Intelligent Ambient Light Control - Embedded with a next-generation, high precision sensor, Spyder3 automatically measures the ambient light within a room for a new level of precision calibration. Spyder3 provides you with options to change either your studio lighting or display profile if the ambient light changes. Maintaining a history log of lighting conditions, Spyder3 can intelligently discern true lighting changes from random fluctuations caused by studio flashes or shadows.

Unlimited Calibration Targets - Unlimited, user-defined choices for white point, gamma, white luminance, and black luminance gives you full control of your digital color workflow. This means that discerning professionals can tune their calibration to optimize shadow detail, studio light or lightbox matching, and destination output device.

Custom Black and White Luminance Control - An essential tool for studio matching, this tool allows precision control of monitor black and monitor white luminance. This means that professionals can achieve the ultimate in calibration accuracy and screen matching.

New L-Star Calibration Option - Using patented L-Star Technology as an alternative to typical gamma settings, you can generate unique tonal response curves for open shadows and detailed highlights. Especially useful for photographers using L-Star workflows.

New Expert Console - The true pro's choice, the Expert Console puts all of the calibration parameters and actions in one comprehensive window. This means that power users can by-pass the step-by-step wizard and get right down to business.

New Display Assistant - Allows you to enter all of the model-specific information for each of your displays and stores them, saving you time on all future calibrations.

StudioMatch™ Assistant - Guides you through calibrating all of your studio displays to a single calibration target. The Assistant accounts for each display's white and black luminance as well as studio light conditions. This means that you can rely on consistent and accurate color and luminance on all the displays in your studio.

New SpyderCertification™ Option - Enforces consistent calibration standards and settings for all subscribed displays. Warning appears when a display's calibration is out of date or incorrect. Any screen with the SpyderCertified icon is assured of being current and accurate.

New Support for Next Generation Displays - Patented Spyder3 optical design and color engine enable precise calibration and profiling of the latest in wide gamut, LED backlight and AdobeRGB displays.

New Display History Utility - Tracks critical monitor attributes including white luminance color primaries. Provides white luminance trend which is a very useful tool to track your displays' performance over time.

Front Projector Calibration Option - Spyder3Elite™ is the only affordable calibration system that calibrates front projectors. This gives you the confidence to present and show your work on projected screens with excellent color fidelity.

New SpyderProof™ Function - Evaluate your calibration in before and after mode using four quadrants of thematic photos targeting Saturated Colors, Skin Tones, Gradients and Black & White. Zoom in on any photo to scrutinize highlights, shadow detail, color or tonal response. Softproof™ the images using your own custom profiles. Designed for the way photographers work, SpyderProof™ brings you a new level of color control to help you achieve color excellence.

New Native Gamma Calibration Option - Advanced feature allows calibration of monitors to Native Gamma, or White Balanced Native Gamma.

On Screen Spot Color Measurement - An advanced feature that allows you to take custom measurements of any spot color on the display for analysis and comparison.

New Cross-platform compatibility - The only calibration products that works efficiently on any computer, Mac OS X or Microsoft® Windows® XP 32/64, Vista 32/64. Spyder3™ software runs on today's popular hardware and software platforms, including Intel based Macintosh systems.