New i1 PRO Product Portfolio

September 9, 2008

New i1 Pro Bundles

X-Rite has announced a new, consolidated i1Pro product line, simplifying the solution selection process for customers.

Effective September 1 2008, i1Pro solutions will be offered in only two packages: i1Basic and i1XTreme, offering customers the right solution at the right price for their particular workflow needs.

In order to fully consolidate the i1Pro line, also effective September 1 2008, we will be retiring i1Photo, i1Photo SG, and i1Proof.  i1iO promotional bundles will also be retired, however customers can still add the automated i1iO chart reader to enhance their workflow at any time as their needs change.

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Which Monitor Calibrator is best?

September 1, 2008

Written by Rob Griffith

The three calibrators tested

August is usually a good month for me in that, because of holidays etc, I have less site visits for training or consultancy and so I can actually clear the back log of testing and research jobs I’ve been promising myself I’ll do all year. One such job is trying to come up with an answer to the above question, one I get asked very frequently. To get an answer I used my LaCie 324 monitor and the BlueEye Pro software that comes with it, and a Spyder3, a i1 Display 2 and an i1 Pro. I used the BlueEye software and not the Datacolor or X-Rite software in each case to make sure I was only testing the calibration hardware and not the very different approaches the different software takes to monitor calibration. Read more