One of the problems that customers have experienced with X-Rite is understanding the product line, which includes the mid-range i1 (previously known as Eye-One) products and the high-end ProfileMaker and MonacoProfiler. The new i1Profiler range completely replaces everything else (except for the i1Display 2 and i1Display LT).
The new product line now comprises the following products:
i1Basic Pro - RRP £746 plus VAT
The effectively replaces the i1Basic and comes with an i1Pro spectrophotometer plus various accessories (storage case, scanning ruler etc). It also comes with Pantone ColorManager software and i1Profiler software for:
- Display Profiling (LCD, CRT, Laptop)
- Display Quality Check
- Printer Quality Check (note this is not printer profiling!)
The i1Photo Pro sort of replaces the i1XTreme - I say 'sort of' because it lacks the XTreme's CMYK profiling and scanner profiling. However, it does include RGB profiling to a much higher standard. As well as the i1Pro spectrophotometer and storage case etc, it also includes:
- ColorChecker Classic (mini)
- ColorChecker Proof
- Beamer holder (projector measurement)
- i1Profiler software for:
- Display Profiling (LCD, CRT, Laptop)
- Display Quality Check
- Projector Profiling
- RGB Printer Profiling
- Printer Quality Check - Pantone ColorManager Software
- ColorChecker Passport Software
This heavyweight product really does contain everything a professional would need and is equivalent to the previous ProfileMaker products. Like the i1Photo Pro and i1Basic Pro, the i1Publish Pro is based around the well-respected i1Pro spectrophotometer. It includes all the features of the i1Photo Pro and adds CMYK and CMYK+N Printer profiling (CMYK+N is multi-channel CMYK profiling for special colors etc).
i1Publish - RRP £746 plus VAT
i1Publish is the software that effectively replaces i1Match, ProfileMaker and MonacoPROFILER, and is available to people who already have an i1Pro device (although upgrades are available too) or who want to use an automated reading device such as the i1iSis.
It features a number of unique colour management capabilities, adding to users’ power and control in creating professional quality pro files. Users can chose between a ‘basic’, wizard-driven interface; or an ‘advanced’, user-driven interface to create high quality, precise, custom color profi les for monitors, projectors, printers, and presses (device support dependent upon product purchased). At the core of i1Profi ler is X-Rite’s i1Prism engine, whose unique profi ling technology lets users build printer profiles for up to 8-color workfl ows (RGB, CMYK and CMYK plus any 4). This reliable, intelligent iterative technology is extremely robust, allowing for further pro file optimisation based on any combination of images, spot colours or captured colours, resulting in the best possible image quality and colour accuracy. Users can select from any of the included PANTONE colour libraries, including the new PANTONE PLUS SERIES.
Users can further adapt their profiles to specific ambient light conditions, compensate for optical brighteners in their papers (with an i1iSis), and utilize simple yet advanced controls for black separation. i1Pro filer lets users save and reuse assets or preferred settings with drag-and-drop functionality - meaning profile generation workflows can be created or shared with others quickly, easily, and efficiently. This exchange functionality also allows users to communicate palette information and other colour data across the office or around the world using X-Rite’s ColorExchange Format (CxF) for the most comprehensive digital colour data exchange.
Upgrades from £373 plus VAT
People who purchased an i1XTreme or ProfileMaker bundle since 1st April 2010 will be eligable for a free upgrade to the latest software*.
Customers who have an iBasic Pro, i1Basic, i1Design LT, i1Photo LT, or an i1Pro OEM unit can upgrade to i1Publish software for £672 plus VAT
Customers who have an i1Photo Pro, i1Photo, i1Photo SG, i1Proof, i1XT, i1XTreme, ProfileMaker Platinum or MonacoPROFILER Platinum can upgrade to i1Publish software for £373 plus VAT
We expect the new software and solutions to become available mid-November. If you have any questions about the suitability of the new version, please get in contact as some of our staff have been involved in the beta testing and are therefore quite knowledgeable on the upgrade.
*To be confirmed
Further information on the X-Rite i1Profiler range is here.
