Digital BW, The Print

I can only hope that, by "affordable", they aren't just speaking 
relative to their Eye-One Pro (around $3000 last time I checked 
online), as I've had an interest in such a system, even though I've 
gotten along pretty well in my color work without one.

- Barrett

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, 
"danhcmsinccom" <dan_honemann@y...> wrote:
> Anyone have the skinny on these?  Pricing?
> 
> Here's the press release...
> 
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>     
>   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@g... 
>  
> 
> Source: 
> http://www.gretagmacbeth.com/cgi/latest-news/popup.asp?
> lang=2&db=yes&id=252