New GretagMacbeth Eye-One packages
2003-03-25 by danhcmsinccom
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.
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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@...
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