ColourSpace vs PatternSpace
ColourSpace
lightillusion.comPatternSpace
patternspace.caplaz.comSide by side
| Figure | ColourSpace | PatternSpace |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 3 | 3 |
| Spec score · Display Calibration Software | 8.0 (#4) | 7.7 (#9) |
| Purpose | ColourSpace provides display calibration and colour management for professional film, post-production and broadcast work, medical environments, Pro AV, and home cinema. | PatternSpace is a macOS test pattern generator for display calibration that renders SDR and HDR patches, pattern grids, clipping checks, gamma tools, and color swatches. |
Plans
ColourSpace
- ColourSpace ZROFree
- ColourSpace DPSPrice not published
- ColourSpace RentalPrice not published
PatternSpace
- PatternSpaceFree
- DeckLink SDI Output$39.99, paid once
- PatternSpace Pro$39.99, paid once
In their own words
ColourSpace
ColourSpace is display calibration and colour management software for professional film, post-production, broadcast, medical, Pro AV, and home cinema work. It profiles display performance and uses those measurements to generate calibration LUTs. Interactive volumetric 3D graphs help assess measured colour points and their errors; higher license levels support native LUT generation at 1024³ and beyond. The maker lists integrations with displays and video systems including ASUS ProArt, EIZO, BenQ, LG TVs, AJA ColorBox, Lumagen Radiance, and madVR Envy. ColourSpace is a native Windows x64 application. The maker says Mac use is possible through full Windows emulation and describes a native macOS version as in development. ColourSpace ZRO is free for manual calibration and verification, but has no LUT capability, volumetric graphs, or calibration reports. Standard licenses cover one PC, require internet access for activation and periodic checks, and can be moved through up to five deactivation and activation cycles. Pricing is listed from £125.
PatternSpace
PatternSpace is a macOS app for generating test patterns used in display calibration. It creates SDR and HDR patches, pattern grids, clipping checks, gamma tools, and color swatches. Its library contains more than 100 GPU-rendered patterns in Color, Checks, Geometry, Swatch, Gamma, and Clipping categories. Rendering uses a Metal EDR pipeline with up to 16-bit-per-channel output and patches locked to display refresh timing. It works with connected internal or external displays and requires macOS 15.6 or later on Apple Silicon or Intel Macs. The free plan includes 100+ patterns and 14 SDR reference presets; PatternSpace Pro costs $39.99, paid once and adds calibration integrations, unlimited Remote rendering, advanced HDR, and LUT and ICC export. DeckLink SDI Output is a separate $39.99, paid once and requires compatible Blackmagic hardware and Desktop Video 16.4.x. PatternSpace supplies patches but does not measure or automatically correct a display; display accuracy requires measurement hardware.