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Free ebook Colour perfect Datacolor’s new, free to download ebook will help you set up a colour-managed workflow to ensure perfect pictures in any situation
Spyder5 eBook: Color management can be easy
Getting your photography, from start to finish, is crucial whether you are a keen enthusiast or an experienced professional photographer, and whether you shoot stills or video. Yet words like workflow, profiling and colour management are guaranteed to strike fear in the heart of the most capable photographer. Thethingis,though,abasicunderstanding of the process and the kit needed is all you need to guarantee great results without tears. Datacolor’s new, free downloadable ebook, entitled Spyder5 eBook: Color management can be easy , demystifies the subject in bite- size chunks and helps you set up a colour managed workflow. Over six chapters the ebook takes an easy-to-understand approach with plenty of explanatory diagrams and graphics with advice on what gear is needed, and every chapter is supported by a jargon buster. The first chapter, Understanding digital color , is available for download now, and subsequent chapters will be automatically emailed out at three-weekly intervals to everyone who signs up. Signing up for the book also entitles you to a special 20% discount off the Spyder 5Pro and Spyder5Elite, two monitor calibration devices from Datacolor’s comprehensive colour management range. This offer closes 1 January 2019. accurate colours in
1 Understanding digital color The first chapter will walk you through which colour measuring instruments you need for colour management, and why you should shoot using Raw files. 2 Taking calibrated photos Take your first workflow steps with camera calibration. The chapter focuses on the tools available for calibration, obtaining evenly-balanced contrast with the SpyderCUBE, achieving accurate colour balance with the SpyderCHECKR and razor-sharp autofocus using SpyderLENSCAL. 3 Monitor calibration Discover how to calibrate your monitor and the best techniques for using a colorimeter. You will also learn how to control ambient light and demonstrate the options a soft proofing tool can offer. 4 Fine-adjusting monitors Time to delve deeper into monitor calibration, with a focus on making extended calibration settings, and an explanation of what an advanced analysis entails. Also learn how to calibrate a two monitor set-up, and what different elements you need to pay attention to when calibrating a complete studio and a projector. 5 Printer profiling for accurate prints The penultimate chapter teaches you all you need to know about printer profiles and how to check if your printer and printer driver are working properly. Also, this chapter delivers essential advice on working with a spectrocolorimeter and using Datacolor’s measuring technology. 6 Monitor proofing and media Finally, the ebook deals with the final stages of a colour managed workflow, from exploring how to proof your images on your monitor to what to consider when printing at home, on paper, canvas and foil. The chapter also explains what you need to know about monitor proofing when printing from a service provider. What each chapter covers
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The first chapter of Spyder5 eBook: Color management can be easy is now available for download from the Datacolor website at datacolor.com/ebema-pn
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