I continue to be surprised that more people do not calibrate and profile their computer display and their printer/paper combinations. This is a critical issue for getting the results that you intend.
Spyder3Studio SR is the easiest package to understand and use that I have tested.
You can start using Spyder3Studio SR without knowing anything and then learn as you go. Each screen has a “Help” button at the top right that takes you to a page that includes both basic and more detailed information about that particular step in the process. Datacolor’s documentation is very well written.
The most improved component of the software is the printer paper profiling. Now you can explicitly choose to use the combined color and extended grays targets with the resulting linear workflow that incorporates both targets.
A second area of improvement is the speed for reading the targets. It feels as if the time to measure each patch is a third to one half the time previously required.
Display calibration has always been a straightforward process with the Spyder software and this has not changed.
Spyder3Studio SR is not inexpensive, but it is a great value when compared to its competitors. This is definitely a 5 moose product.
Thanks, Bruce!