X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers
X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers is a complete color calibration and profiling hardware & software system that lets you quickly and easily create custom profiles for cameras, monitors, RGB printers, and digital projectors. Maintain accurate colors throughout your digital imaging process, from capture to output, to achieve consistent results with neutral grays, natural skin tones, and high-quality highlight and shadow details.
Addressing the capture end is a camera calibration system based on the ColorChecker Classic mini target (with 24 colors patches that include six grayscale squares) and ColorChecker Passport Camera Calibration software. Shooting the target with either one camera or multiple cameras will enable you to build custom camera profiles quickly and easily for Adobe's Lightroom, Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Camera Raw (ACR), and Bridge programs. These profiles will work well even in unusual conditions or with artificial light sources.
To keep your displays and printers in line with the rest of your color workflow, the industry-standard i1Pro spectrophotometer device achieves fast, accurate color measurements of for both monitors and printed material. You can capture spot colors from any surface. Capture both flash and ambient light so you can optimize your environmental conditions for performing color-critical work. The i1Pro feeds on USB power for convenient operation.
The Windows- and Mac-friendly i1Profiler software, based on the best features of its predecessors i1Match, ProfileMaker, and MonacoPROFILER, includes both a wizard for easy setup and an "advanced" mode that grants you complete control of the user-driven interface to create precise, high-quality custom color profiles for your monitors, printers, and projectors.
The software's i1Prism engine, which leverages a unique iterative profiling technology, tightly dials into the user's specific printer and paper combination so professional photographers can experience the highest quality color results. i1Profiler lets you save and reuse assets and settings – and share them with others – with the ease of drag-and-drop operation. Palette information and other color data is shared using X-Rite's Color Exchange Format.
For quality assurance, i1Profiler includes visual and measurement-based validation and verification functions. Also included with i1Photo Pro is the ColorChecker proof target that's precut for direct viewing against a printed target. The 24-patch target provides immediate visual verification of profile output results.
The bundled Pantone Color Manager software dynamically keeps all digital Pantone color libraries up to date and ready to use in Adobe and Quark applications. i1Profiler software is tightly integrated with Pantone Color Manager to give you seamless access to all Pantone colors, for precise matching of spot colors and accurate reproduction of same. Multiple color-space selections are available. The Pantone Color Management software can be used to ensure the faithful reproduction of brand-specific color for corporate photography projects.
i1Pro Device
- Industry-standard i1Pro spectrophotometer provides super-fast measurements and fluid patch recognition for both emissive (monitors) and reflective (print) profiling, so you can profile your monitors, projectors, and RGB printers
- Capture both flash and ambient light conditions, as well as spot colors from almost any surface
- Supported measurement modes for spectral measurement device: Reflectance single measurement, Reflectance scanning measurement with automatic patch detection, Emission radiance measurement (monitor measurement), Emission irradiance measurement (light measurement)
- Spectral analyzer features holographic diffraction grating with 128-pixel diode array
i1Profiler Software for Monitor
- Display true colors on each of your LCD, CRT, and laptop monitors, and use workgroup match to use reference points to match all monitors
- Select from unlimited gamma, white point, and luminance settings – also measure other displays or light sources and use as targets
- Optimize gray balance for more neutral and better-defined grays, in any lighting condition
- Chromatic adaptation formula for a closer visual match of different monitors (or of different settings on one monitor) with different white points
- Preview "before" and "after" results with supplied image or your own
- Validate monitor performance and view trends with included quality-control functionality Monitor Quality Assurance
- Profile summary report is ideal for post profile analysis
- X-Rite's Automatic Display Calibration (ADC) can be used to control and adjust display hardware settings automatically
- Profile reminder to ensure true and reliable color over time
i1Profiler Software for Digital Projector
- Digital projector profiling for accurate projected color, to display your work exactly as you intend it to be seen
- Build an accurate on-screen profile in just a few minutes, just as easy as building a monitor profile
- Takes room conditions into consideration when creating profile: projected colors, screen color, and room lighting
- Designed for the non-technical creative user
- Includes custom beamer holder for hands-free use
i1Profiler Software for RGB Printer
- Intelligent, iterative profiling technology ensures your output is reproduced accurately from print to print and printer to printer
- Optimize profiles based on your images for specific colors, black & white, or flesh tones, for PANTONE libraries and for captured spot colors – get the color you desire without editing any profiles
- Supports high-patch-count test charts for the most accurate printer profiles – ideal for fine art printing and proofing
- Choose from standard test charts or easily build your own to meet your specific color and paper size requirements
- Automatic detection of any installed RGB printer driver
- Visual display of measured data provides instant feedback during measurement process
- Capture true colors with flash and ambient light measurements – easily apply output profiles for your gallery, studio, or retail environment's lighting conditions for a perfect color match
- Quickly check color output quality with ColorChecker Proof visual assessment target
- Semi-automated scanning method for test charts – measure 300 patches in less than a minute with i1Pro
- Highly sophisticated ruler system enables easy one-hand scanning operation, and can be used with or without the backup board – scans materials up to 3mm and folds for easy transport
ColorChecker Camera Calibration System
- Widely adapted profiling technology provides excellent results with just the mini 24-patch ColorChecker Classic target, producing custom camera profiles that work exceptionally well in Raw workflows, even in unusual artificial light sources and with multiple cameras
- Camera calibration for Raw shooters enables greater capability to calibrate and correct color
- Minimize color differences between cameras and lenses
- Make color balance match across different scenes
- Create dual-illuminant profiles that take into account two different light sources to create a single profile, which can be applied to an even wider variety of lighting conditions
Pantone Color Manager
- Automatically updates all Pantone Color Libraries and dynamically keeps them up to date
- Uses Pantone PLUS Color Bridge values
- Builds palettes of best-match Pantone colors that are auto-extracted from your own images
- Enables any library or palette, including palettes extracted from images, to be used in i1Profiler spot color optimization of printer Profiles.
- Builds ICC profile-based device-specific CMYK recipes for any Pantone Graphics library
- Simulates and helps you visualize spot vs. four-color process, including display and print gamut warnings to make it easy to identify any colors that cannot be properly printed on your target output device or properly displayed on your monitor
- Synchronizes spot color values to design applications
i1Pro Ruler, Accessories and Carry Case
- Every i1Basic Pro ships with an easy-to-use ruler system that makes chart measurements extremely fast and easy with just one hand. Use the ruler as a standalone device or with the included white-surfaced, sturdy, foldable back-up board. Rapid, error-free measurements are a certainty with the i1Pro ruler and the incorporated i1Pro Teflon base for smooth gliding
- Accessories include a Beamer Holder for hands-free projector profiling, a Monitor Holder for accurate monitor profiling, an Ambient Light Measurement Head, and a Spot Color Positioning Target
- 1Basic Pro comes complete in a water-resistant, non-abrasive canvas carrying case with shock-absorbing foam padding, making storage of your i1 system a snap
| Minimum System Requirements | |
|---|---|
| Mac |
Intel CPU Mac OS X 10.5.8 or 10.6 (with latest upgrades installed) 1GB of available RAM 2GB of available hard disk space Monitor resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels or higher Dual display support requires either 2 video cards or a dual head video card that supports dual video LUT's being loaded Powered USB port DVD drive or high-speed internet connection to download the software Internet connection for software updates User must have Administrator rights to install and uninstall the application |
| Windows |
Intel Pentium 4 or AMD Athlon XP or better CPU Windows XP 32-bit or 64-bit, Windows Vista 32- or 64-bit, Windows 7 32- or 64-bit Latest service packs installed 1GB of available RAM 2GB of available hard disk space Monitor resolution of 1024 x 600 pixels or higher Dual display support requires either 2 video cards or a dual head video card that supports dual video LUT's being loaded Powered USB port Network adaptor installed and driver loaded DVD drive or high speed internet connect to download the software Internet connection for software updates User must have Administrator rights to install and uninstall the application |
| Languages | Chinese (simplified), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Hardware | |
|---|---|
| Optical Resolution | 10 nm |
| Physical Sampling Interval | 3.5 nm |
| Spectral Range | 380-730 nm in 10 nm steps |
| Measurement Aperture | 0.18" (4.5mm) diameter |
| Interface | USB 1.1 |
| Dimensions (HxWxD) | 2.6 x 2.6 x 6" (67 x 66 x 151 mm) |
| Weight | 6.5 oz (185 g) |
| Measurement Geometry | 45°/0° ring illumination optics, DIN 5033 |
| Light Source | Gas-filled tungsten (Type A) |
| Physical Filters | No |
| Inter-Instrument Agreement | Average DE*94 0.4, max. DE*94 1.0 (Deviation from X-Rite manufacturing standard at 23 °C for single measurement mode on 12 BCRA tiles (D50, 2°)) |
| Short-Term Repeatability | DE*94 <= 0.1 (D50, 2°), with respect to the mean CIELab value of 10 measurements every 3 seconds on white |
| Data Format | Spectral radiance (mW/nm/m2 /sr); Luminance Y (cd/m2) |
| Measurement Range | 0.2-300 cd/m2 |
| Short-Term Repeatability | x,y: +/-0.002 typical (CRT 5000 °K, 80 cd/m2) |
| Type | Cosine-corrected diffuse light measurement head |
| Diameter | 0.2" (6.0mm) |
| Data Format | Spectral irradiance (mW/nm/m2), Illuminance Y (lux) |
| Hard Disk Space | Device powered by USB. No additional charger or battery required. USB 1.1 high power device |
| Dimensions (HxW) |
i1 Ruler: 13.2 x 6.7" (33.5 x 17 cm) i1 Ruler Board: 14.0 x 10.4" (35.5 x 26.5 cm) folded / 14.0 x 15.7" (35.5 x 40 cm) unfolded |
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Pros
- Easy to use (6)
- Accurate colors (5)
- Reliable (5)
- Easy to setup (4)
- High quality (4)
Cons
Best Uses
- Color photos (5)
- Art prints (4)
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- Easy To Use
- Fast
- Powerful
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers:
Super easy to use Spectacular results
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Black & White Photos
- Color Photos
Comments about X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers:
I use the X-Rite i1Photo Pro to calibrate my NEC SpectraView Reference 2690 monitor and to make color and advanced black and white (ABW) profiles for my Epson Stylus Pro 3880 printer on Hanemuehle fine art papers. I tested the difference of the standard ICC profiles and my ICC ABW profiles using the ABW print modus for all of the Hanemuehle fine art papers. Particularly for glossy paper the difference is tremendous!!! The system is easy to use and of excellent quality.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Art Prints
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers:
I planed to buy such device for a while.I read a lot of reviews & reports about color management.But when I find i1,a spectrophotometer not a spectrocolorimeter with a very good price(compare to professional spectrophotometer).I decided to buy one.This tool not only calibrate monitor, camera and printer but also could measure the color temperature,CRI and Spectral power distribution of light.It works very well!
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
- Sharp Tones & Colors
Cons
Best Uses
- Color Photos
Comments about X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers:
I am mainly doing bird photography. Since 2005 colour management has become a major issue for me. Initially monitor profiling with an appropriate instrument helped considerably. With time, and changes to Photoshop, I have found difficulties on occasion with the final step to printout. I have used some other equipment with reasonable results. Ultimately I decided to go with the best I could get, and this is it. It works well with Eizo ColorNavigator 6 for monitor profiling. It needs to be used carefully for print profiling with respect to the small colour patches generated in the targets, as far as handling it on the profiling tablet provided is concerned. This is learned fairly quickly with a little experience. The print profiles produced, my preference being for the advanced mode, are very accurate both for colour and darkness/lightness. There is flexibility with the number of patches you can choose to use to do this. I have the non UV-cut version and that doesn't seem to be a problem. At the cost and the length of time over which this product has been in development one would expect it to be really good and accurate and it is. I am now quite confident that it works so well that I can forget about this previously major problem for me. Printer colour management of course must be turned off and you must not print the targets from Photoshop CS5. The targets can be printed from the i1 Profiler Software directly. If necessary you can print small test prints of photos to check that all is OK with the generated profiles, and for further reassurance in the Print Dialog Box in CS5 tick Match Print Colours, as well as looking at Print Preview (I know that this step does not show accurate coloring, but it will show contamination if it is there). Looking at a soft proof in CS5 to see that all is OK, and again that there is no extraneous colour contamination, is also an option.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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Pros
- All-in-one solution
- Easy To Use
- Great results
Cons
- Bulky
- Price
Best Uses
- Art Prints
- Color Photos
- Everyday images
Comments about X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers:
I used the X-Rite i1Photo Pro to ensure color consistency across my entire digital photo workflow.
On same day that I received it, I was able to setup color profile for my cameras (Canon 5D, Leica M9-P), my two monitors (Eizo CG243W, Apple Display 23") and my printer (Epson Stylus Pro 3800). The UI and wizards are pretty well done and straight forward.
The results came out great.
IMO, this could have a lower price point, which is why I won't give it 5 stars.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Art Prints
Comments about X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers:
X-Rite i1 is a professional tool, it makes sense for profiling high end devices in a professional color managed environment. It requires also some trials to take the best of its capabilities. Color and light theoretical notions are necessary to understand the many options and effects got from profiles.
- Primary use:
- Personal
Pros
- Accurate Colors
- Easy Setup
- Easy To Use
- Great Overall Quality
- Reliable
Cons
Best Uses
- Art Prints
- Black & White Photos
- Color Photos
Comments about X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers:
Professional system to calibrate monitor and printer. Monitor calibration was the easiest I have ever done, set brightness at recommended 120, but on next pass will change to 110 or lower for better view of shadow details. My choice not a reflection on x-rite.
Calibrated my Canon iPF6300 printer with no problems on Harman by Hahnemuhle Gloss Baryta paper at 2000 colors on each pass. Prints out excellently in both color and black and white.
If I was calibrating a number of papers it would be very worth while to have the i1iO automated chart reading device as I found the manual method of scanning the lines to be error prone, my error, not x-rite. It was easy enough for my finger to slip off the button and have to rescan the line, or to be too fast and have to rescan the line. Never made it through even one page without having to rescan one line. The program was effortless as it readily let me know when I made a mistake with a double beep and a single beep when the line was done correctly.
Over all this is an excellent well thought out professional program that is the easiest one I have ever used.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Compact Design
- Easy To Use
- Highly Compatible
- Improves Performance
- Lightweight
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
Comments about X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers:
I use the Photo Pro to create ICC profiles and to calibrate my monitors. It is accurate, easy to install and use and automatically stores the ICC profile for subsequent use during printing.
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Pros
- Highly Compatible
- Improves Performance
- Professional Quality
Cons
Best Uses
- Complex Projects
- In The Studio
Comments about X-Rite i1Photo Pro Professional Color Management for Photographers:
This does it all with realitve ease. This is a professional system and is much simlper to use than others out there. It comes with a funky carying case but does hold the whole system together well. I found that the software is easy to use. Calibrations for paper on my Epson 9900 are great so far.
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What's in the Box
- i1Pro Spectrophotometer Measurement Device
- Ambient Light Measurement Head
- Monitor Holder
- Positioning Target
- Scanning Ruler
- Calibration Plate
- USB Cable
- Backup Board
- i1Profiler v1.x Software for Monitors, RGB Printers & Digital Projectors
- ColorChecker Camera Calibration Software
- Mini ColorChecker Classic Target for Cameras
- ColorChecker Proof Target
- Pantone Color Manager
- Beamer Holder
- Soft-Sided Storage Case
- 1 Year Limited Warranty
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