Original Spyder, No Software

[charles_watson]

Hey all,

 

My teacher has the original Pantone ColorVision Spyder unit. He has lost the

software disc. Is there any place I can get the software, without having to pay

for a new Spyder2 or Spyder3Elite?

 

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Secondly, if I can only calibrate using a new Calibration device [aka, Software

/ Drivers are not available alone], what would be the best choice for this setup:

 

Camera - One D300

Camera - One D80

Scanner - One Coolscan V ED

Monitor - One Dell 2407WFP monitor

Monitor - One Dell M1530 laptop [unfortunately, glossy screen]

Printer - One Epson R2400 [i use Epson Premium Semi-Gloss]

 

I know the D300 can use custom Picture Control settings, while the D80 is

limited to sRGB, sRGB II and Adobe RGB. The 2407WFP is a beauty, where as the

M1530 screen is reprehensibly glossy.

 

Is there away I can get these six devices running on a single color space?

Especially for my scanned slides: if I hold a slide up against the light of my

monitor, and compare it side by side with the scanned image, the reds, yellows

and oranges are too pale, even curves adjustment won't get the pictures to pop.

 

Thanks,

Charles

[richsimmons]

Spyder software is here.

 

http://www.colorvision.com/index_us.php

[charles_watson]

Is there a downloadable version? I am not finding any packages that come without a physical Spyder.

[emre]

They appear to have changed their Web site to require you to log on, but I found a link nevertheless: http://www.colorvision.com/dl_legacy.php

 

By the way, you are not supposed to use the same color space for each device, but the appropriate one, and convert between color spaces with the help of the color management module.

[charles_watson]

Hmm, since my teacher lost the disc along with the serial his product is registered to, is there a way I can find it? Is it printed on the device anywhere? Can I purchase another serial online? Can I use a serial from someone here on photo.net?

 

There's one serial code printed on the end of the USB cable which is permanently attached to the Spyder, but I doubt that's for the software.

[lars69]

A bit of a late response.

 

But on the Spyder 2 the keys are on the CDs, so if you lost them you might be out of luck.

 

But its worth sending an e-mail to Pantone and explain the situation, they might be nice enough to give you a new serial as it's a legacy product.

 

Asking for the serial from someone here would be breach of copyright though.

[charles_watson]

Hmm, looks like it's time to get another Spyder 2.

 

This seems like a stupid workaround. The serial key should be on the device. Why pay an extra $200 for a whole new kit, when all you need is the software?

[charles_watson]

Oh, and this is a Spyder 1. I tried the serial on the end of the USB cord but it didn't work. It's probably some complicated A3H94-C49SX-98S83 kind of key; rather than the eight-number barcode w/ serial that's on the USB cord.

 

Oh well.

[charles_watson]

Well, I got the serial from my teacher. It worked great on my 2407WFP, yet the glossy screen of my M1530 looks awful -- a VERY noticeable purple cast. Under the "Luminance" dialog on the M1530, the boxes are blank. On the 2407WFP, however, they have "Black : 19.45" and "White : 963.8". What have I done wrong? I'm turning off calibration on the M1530 because it's made everything look terrible.

 

Also, am I to keep the Color Space in Photoshop at sRGB, or change it to the custom profile that I assigned from OptiCAL?

[f.riga]

<p>Hello,<br>

I have the same problem : I have lost my serial number and it is not written on the device.</p>

<p>Could you please help me ?</p>

<p>Thanks !</p>

<p>Frederic</p>