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X-Rite
i1Basic (EOBA)
i1Basic Product Brochure (pdf)
System Requirements
Macintosh®
Mac OS X (10.2 or higher)
128 MB of available RAM
80 MB of available hard disk
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Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher
USB support
Windows®
Windows® 2000, Windows® XP
Processor: Pentium® II,
266 Mhz or higher
128 MB of available RAM
80 MB of available hard disk
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Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher
Power Conditions
Powered by USB, no additional charger required: USB 1.1 high power device
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i1Basic calibrates and profiles:
- Monitors - LCD, CRT and Laptops
- RGB and CMYK printers with "small test chart technology"
i1Basic is X-Rite’s newest, entry-level color management solution designed specifically for freelance designers, small creative firms and small print shops. It’s the perfect easiest-to-use and affordable solution for those just starting out in color management, while still providing a flexible platform for growth. You’ll get the right color on your monitor screen without spending a fortune or spending hours tweaking the color in Photoshop®! Never make excuses for color again!
i1Basic allows you to quickly and easily create accurate color profiles for all types of monitors, and easily builds profiles for your RGB and CMYK printers utilizing our new “small test chart” technology.
New "Small Test Chart" technology
With this new technology you can quickly and easily create a perceptual color profile by reading just a few rows of color swatches from your printer. Within the i1Match application, you simply print the small test chart named RGB Easy or CMYK Easy and then scan it in using your i1 device.
How does it work?
This "small test chart" technology uses a revolutionary, patent-pending approach which combines an internal pre-linearization and creation of a virtual large test chart. X-Rite then applies the most sophisticated profiling techniques to fine tune the gray axis. The resulting profile is based solely on perceptual rendering — the ideal solution for entry level color management.
i1Basic provides all the tools necessary to begin implementing a color managed workflow, and is fully upgradeable. It includes the industry defacto standard i1Pro device and award-winning i1Match software. And with the powerful i1Share software that is also included, you can take full advantage of your i1 system. You’ll easily be able to measure, mix and share spot and PANTONE™ colors plus take advantage of a host of other cool design tools. And it’s completely compatible with your favorite design programs.
If you’re looking to get accurate on-screen color and a more accurate color comp from your desktop printer, then i1Basic can get you started. By incorporating the new "small test chart" technology, it makes profiling both RGB and CMYK printers a snap. However, for more critical color needs like proofing or high end photo color, upgrade to an advanced RGB or CMYK printer profiling module or consider the i1XTreme.
i1Basic Features and Benefits
- One measuring device for both emissive (monitors) and reflective (print) modes
- Includes the ideal color tool for designers - Measure, mix and share spot colors and custom color palettes with the powerful i1Share software
- Ambient light measurement with the i1Pro for verifying standard conditions
- Easy-to-use, step-by-step software interface – no extra manuals needed
- New "how to video" for scanning test charts and "optical beep" added for even greater usability
- Laptop mode for better, more neutral laptop LCD profiles
- Luminance settings for matching multiple monitors to each other
- Easily upgrade functionality as your needs grow through software codes
- Upgradeable to full automation with i1iO scanning table
- One Push button Monitor Calibration (PBC) support for Eizo CG18, CG19, CG21 and LaCie Electron b4 monitors
- USB powered - no extra power cable required
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Measurement Modes
Reflectance single measurement,
Reflectance scanning measurement with automatic patch detection
Emission
General
Spectral analyzer: Holographic diffraction grating with diode array
Spectral range: 380 - 730nm
Spectral reporting: 10nm
Emission spectra: Spectral radiometric emission measurement of the luminance
Measurement aperture: 4.5mm
Measurement range: 0...300 cd/m2
Short-term repeatability: x,y: +0.002 typical (CRT 5000°K white patch 80 cd/m2)
Interface: USB
Physical dimensions: Length 151mm, width 66mm, height 67mm (6 x 2.6 x 2.6 in)
Weight: 185 g (6.5 oz)
Accessories included: Calibration plate, USB cable, CRT monitor holder, flat panel holder, positioning target and scanning ruler
Reflection
Measurement geometry: 45/0 ring optics, DIN 5033
Light source: Gas filled tungsten (Type A)
Physical filters: No or UV cut (Filters not exchangeable, neutral incandescent lamp light A)
Inter-instrument agreement: Average 0.4 ∆E* 94**, max 1.0 ∆E* 94**
(deviation from GMB manufacturing standard at a temperature of 23°C for a single measurement on 12 BCRA tiles (D50, 2°)
Short term repeatability: 0.1∆E* 94 (d50, 2°), mean value of 10 measurements every 3 seconds on white
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