 |
It's a plastic box with some small color patches and patterns. The target material is not entirely flat and some of the colors are shiny, which often causes unexpected results. The action of the plastic mechanism is rather crude, making it difficult to operate without touching the targets. If it worked as advertised, then perhaps the shortcomings could be overlooked because the intrinsic value of the product might override the negatives. Only then could this product can be worth anything like $150. But assuming for the moment that one is willing to spend so much for so little, there is also the issue that the product is advertised to work with DaVinci Resolve, but doesn't actually do so. Sure, one can point the camera at the target and then see the results in Resolve, and that actually can be useful for manually adjusting white balance, gamma and color, but if one uses this ColorChecker with Resolve's Color Check function, the automated results are often inferior to the original. Finding this to be very odd, I reached out to X-Rite, hoping for some explanation and help. Unfortunately, I got no meaningful help, and moreover, X-Rite quickly passed the buck to Blackmagic. And yet, even now, they continue to advertise that it is compatible with DaVinci Resolve. Even in the video tutorial linked from X-Rite's site, the presenter has to resort to manual adjustments in order to get a usable result. In fact, I would challenge anyone to find a tutorial where the presenter is satisfied with the automated results. I mean, in spite of the company name, it's not black magic - there is a science to color, and it should be simple enough to programmatically adjust the image so that the image matches the expected values of the targets. From there, it would be a much simpler matter to adjust to accommodate individual taste. I let the X-Rite support person know that I intended to post a review sharing my experience, including the support experience, but even so, his final response was "...X-Rite can not support you in it functionality in Davinici Resolve..." Okay, so be it. Lesson learned. And here is my review. My advice is that if you are thinking that you can use the X-Rite ColorChecker to get scientifically correct color in DaVinci Resolve, you should think again. Maybe Blackmagic Design will eventually fix their software so that it produces the expected results with the X-Rite ColorChecker, but since X-Rite continues to advertise their product as being compatible with Resolve, it will be difficult for any outsider to guess if/when it actually will work. And the support person certainly didn’t give me any reason to believe that X-Rite had any intention of working with Blackmagic to get it fixed. Probably easier to just continue to make empty claims and then blame Blackmagic after customers have already spent their hard-earned money on a product that doesn't work as advertised. Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
Works perfectly. But for a black piece of plastic with a color patterns glued on, it is very, very overpriced.
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Expensive but when used properly it will make your shooting days a joy!! Just get one and use it, you won't regret it!
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
it's very stiff and hard to open
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: New
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Best Selling in Image, Video & Audio
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- Save on Image, Video & Audio
Current slide {CURRENT_SLIDE} of {TOTAL_SLIDES}- You may also like
