Digital Photographer's Software Guide - Bertemes - Net

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The key to accurate color is the relationship between monitor and printer. If you get
this right, 90 percent of the task completed. EZcolor helps you do this very accurately,
to a tolerance of 0.003 chromaticity using the supplied OPTIX colorimeter. The software
has basic profile editing and makes a first-rate printer profile that will satisfy most
users. However, many professional photographers will still find they need a spectrophotometer-based
package—and that means spending quite a lot more money.
Version: EZcolor 2.6 (2008)
OS: Windows XP and Vista; Mac OS X 10.2 or later
RAM: 128MB
Supported file formats: TIFF
Price level: EZcolor with i1Display 2 Bundle approx. $520
Address: X-Rite Incorporated, 4300 44th Street SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512, United States
www.xrite.com
i1 Solutions
Vendor: X-Rite
Purpose: Comprehensive range of color-management solutions
Chapter 29 ■ Color Management 333
Description
Photographers, designers, and printers have varying degrees of need for color management,
ranging from basic reliance on the controls provided by device manufacturers, all
the way up to full-blown ICC profiling of every device in the chain. X-Rite’s i1 Solutions
(pronounced “Eye One”) comprise a comprehensive range, aimed at satisfying the colormanagement
needs of all professionals in the graphic arts industry. To understand this
complex range, you need first to see how it all fits together, from simple calibration of
monitors (i1Display LT) to the all-singing-dancing i1XT, a solution that contains all
the available modules.
There is a hardware component to each solution: the i1Display 2 color measurement
device for monitors or the accelerated i1Pro spectrophotometer, which measures not
just monitors but many other devices.
Common to all the solutions is i1Match software, only part of which is made available
at the lower end of the range. When you pay for an upgrade to add functionality, the
vendor sends you a code to unlock the additional functions. i1Share freeware also comes
with every solution, enabling you to measure ambient light and spot colors, plus access
to the full Pantone library.