How to use vintage Datacolor Spyder 2 and Spyder 3 in basICColor display 5.8.1

Date: 15th April 2019
Author: YIN Renlong (yin.roma.it)
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One fact can be confirmed is that basICColor display has canceled the support of Spyder 2 and Spyder 3 since version 5.7.2. Perhaps basICColor thought Spyder 2 and Spyder 3 were too vintage to make use of:

While the importance of software for device backward compatibility is self-evident, the actual situation is unfortunately frustrating. In fact, the real configuration situation is far more complicated, more thoughtful considerations and preparations are needed. For a variety of reasons, it is necessary to seek support for older equipment. Even though the official instructions clearly indicate that basICColor display 5 will support Spyder 2 and Spyder 3, unfortunately, these two devices cannot be found under drop-out menu when selecting. When is obliged to use version 5.8.1, the following steps is the easiest solution:

The core of problem is to fix the Spyder.dylib file, which located in /Applications/basICColor Software/basICColor display 5/basICColor display.app/Contents/MacOS/. The solution is much simple: replace the Spyder.dylib from version 5.7.2 to 5.8.1.

PS: SpectraView Profiler 5 is the NEC branded basICColor, and they are essentially same software. All the steps above work as well in SpectraView Profiler 5 (preciously, version 5.8.1).