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EDITOR’S CHOICE: DATACOLOR SPYDER CHECKR VIDEO This pocket-sized gizmo can improve the quality and look of your films, make post- production work quicker and is perfect for shoots that rotate multiple cameras, lenses or even filters. This is all for £129/$130 – no surprise it’s a must-have for filmmakers and bags our Editor’s Choice gong. Datacolor’s Spyder Checkr is a set of four high-gloss video target cards inside a compact plastic case. Film these before every shot as a reference; there’s a 22-step gradient greyscale card to help nail the exposure, a neutral grey card for white- balance, a focus star card and a choice of two colour cards. These include 12 colour patches of six specific hues that come in two different saturation levels. Also find black, grey and white patches, plus six skin-tone patches. The Spyder Checkr Video is compatible with standard vectorscopes and waveform displays in Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro and DaVinci Resolve. It’s easy to make adjustments to deliver natural, neutral colours that always match.
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