Digital BW, The Print

Anyone have the skinny on these?  Pricing?

Here's the press release...

---------------------------
    
  GretagMacbeth's new Eye-One® packages  2003-03-03  
 
Four new Eye-One packages: Eye-One Display, Eye-One Photo, Eye-One 
Publish and Eye-One Beamer are cost-effective, easy-to-use packages 
that address specific workflow and functional requirements for 
designers, photographers, ad agencies, and corporate graphics 
professionals. Enhanced Eye-One Match 2.0 software provides new 
features, an easier-to-use interface and modular and expandable 
components for easy upgrades 

Las Vegas, NV, March 3, 2003– GretagMacbeth, worldwide technological 
leader in color measurement and management solutions, is announcing a 
new lineup of modular, more targeted solutions in its popular Eye-
One® Color Management System today at the Photo Marketing Association 
International's PMA 2003. The new packages provide dedicated vertical 
market solutions that address the specific workflow and functional 
needs of graphic designers, digital photographers, ad agencies, and 
corporate graphics professionals. Their enhanced price/performance 
characteristics make consistent, reliable and predictable digital 
color more affordable than ever before. 

Since it was first announced in 2001, GretagMacbeth's Eye-One Color 
Management System has brought a new level of ease-of-use to color 
management and has received numerous awards and rave reviews from 
users and trade publications alike. It is rapidly becoming the de 
facto standard for creative professionals in both the graphic arts 
and photographic industries making the benefits of consistent, 
reliable and predictable color available to a wider community of 
users. 

"Our new Eye-One family builds upon our existing product line – Eye-
One Monitor and Eye-One Pro solutions – and will replace it to 
provide color management solutions specifically designed for the 
workflows of the creative professional," says Gaelle Hunt, Vice 
President Marketing, Digital Imaging, at GretagMacbeth AG. "The new 
packages are affordable, reliable, easy-to-use and best of all 
they're expandable so users can add components and upgrade the 
functionality as their needs grow." 

The new Eye-One color management product line-up 
The new Eye-One product line-up consists of four packaged solutions, 
each targeted at a specific vertical application. Each solution 
package includes an Eye-One color measurement device – either the new 
Eye-One Display or the Eye-One Pro – plus the newly enhanced Eye-One 
Match 2.0 software to support its corresponding functionality. 

Eye-One DISPLAY: The new Eye-One Display package lets the creative 
professional calibrate and profile their computer displays quickly, 
reliably and inexpensively. This enables them to see the colors they 
expected and make reliable decisions about color based on what they 
see on screen. The Eye-One Display package includes a new, compact 
color measuring device users can quickly and easily attach to any CRT 
or LCD display and Eye-One Match 2.0 color management software for 
monitor profiling. It requires no additional mounting hardware and is 
extremely easy to use. 

Eye-One PHOTO: The new Eye-One Photo package is designed for digital 
photographers who need consistent, reliable color for monitors and 
digital RGB printers. It ensures they can view accurate color on-
screen and deliver finished prints and files to their clients that 
accurately and consistently reproduce the colors they intended. The 
Eye-One Photo package includes the award-winning Eye-One Pro 
spectrophotometer with new ambient light measuring capabilities, 
mounting hardware for CRT and LCD displays, plus Eye-One Match 2.0 
software for monitor and RGB printer profiling. 

Eye-One PUBLISH: A color management solution for ad agencies, graphic 
designers and publishers involved in print production. It includes 
the Eye-One Pro spectrophotometer with new ambient light measuring 
capabilities and Eye-One Match 2.0 software for calibrating and 
profiling all types of monitors, scanners, and printers. Eye-One 
Publish thereby ensures consistent color reproduction from input 
(scanner) to display (CRT, flat screen) to proof to final output on 
any RGB or CMYK printer. 

Eye-One BEAMER: .Previewed last year at Photokina in Germany, Eye-One 
Beamer is the first easy-to-use portable solution that independently 
calibrates and profiles both digital projectors and all types of 
monitors to ensure accurate color from display to screen. Designed 
for the creative, non-technical users, Eye-One Beamer is invaluable 
for photographers, corporate executives, ad agencies, designers, and 
A-V firms alike. The Eye-One Beamer package includes the Eye-One Pro 
measuring device, a new Eye-One Beamer holder for positioning the 
Beamer on a projector, plus Eye-One Match 2.0 software – all in a 
convenient carrying case. 

Full upgrade paths 
The new Eye-One color management product line-up provides full 
upgrade paths so designers new to color management can start with Eye-
One Display monitor profiling, for example and later upgrade to Eye-
One Photo, Eye-One Publish and Eye-One Beamer using consistent 
software and user interface. All Eye-One Display packages will be 
shipped with a voucher representing up to 80% of the original 
purchase price that can be used towards the upgrade purchase of any 
other Eye-One solution package – and the buyer keeps the Eye-One 
Display. Eye-One Match software is easy to upgrade with a purchased 
access code –no need to reinstall or learn new software. Please refer 
to the www.i1color.com for full program details. 

New Ambient light head 
The Eye-One Pro measuring device found in Eye-One Photo, Eye-One 
Publish and Eye-One Beamer packages includes a new ambient light head 
for measuring and capturing ambient light. It allows users in 
photographic or print production workflows to evaluate how lighting 
in other settings will impact their work; they can also use the 
device to verify the color temperature of light booths. 

The new ambient light head can initially be used with GretagMacbeth's 
FREE Eye-One Share 1.3 software which will be available for download 
mid-April from www.i1color.com - Freeware. 

New features in Eye-One Match 2.0 software: 
· Eye-One Match 2.0 boasts a new graphical user interface which has 
been redesigned for even greater simplicity. The software includes a 
new history section for quick identification of where you are in each 
step of the process, plus easy to follow on-screen help guides – no 
extra manuals are needed. 

· A new "Easy" mode provides predefined settings and automated 
processes for monitor and digital projector profiling. It is ideal 
for users that are new to color management or who don't have the time 
or need to develop customized settings. Minimal user interaction is 
required, so beginners can achieve reliable, consistent results 
immediately. 

· The advanced mode gives users access to customized settings for the 
best possible result. The advanced mode of Eye-One Match 2.0 also 
gives users a "native white point" option so the user can leave the 
white point of the monitor as is allowing for fully dynamic range of 
color 

· New features when building printer profiles include automatic 
detection of RGB or CMYK printers and the ability to print test 
charts directly from software application – no need to launch 
separate program. There is also improved chart cropping functionality 
found in the Scanner module. 

Availability 
The new Eye-One product line will begin shipping on mid April in 
versions compatible with Macintosh Classic, OS X and Windows 2000 and 
XP platforms. 

Special Promotion on current products 
Beginning March 3, GretagMacbeth will offer the current Eye-One Pro 
with Eye-One Match solution at a special discount price of more than 
20% off current list price. Promotion will be extended until new 
solutions begin to ship. Contact local dealer for details. 

### 

About GretagMacbeth 
GretagMacbeth is a worldwide technological leader of color management 
solutions for graphic arts, photography, digital imaging, paints, 
plastics, apparel, textiles and automotive, among other industries. 
The company, part of Amazys Holding AG headquartered in Regensdorf, 
Switzerland, maintains offices in the Americas, Europe and Asia. 
GretagMacbeth trains and supports customers worldwide and is an ISO-
9001 certified company. 

For additional information in the United States and Canada, please 
call 845-565-7660, in Europe, please call +41 1 842 24 00 or visit 
our websites at www.gretagmacbeth.com or www.i1color.com. 

Contact: Liz Quinlisk
Director of Field Marketing, Digital Imaging
GretagMacbeth
Phone: 845-565-7660, ext. 656
Email: quinlisk@... 
 

Source: 
http://www.gretagmacbeth.com/cgi/latest-news/popup.asp?
lang=2&db=yes&id=252