Calibrite ColorChecker Classic Mega
Color control for photos - from shooting to editing
The ColorChecker Classic Mega is suitable for applications where the measuring object must be extremely far from the camera and still be imaged with sufficient resolution so that it can be used for corrections. With an enormous size of approx. 1020 x 1520mm, the Mega is the largest target within the ColorChecker Classic range and an ideal tool for the following photographic scenarios;
- Wide-angle shots: landscape, city photography, extreme long-distance photography
- Event photography: concerts, churches, sports, theater, stage
- Aerial photography: drone photography
ColorChecker Targets are ideal for creating custom camera profiles (DNG and ICC), correcting neutral balance or exposure, and provide a standard for color correction.
The targets provide a neutral comparison standard that can be used to determine the correct color balance of any color rendering system. They provide the standard needed to compare, measure and analyze color rendering deviations in different processes - thus avoiding costly errors.
The ColorChecker Target consists of 24 scientifically formulated colors that have been the industry's leading color reference target for more than 40 years. It is designed to ensure true-to-life color reproduction, allowing photographers and filmmakers to predict and control how colors will behave under different lighting conditions.
Each of the 24 colors found on the ColorChecker Target represents the actual color of natural objects such as skin tones, leaf greens, and blue skies, and reflects light exactly as its realistic counterpart does. Because these colors reflect the colors of their counterparts in the natural world and reflect light in the same way in all parts of the visible spectrum, the color squares match the colors of representative samples of natural objects under any lighting and with any color reproduction process. Each color patch is individually formulated to produce a pure, flat, and rich color.
ColorChecker Targets have been used by color perfectionists for a decade to create custom DNG profiles for Adobe Lightroom® and Photoshop® workflows. Now, custom ICC camera profiles can also be created for use in Capture One® (or other ICC compatible software) when ColorChecker Targets are used in conjunction with Calibrite ColorChecker Camera Calibration Software. You'll get accurate color when shooting based on a specific combination of exposure, camera, and lens used during a shoot, saving valuable time in editing.
Using a ColorChecker target is easy. Integrate the ColorChecker into your photo or video capture and use it later, during editing, to compare, measure and analyze deviations in color reproduction in any color reproduction system.
The ColorChecker can help you make comprehensive corrections based on accurate information. If you shoot a large number of images that all require the same color correction, you know that editing a few key photos and applying your changes can sometimes change colors you didn't intend. A ColorChecker shot taken under the same lighting conditions as your images provides a reference point so you can see exactly how the changes will affect the rest of your colors before you apply them.
This standard helps you avoid costly mistakes and trial-and-error color adjustments when editing or color correcting your images.
Third-party software support:
- Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom through a free plug-in
- Color Finale
- Black Magic DaVinci Resolve for color editing in a video editing workflow
- Hasselblad Phocus for ICC camera profiling
- 3DLUT Creator
