Datacolor aligns with Picture Instruments

Integration of Datacolor’s Spyder Checkr colour reference charts

Datacolor’s Spyder Checkr, Spyder Checkr 24 and Spyder Checkr Photo colour reference charts have now been integrated into Picture Instruments’ MASTER MATCH software, which can be used to colour-correct or match images using a reference chart or to edit based on before-and-after images. This is possible for photos, as well as for video material and 3D content.

Colour matching various camera systems

One of the advantages of MASTER MATCH software is the easy, precise and fast matching of photo and video material. When different camera systems are used in a project, footage from a wide variety of sources must be colour-matched to achieve a coherent look and feel. With the help of Spyder Checkr, Spyder Checkr 24 or Spyder Checkr Photo, this can be done quickly and easily without trial and error. MASTER MATCH synchronises the colour reproduction of a camera with any other camera. From drone shots, iPhone photos or videos to professional films, a colour profile can be applied to other images/videos. Datacolor colour reference charts work seamlessly with MASTER MATCH, so users can easily colour-match camera systems and transfer colour profiles from before and after images or screenshots.

Three modes can be selected depending on the intended use:

- Colour chart mode: for use with colour charts used during shooting, such as Datacolor Spyder Checkr Photo,

- Free-point mode: for colour matching without a colour chart,

- Pixel difference mode: for extracting looks from before-and-after image comparisons.

3D-LUTs and ICC profiles for absolute flexibility

All colour corrections can be exported in various 3D LUT formats and as ICC profiles to be applied to various photo and video applications.

MASTER MATCH can be downloaded from the Picture Instruments website via the try/download button. The trial version runs indefinitely. A licence is required to export LUTs and ICC profiles or to visualise LUTs in MASTER MATCH.

Great price savings on MASTER MATCH!

Save £132 Datacolor is offering a voucher code to save on MASTER MATCH software - available for only £178.80 instead of £310.80 incl. VAT.

Purchase a Spyder Checkr, Spyder Checkr 24 or Spyder Checkr Photo or Datacolor kit such as the Spyder X Capture Pro or Spyder X Photo Kit, and a MASTER MATCH discount code will be included as part of the set-up instructions in the Datacolor Spyder Checkr software, redeemable on the Picture Instruments web page.