ColorMunki colour management tool

17/03/08

Colour Confidence, the independent colour management specialist, has today been confirmed as X-Rite’s UK distributor for the brand new ColorMunki Photo. The new do everything, go everywhere solution, ColorMunki Photo provides photographers with a versatile, reliable way to ensure colours match from display to print.

“It is no exaggeration to say that ColorMunki Photo is the most exciting new accessory to hit the photography market in several years”, comments Geoffrey Clements, Managing Director of Colour Confidence. “This revolutionary product is exactly what we expected the new X-Rite to deliver after its acquisition of both GretagMacbeth and Pantone. Colour Confidence’s mission has been to demystify colour management and allow the widest possible audience to achieve accurate colour from capture, to display and print – and ColorMunki delivers this at an incredible price point. ColorMunki also provides a selection of invaluable tools for the photographer, offering a vastly enhanced imaging experience in terms of accuracy, flexibility and simplicity”.

The ColorMunki Photo allows photographers to calibrate, capture, communicate and create, providing accurate, versatile and user-friendly image control:

Calibrate:

Simplified display-to-print match
Easy and advanced monitor profiling
Super-fast printer profiling – rapidly scan test charts in under 1 minute
RGB and CMYK printer calibration optimised for colour, B&W and flesh tones
Fast and accurate projector profiling

Capture:

Capture ambient light within a room or light box for a new level of precision calibration
Quickly and accurately capture spectral colour from any surface and utilise in image editing

Communicate:

Confidently transport your images with DigitalPouch – a self-executable application that checks for correct viewing conditions on receiver side
Easily set printer profiles in photo and design applications with AppSet

Create:

Automatically extract colours from images
Create and manage custom colour palettes with unique PrintSafe checking capabilities

“We are delighted to have Colour Confidence on board for the launch of ColorMunki Photo", comments Iris Mangelschots, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at X-Rite. "ColorMunki was specifically developed to address the demands of the wedding and prosumer photographer. We believe a solution as innovative and market-ready as ColorMunki has the potential to significantly raise awareness of the benefits of simple, effective colour management, beyond monitor calibration, and as such it was essential to find the right partner to bring it to as wide an audience as possible. At X-Rite we have no doubt that Colour Confidence, with its well-deserved reputation for expertise in and the demystification of colour management, is that partner".

ColorMunki Photo will be available from Colour Confidence, leading resellers and the expanding ColorStore network at the breakthrough price of £319 excluding VAT (£375 inclusive) from 7th April 2008.
http://www.colourconfidence.com/

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