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NEW YORK, NY  PhotoPlus Expo (PPE)  October 20, 2005  Datacolor, aninternationally known name in color technology, showcases the latest ColorVisionSpyder product features for the fast-growing digital projector market at one of themost important industry events for imaging professionals, Photo Plus Expo (PPE). The newly expanded ColorVision Spyder2PRO Studio 2.0 is on display in Booth No.1104 for the length of the show, held October 20  22, 2005 at Jacob JavitsConvention Center, in New York City.
Top market research firms for projection and display technologies are forecastingthat the $12 billion worldwide projections market will grow significantly with thearrival of new high performing, brighter, more colorful, smaller and lighterprojection systems. These analysts predict that presentation front projection salesalone will rise from the 3.1 million units sold in 2004 to as many as 12.9 millionunits in 2009
Certainly, all sectors of the photography market as well as all digital enthusiastsare interested in these computer-driven projectors  not only for their sharpdecline in cost but as vehicles to display images on large format screens. Withimproved clarity, sharpness and the advent of more affordable high-end digitalprojectors have made the idea of slide projectors all but obsolete.
Datacolor, through its ColorVision product line, has once again anticipated the needfor accurate color among creative professionals in the booming digital projectormarket. As it has with every digital imaging market the color technology leader hasentered, ColorVision has again set the industry color standard with Spyder2PROStudio 2.0. For product images:http://www.datacolor.c om/resources/Tradeshows/PPE_20 05/Spyder2PRO2.0/
As Matthew Chilton, product manager for the ColorVision business unit of Datacolor,explains:  As LCD digital projectors come down in price, they become an integralpart of a photographers' equipment. Yet challenges in projector color rendition haveremained considerable because there is no convenient interface to manage thiscritical element as the creative industry moves to multimedia presentations.  Our newly upgraded package delivers that critical element. With it, busyprofessionals no longer have to spend time blindly adjusting the controls of aprojector to get the colors right. As well as correcting the contrast andbrightness, the Spyder2 colorimeter and new 2.0 software scientifically measurethe Red Green Blue chromaticity values of the display screen. Those readings arethen stored as custom ICC profiles, and loaded to the video card as calibrationcorrections, Chilton adds.At the PhotoPlus Expo, visitors to Booth 1104 can learn more about the packageÂ'saward-winning monitor software that now comes with projector calibration for LCD andDPL projectors. Spyder2PRO delivers precise tools for adjusting calibrationparameters for a single or multiple CRT, LCD and notebook- monitors to a commonstandard. The software offers advanced features such as twice as fast read times,built-in ambient light correction that automatically creates independent profilesfor Medium and High ambient light conditions, improved white-point correctionroutines, automated black and white luminance adjustments, and improved methodologyfor loading calibration data at start-up. A  Profile ChooserÂ' makes it easy toselect and change profiles. Multiple monitor calibration support is now availablefor both Mac and Windows systems.
 Monitor calibration used to be an expensive and complicated process, Chiltonconfirms.  In keeping with ColorVisionÂ's goal to de-mystify color calibration, ourground-breaking Spyder2 softwareÂ's enhanced wizard delivers comprehensive on-screenhelp, walking imaging pros through every step of the process.Â
ColorVisionÂ's Spyder2Â Technology Honored WorldwideSince the release of the all-new ColorVision Spyder2 technology in September 2004 atPhotokina in KÃ ln-Germany, the company has received accolades from prestigiousdigital technology editors and magazines worldwide. In the digital color managementcategory alone, the Spyder2 has captured exceptionally high rankings: 4.5 out offive mice for Apple operating systems in SVM Mac (France), MacWorld (USA and UK);The Best of Monitor Calibration Systems in Chasseur dÂ' images (France) and InfoWeekTestsiger (Switzerland); Worldwide Editors Choice Awards in PC Tipp (Switzerland),PC Photo and American Photo (USA); and ReaderÂ's Choice (professional) Awards inPhoto Processing and Imaging (USA). PC Go (Germany) cited the Spyder2 as the BestPerformance winner in 2005 and FHM (UK) gave Best of Hardware. The need for accuratecolor as the industry migrates to a digital environment is acknowledged by theseendorsements from the industryÂ's most prestigious international editors.
ColorVision SPYDER2PROÂStudio 2.0 is targeted to the demanding designer,photographer and professional whose crucial color-correcting choices begin with themonitor. It includes the Spyder2 colorimeter and the Spyder2PRO monitor calibrationsoftware. Software can be used at multiple workstations with no additionallicensing required. Also included FREE are: tripod mount; ColorVision DoctorPROÂsoftware (for editing output profiles); PANTONE colorist software; and nik ColorEfexPRO 2.0, standard edition software. FREE technical support, FREE Softwareupdates and two-year warrantee are all company policy for Spyder2 products.
ColorVision SPYDER2PROÂStudio 2.0 is a FREE software download and for ColorVisionSpyder2 owners is $99 upgrade. All registered users with a valid serial number canupdate their existing Spyders by logging onto www.colorvision.com to download theupgrade. System requirements include OSX 10.2 or better, or Windows 2000 or XP,Adobe Photoshop 5.5 or better on Windows, Photoshop 7 or better on Mac or Photoshopelements. Languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Japanese,Traditional and Simplified Chinese.
About Datacolor and ColorVisionColorVision technology by Datacolor provides affordable, easy-to-use digital colorcontrol products to creative professionals, photographers, corporate customers andconsumers around the world. Because color matters, leading businesses, creativeprofessionals, and consumers worldwide choose DatacolorÂ's innovative technologysolutions to consistently achieve the right color. A Swiss-held company, DatacolorÂ'sstrong worldwide presence encompasses global manufacturing and operationalfacilities with an international strategic network of sales and support offices.For more information about ColorVision by Datacolor, please visitwww.colorvision.com or www.datacolor.com. Editorial note  for product imageshttp://www.datacolor.co m/resources/Tradeshows/PPE_200 5/Spyder2PRO2.0/For Editorial and Media questions, please contact: Charlà -John Cafiero, CJCStrategists,(212) 674-0848. ColorVision_PR@earthlink.net# ##
