27 April 2007
Colour Confidence, the independent colour management specialists, has announced the extension of their own brand product range, with the introduction of the new Studio XR2 and Colour Confidence Profiler.
Ideal for digital photographers, graphic designers or anyone interested in colour accuracy, both packages boast a groundbreaking combination of functionality and affordability. The Studio XR2 offers users a comprehensive starter kit, while the Colour Confidence Profiler goes a step further, providing professional standard tools for both monitor and printer profiling.
The Studio XR2 includes X-Rite's best-selling Eye-One Display 2 monitor calibrator, plus two of the most popular products from the Colour Confidence own brand range - the Kodak Colour Management Check-Up Kit and the Total Balance. The Total Balance, a convenient and durable flexible grey card, helps photographers produce correctly exposed images with good tonal range. The Eye-One Display 2's Eye-One Match software offers easy and advanced monitor calibration modes, creating an accurate, trusted source for image viewing and editing. The Kodak Kit completes the process, offering an easy way to check the accuracy of your results.
The Colour Confidence Profiler is a complete monitor and printer profiling solution - the first to offer professional level performance for under £500/750. Built around the industry standard Eye-One Pro automated measuring device, the package includes monitor calibration software and the Colour Confidence Print Profiler ICC profiling application. While most other packages - including some in a higher price bracket - concentrate solely on RGB profiling, the Colour Confidence Profiler is designed for flexibility, and is suitable for both RGB and CMYK printers. This added functionality means that should a user's needs change, there is no need to upgrade their system. The Profiler continues to go beyond comparable systems thanks to the inclusion of EFI Color Verifier, a program designed to help users check the accuracy of a printer profile, spot colour drift problems or check consistency between printers; ideal for maintaining colour control in any environment.
Until now customers have been forced to choose between RGB and CMYK profiling, and either slow patch-by-patch measurement or the more expensive automated reading devices. The Colour Confidence Profiler eliminates the need for compromise, offering both automation as well as profiling for RGB and CMYK printers.
The Studio XR2 (£149/219 ex. VAT) and the Colour Confidence Profiler (£499/749 ex. VAT) will be available from www.colourconfidence.com, the Colour Confidence ColorStore network and selected resellers from 1st May.