/lens combinations.
• More Colour Information – Spyder Checkr Video is an advanced target for colour calibration. Included are reference points for precise colour control to manage colour from the very start of your shoot to the final colour adjustment.
• Patent-Pending Colour Pattern Card – Spyder Checkr Video’s patent-pending Colour Pattern Card leverages how video is processed in video editing software, providing more colour information to the user at a glance, for faster, greater colour accuracy that is intuitive for video novices and professionals alike.
• Colour Cards for Your Workflow – Spyder Checkr Video includes 5 high-gloss target cards: 2 types of colour cards for different workflows (a conventional colour patch card + the patent-pending Colour Pattern Card), a 22-step gradient grey scale card, a solid, neutral grey card for white balance and a focus star card.
• Wider Colour Gamut – Glossy cards allow for high colour saturation, wider colour gamut, plus easier flare identification.
• Perfect for a Range of User Needs – Ideal for professional videographers, hybrid photographers/videographers and content creators who use video for their work. Spyder Checkr Video is perfect for users who want a quick, easy way to ensure colour accuracy in their videos as well as for those more experienced in editing video colour who’ll appreciate the comprehensive colour information Spyder Checkr Video provides at a glance.
• Ergonomic Case Design – The uniquely designed case fits comfortably and securely in the hand, minimising fatigue while preventing your fingers from casting shadows onto the cards, minimising application errors.

What You Get

Five interchangeable, high gloss video colour target cards (4 of which are housed in an ergonomic case, plus 1 conventional patch card in a protective sleeve) include:

• A patent-pending Colour Pattern Card, designed to leverage how video is processed for more precise, nuanced colour accuracy. It includes 12 colour patches in a unique configuration with a black, grey and white colour patch in the middle, plus 6 skin tone tiles.
• A gradient grey-scale card that includes (2) 11-step grey scale bars, plus 3 solid bars of white, black and 50% grey, to capture every detail.
• A standard-designed colour patch card (useful for hybrid photo work) that includes 12 colour patches, 6 skin tone patches and a black, white and 50% grey bar.
• A solid, neutral grey card for white balance.
• A focus star card.