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Your new best friend for matching prints to display with color perfection. Ideal for wedding, portrait and event photographers – or any passionate advocate – this completely integrated color control solution delivers the latest technology to calibrate your displays, projectors and printers for accurate color matching. It’s also loaded with new color creation and communication tools that allow you to send your images with DigitalPouch™ and create unlimited color palettes! So whether you work on a PC or Mac, ColorMunki Photo is the innovative new way to bring your photos from screen to print accurately, simply and affordably.

Product Details
COLORMUNKI DEVICE
All-in-One spectrophotometer really means no separate devices required to profile your monitors and printers. A white calibration tile is integrated, so there’s nothing to lose or match up to your device. Also includes a protective bag which doubles as an integrated monitor holder and it all fits in the palm of your hand. This truly is your do everything, go everywhere solution!

CALIBRATE WITH EASE
ColorMunki lets you swing perfectly from screen to print with quick, easy, and accurate display-to-print match with the new powerful, self-guided software interface.

DISPLAY PROFILING
With both easy and advanced modes for LCD and Laptop displays, you’ll master the color jungle in a snap. Easy mode has predetermined selections, so you don’t need to be a color expert. For those looking for more control over whitepoint, contrast, brightness or ambient measurements, choose the advanced mode. And, DDC auto detect control will quickly determine if your monitor is compliant and if so, perform all advanced calibrations automatically, delivering a high quality profile.

ColorMunki can calibrate multiple displays with ease and provides before and after visualization, as well as calibration reminder prompts.





PRINTER PROFILING
Complete color control and optimized printer profiling makes sure that the color you see on your display is the color that you get.

New RGB and CMYK printer profiling technology delivers a high quality printer profile. Simply scan one test chart of only 50 patches and ColorMunki calculates an interim profile having learned how your printer behaves with these colors. It then produces a second chart of 50 patches that perfects your profile once you scan it. ColorMunki is so smart it even has the ability to optimize your profile based on images for specific colors, black & white, and flesh tones for example.

And the best part, there is no need to read individual color patches, ColorMunki’s superfast scanning can rapidly measure a 50 patch test chart in less than one minute!

With AppSet™, there is no need to worry about what to do with your new printer profile. ColorMunki talks to your photo and design applications and automates the printer profile setting.


PROJECTOR PROFILING
Tired of making excuses for your projected images? ColorMunki technology will give you fast and accurate projector profiles so you can show your images on the big screen to clients, family and friends with color confidence!

COMMUNICATE EFFORTLESSLY
Share your images with confidence with DigitalPouch™, a self-executable application that checks for ViewSafe™ conditions on the receiver side. Simply drag and drop the images you want to transport into the pouch, “zip” it up and send. The receiver doesn’t need to own ColorMunki software. They’ll be able to view the images with your embedded profiles in a replicated viewing screen. DigitalPouch checks recipients monitor for an up-to-date profile and displays warning message when necessary. DigitalPouch is your new indispensable color communication tool!

CREATE WITH POWER
With ColorMunki Photo the possibilities are virtually limitless. Bring your vision to life capturing colors from essentially anywhere and let your artistic side go wild!

Put control of your image library at your fingertips and automatically extract colors from any image. Or go directly into image and drag any color you can see to create a custom color palette. ColorMunki Photo also lets you grab color from any surface with the easy spot color measurement function.

With ColorMunki's new PrintSafe™ checking capabilities, you can preview your color palettes under different lighting sources or evaluate printing processes for out of gamut colors before you go to production.

When you are ready to use your custom palette, automatically synchronize it to Adobe® Photoshop®, InDesign® or QuarkXpress® or import into any of your other favorite photo and design applications.

Make ColorMunki Photo your new best friend. So no matter how you show your work, the world will see it exactly the way you intended.

ColorMunki Photo INCLUDES: Black ColorMunki spectrophotometer, ColorMunki profiling software, ColorMunki Photo ColorPicker and DigitalPouch software, ColorMunki protection bag/monitor holder, Quick Start Guide and USB power cord.

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x = included   O = optional ColorMunki Photo   ColorMunki Design   ColorMunki Create *
Hardware          
ColorMunki Spectrophotometer x   x    
ColorMunki Colorimeter         x
Hardware Functions          
Emissive x   x   x
Reflective x   x    
Ambient x   x    
Software Functions          
Display Profiling          
    DDC Auto Detect Control x   x   x
    Predefined Whitepoint (easy mode) x   x   x
    User Selectable Whitepoint (advanced mode) x   x    
    LCD & Laptop Display Profiling x   x   x
    Ambient Light Measurement x   x    
    Post Calibration Reporting: Before & After Visual x   x    
    Calibration Reminder x   x   x
Printer Profiling          
    RGB (iterative small chart process) x   x    
    CMYK (iterative small chart process) x   x    
    Spot Color Optimization     x    
    Color & Gray Balance Optimization x   x    
    Image Specific Optimization x        
    Automated AppSet™ (Photoshop, InDesign & QuarkXpress) x   x    
Printer Profile Enhancement          
    Color x   x    
    Greybalance, B&W, FleshTones x        
Projector Profiling x   x    
           
Color Palettes          
    Palette creation x   x   x
    Color Asset Management x   x   x
    Gamut Mapping PrintSafe™ x   x   x
    Color Selection (RGB, CMYK, LAB) x   x   x
    Color Definition x   x   x
    Spectral Color Comparison x   x   x
    DigitalPouch™ Image Transport x        
    Munsell Library x   x   x
    Pantone Libraries          
        -PMS (coated, uncoated, matte) (Upon Product Registration) x   x   x
        -GOE x   x   x
    Auto-extract color from /images x   x   x
    Search colors by descriptive words x   x   x
    Auto-sync palettes with photo & design apps x   x   x
    Palette preview w/different light sources x   x   x
    Spectral spot color capture & matching x   x    
    Add custom printer profile for use with PrintSafe™ & SnapTo x   x   x
Accessories          
    Protective Cover** x   x   x
Training          
    Interactive CD* x   x   x
    PCT O   O   O


* coming June 2008.
** CM Design and CM Photo: cover and monitor holder one piece.

Working in a fine arts or high-end commercial photographic workflow? Check out our i1 solutions to determine which solution is best for you. i1 solutions are ideal for high end color production environments.

Macintosh:

  • PowerPC® G4 or G5 or Intel processor (G5 and higher recommended)
  • MacOS X 10.4, 10.5 with latest update installed
  • 512 MB RAM (1GB and higher recommended)
  • 300 MB of free disk space
  • Powered USB Port
  • 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution with 16-bit video card
  • DVD-ROM drive
  • QuickTime 7 software required for multimedia features
  • Internet connection for software installation
  • Broadband Internet connection required for colormunki.com services
  • Network card required

Windows:

  • Microsoft Windows XP 32 & 64 or Vista 32 & 64 with latest service packs installed
  • Intel® Pentium® 4, Intel Centrino®, or Intel Core™ Duo (or compatible) or AMD Athlon XP or better CPU
  • 512 MB RAM (1GB and higher recommended)
  • 300 MB of free disk space (additional free space required during installation)
  • Powered USB Port
  • 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution with 16-bit video card
  • DVD-ROM drive
  • Internet connection for software installation
  • Broadband Internet connection required for colormunki.com services
  • Network card required

USA

  • D65 Workshops: US Cities - April – December 2008 - view more
    • Portland, OR: August 8-11

    • New York: September 12-15

    • Chicago: October 3-6

    • San Francisco: November 14-17

    • Austin, TX: December 12-15

  • PhotoPlus Expo: New York, NY - Oct 23-25 - view more

  • Europe

  • CM Seminars: German Cities - August - December 2008
    • Photo Universal: Fellbach, Germany - Aug 6 - view more

    • PPL Pro Photo Logistik: Karlsruhe, Germany - Sept 10 - view more

    • GM Foto: Frankfurt, Germany - Sept 11, Nov 6, Dec 18 - view more

    • Dinkel Foto: München, Germany - Sept 11, Sept 18, Nov 4, Dec 16 - view more

    • datenundfarbe GmbH & Co. KG iG: Heilbronn, Germany - Sept 24 - view more

    • Graph-X-Press Dr. Wirth Gruppe: Frankfurt, Germany - Sept 25 - view more

    • Linea Graphica GmbH: Königsbrunn, Germany - Oct 9 - view more

    • M. Döring GmbH: Donaueschingen, Germany - Nov 11 - view more

    • Photo Studio 13 GmbH: Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany - Nov 12 - view more

  • Photokina: Köln, Germany - September 23-28 - view more

  • Coming soon!

    Bellisimo! Bravo to X-Rite for the amazing ColorMunki! Out of the box, easy 1,2 3 color management - I had my monitors and printers calibrated in less than an hour, including opening the box and loading the software! Plus, the small size makes it easy to store and a breeze to take on location. I'm never going to feel the pain of bad image quality again! Thank you X-Rite for listening to photographers and giving us what we need - plus a lot more - I can't wait to see everything! I am smiling! - Jane Conner-ziser

    About Jane: Jane is an international award-winning professional photographer, retouching expert, and fine artist with over 25 years experience in the portrait photography industry. Jane is Software Cinema's premier author for facial retouching enhancement and portrait painting, and her techniques are sought after and emulated by thousands of photographers and artists throughout the world who attend her seminars and acquire her educational materials. Jane is proud to be a Craftsman Photographer with PPA, a Corel Painter Master, and has recently been recruited as a member of Canon's elite PrintMaster program. www.janesdigitalart.com


    The ColorMunki is small, smart and stylish! I found measuring the patches to be very easy and effective. I had no issues sliding the unit over the patches and getting good data, with amazingly good repeatability. I’m floored by the quality of the profiles I built using only 50-100 patches. The output on several printers I tested (Epson 3800, 1900, 7880) was excellent for only using a few patches! The application is also blazingly fast at building the profile thanks to, I suspect, a fully Intel Native build. The ColorMunki will be a great device to travel with as its very small but so functional. - Andrew Rodney, The Digital Dog

    About Andrew: Andrew Rodney, aka the Digital Dog, has provided digital imaging, electronic photography, color management, and Adobe Photoshop services and training to photographers, designers, print shops, government agencies and fortune 1000 companies since 1993. Andrew was the technical editor for Photo Electronic Imaging pub and is the author of ‘Color Management for Photographers, Hands on Techniques for Photoshop Users’. He lectures around the country on many aspects of digital imaging and color management. Andrew was named a "Top 40 Photoshop Expert" by Wacom Technologies and in 2007, and was inducted into the NAPP Photoshop Hall of Fame. He has been featured in many industry publications including PDN, Publish, Photoshop User, Electronic Publishing, Digital Output, MacWeek, Digital Photo Pro and Professional Photographer. www.digitaldog.com


    "After working in the color management field for over 10 years, I have used most of the commercially available spectrophotometers in the market. There has always been a trade-off between price, speed, and ease of use. The ColorMunki is the first device that I have used that delivers on the promise of a fast, affordable and error-free instrument. Not only is this hand-held ColorMunki extremely tolerant of human error and lack of dexterity, it's speed and accuracy is exceptional and all at a great price! In addition, living up to it's moniker, the ColorMunki is a versatile device delivering emissive, reflective, strip and spot readings all in one convenient small package. I highly recommend the ColorMunki not only for the prosumer looking to tame their color woes, but also for the professional wedding or portrait photographer as another indispensable part of their toolkit. I know it's in mine!" – Son Do, Chief Technology Officer, Rods and Cones, Inc.

    About Son: Son Do co-founded Rods and Cones, Inc., in 1996. He is the technical expert when it comes to color management and its integration into a digital workflow. His years spent in the trenches of color management's emerging technologies have given him exposure to most color management products, in most industries, including design and advertising, prepress, printing, and digital photography. He is an accredited Adobe instructor and conducts training in Adobe CS2, QuarkXpress and other related applications. www.rodsandcones.com


    “You have done it, X-Rite! I am thrilled with the ColorMunki, and my students will be too! The small, compact design is wonderfully convenient, easily portable when I teach, and amazingly easy to use! My profiles are dead-on and being able to send my images in a digital pouch that guarantees my view of color will be carried throughout printing and publishing is amazing. Plus, I can get the color I desire with my projector – what a bonus! No more apologies for color or explanations to the client. Thanks so much X-Rite – you listened to the needs of photographers and the result is incredible!” – Helen Yancy, PPA Master, Painter Master

    About Helen: No other American artist or photographer has received as many international honors or more professional acclaim than Helen Yancy. During her distinguished career, Helen Yancy has earned the rare distinction of being the first person in the world to receive every degree and honor presented by Professional Photographers of America (PPA), the largest and most prestigious professional photographic association in the world. She is a past president and chairman of the board of PPA and is one of only a few Americans to be honored as a Fellow of the British Institute of Photography, in part because of her leadership in creating ties between PPA and the British Institute. A member of the prestigious Portrait Society of America and the Society of XXV, a group of 25 exceptional photographic artists from around the world, she is one of fewer than 100 Fellows of the American Society of Photographers. In 2001, she was honored at the United Nations with a Medallion for leadership, service, artistic and photographic ability by the International Council for Photography, the only organization of its kind recognized by the UN. www.helenyancystudio.com

    "The ColorMunki is one of the most versatile color matching/profiling devices I've ever seen. We've been using X-Rite products to profile our monitors and ensure accurate color for the PhotoShelter Collection, and the ColorMunki makes it that much easier to do."
    - Allen Murabayashi - CEO, PhotoShelter

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