Digital BW, The Print

I just received an intriguing message from MIS, indicating the availability 
of an apparently new Gretag-McBeth Eye One Design outfit, complete with 
software and spectrophotomenter, for $895.  It claims the ability to 
profile CRT and LCD monitors, and both RGB and CMYK printers, using their 
so called "small chart" method.

I wonder if any of the color management wise hands on this list have any 
experience with or impression of this equipment, and the likely accuracy of 
the profiles generated with it.  It SEEMS on the surface like a new, lower 
priced entry into the spectro profile world.

Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Jack Winberg




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Hi Jack.  

I'm not familiar with that particular software bundle.  I have the 
Eye One Pro package with ProfileMaker 5.  It does a fine job on both 
CRTs and LCDs, and also with RGB and CMYK profiles (inkjet, printing 
press, etc).  

My guess is that the new package probably has fewer features than 
PM5, but will give outstanding results as long as you are happy with 
their presets.  I know the Eye One Match software does a nice job, 
but lacks some of the higher end options available in PM5.  Most 
users won't miss most of these features.  

With all the competition and new products, the price of good 
spectro/profiling packages are starting to drop.  Not sure that is 
much help.  If it will do CRT, LCD, RGB and CMYK profiles, that 
sounds like a good deal.  

Why don't you post this question on the Adobe Color Management 
forum?  You might get some good feedback.

Lou

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Jack Winberg 
<jack.winberg@v...> wrote:
> I just received an intriguing message from MIS, indicating the 
availability 
> of an apparently new Gretag-McBeth Eye One Design outfit, complete 
with 
> software and spectrophotomenter, for $895.  It claims the ability 
to 
> profile CRT and LCD monitors, and both RGB and CMYK printers, using 
their 
> so called "small chart" method.
> 
> I wonder if any of the color management wise hands on this list 
have any 
> experience with or impression of this equipment, and the likely 
accuracy of 
> the profiles generated with it.  It SEEMS on the surface like a 
new, lower 

> priced entry into the spectro profile world.
> 
> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Jack Winberg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

It is new and fully described here:

http://www.gretagmacbeth.com/index/products/products_color-mgmt-spec/product
s_cm-for-creatives/products_eye-one-design.htm

The Eye-One photo can do both Easy profiling and the more advanced
profiling.  I have the Eye One Photo but have not used the Easy approach -
the test chart is about 1/8th the size of the full test chart.

> From: Jack Winberg <jack.winberg@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:07:07 -0500
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: [Digital BW] Gretag-McBeth Eye One Design?
> 
> 
> I just received an intriguing message from MIS, indicating the availability
> of an apparently new Gretag-McBeth Eye One Design outfit, complete with
> software and spectrophotomenter, for $895.  It claims the ability to
> profile CRT and LCD monitors, and both RGB and CMYK printers, using their
> so called "small chart" method.
> 
> I wonder if any of the color management wise hands on this list have any
> experience with or impression of this equipment, and the likely accuracy of
> the profiles generated with it.  It SEEMS on the surface like a new, lower
> priced entry into the spectro profile world.
> 
> Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.
> 
> Jack Winberg
>