Calman vs SpaceMatch
Calman
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| Figure | Calman | SpaceMatch |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | — |
| Free plan | — | — |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Display Calibration Software | 7.9 (#6) | 6.6 (#20) |
| Headquarters | Pleasanton, California, United States | The Granary, Throcking, Buntingford, Hertfordshire, SG9 9RU, UK |
| Purpose | Calman is color calibration software for improving display color accuracy across production, broadcast, and home viewing workflows. | SpaceMatch manages colour on PC-connected displays through graphics-card VCGTs to avoid ICC profile issues in film and TV workflows. |
Plans
Calman
- Calman Home Software Bundle$449, paid once
- Calman Professional Software Bundle$1,399, paid once
In their own words
Calman
Calman is paid color-calibration software for improving display accuracy in production, broadcast, and home-viewing workflows. Calman Professional targets film studios, broadcasters, post-production facilities, display manufacturers, and content creators. Studio provides automated SDR and HDR calibration, ICC profiling, 1D/3D-LUT creation, and display-validation wizards. Ultimate adds customizable workflows, advanced reporting, automated calibration, multi-display environments, and Design Mode. Calman Home is a simplified product for supported TVs, using a laptop, colorimeter, and reference video source. Hardware support includes displays, colorimeters, spectroradiometers, and video test-pattern generators from multiple manufacturers. Calman Ready support depends on the display manufacturer and may vary by model. Professional and Home downloads are for Windows, with requirements specifying Windows 7 or later; Patterns for Mac is also listed. The Home Software Bundle costs $449, paid once, and the Professional Software Bundle costs $1,399, paid once. Licenses include one year of updates and technical support.
SpaceMatch
SpaceMatch has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.