ColorMunki Photo - Monitor, Printer & Projector Profiler | 
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| Brand: X-Rite
Category: CE
List Price: $499.00
Buy New: $394.00
You Save: $105.00 (21%)
New (13) Used (1) from $394.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Windows Xp Professional, Mac Os X
Media: Electronics
Operating System: Mac OS X
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 3.8 x 1.8
MPN: CMUNPH
Model: CMUNPH
EAN: 7640111922001
ASIN: B00169N0BK
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | LCD & Laptop Calibration with both easy and advanced mode. You'll master the color jungle in a snap. For more control over white point or ambient measurements use the Advanced mode. | | • | Complete color control and optimized RGB and CMYK printer profiling. Rapidly measure test charts in less than one minute. Ability to optimize for specific colors, black & white, and flesh tones from individual image types. | | • | Projector Profiling Utilizing the same profiling technology for your display. Your ColorMunki will give you fast and accurate projector profiles so you can project your images to your client family or friends with color confidence. | | • | Create and manage custom color palettes. Capture spectral color from any surface and import directly into your photo and design applications. Preview your color palettes under different lighting sources or printing processes before you go to production. | | • | Share your images with confidence with DigitalPouch. Simply drag and drop the images you want to transport into the pouch and zip it up to send. The receiver can then view the images in the same application viewing screen. |
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Product Description
Your 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 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 way to bring your photos from screen to print accurately, simply and affordably.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 Not even good as a Boat Anchor yet. October 10, 2008
Several calls to support have not yet resulted in a working ColorMunki. This thing was all the buzz at Photoshop World in Vegas. We can't get it to work with Windows Vista at all. Went out and bought a powered USB hub for it to no avail. Looks cool if we get it working. Maybe its just infant mortality. I am optimistic...the support people have seemed helpful. We will have a working Colormunki one day soon!!!
 Don't take my Munki! September 21, 2008
So far I'm thrilled with the paper profiles for my Epson R1800 that I've made with my Munki. They compare well to profiles that I paid for, although I haven't profiled those same papers yet to see how close they would be to each other.
I am still using a previously purchased profiling device for my monitor and I don't have a projector to profile, so I cannot comment on the Munki's ability to do those.
Maybe I didn't read the instructions closely enough, but I could not get the Munki working unless I had an active internet connection each time I make a profile.
I only gave it 4 stars, but I may change that to 5 in the future after using it for a while. Or maybe I'll downgrade it.....
I'm thrilled for now!
Great first step if you're trying to get accurate colors September 19, 2008
I used to do "trial and error" color calibration...print a few things, adjust colors and so on. After a while, this got so frustrating (and expensive, due to the wasted prints) that I decided to take the plunge and buy a real calibration tool. No regrets...what I see on the monitor is much closer to what I print, and the whole calibration process (which I guess I was a little scared of) was no big deal. Just a few minutes every so often, and you've got dramatically better results. Highly recommended.
Two things I'm not thrilled with, though. One is that printer profiles don't seem to work properly with my Epson R2880 printer. The calibration process works, but when I try to use the calibrated results, prints come out splotchy and distorted. This might very well be some sort of problem with Epson's printer drivers, but for now, I'm stuck with standard profiles.
Other thing I'm not thrilled about is the license model Colormunki uses. I have a laptop and two desktop PCs, and my laptop gets connected to multiple monitors depending on whether I'm home, in the office or on the road. I can understand that Colormunki wants me to buy multiple copies of their product, but I didn't understand there was a limit to the number of PC/monitor combinations I could use with their product. I'm sure it was in the fine print somewhere, but it took me by surprise that I couldn't simply calibrate as many computers as I might want with a single copy of their product.
 Finally! I have accurate prints! September 12, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I've been struggling with color profiles for years now, but I haven't been able to find a printer profiler for under two grand. Instead I've been using a monitor profiler (Eye-One) but still had to fiddle with multiple prints to get the color I wanted. This was annoying so I limited my printing to the occasional special print.
With Colormunki, my prints now accuratly match my screen - what a concept! I did have to debate with myself whether to take an expensive chance on this, but I am so happy I did.
The process could hardly have been easier, though it did take longer than I thought. The initial setup (downloading the software and installing) took about a half hour, and the printer profiling took about the same since you have to wait for the prints to dry. The monitor profiling was pretty quick. Ever since then - perfect color matching. I've profiled two different papers I use (Ilford Gallerie and HP Premium Plus Soft Gloss) and prints on both papers look fantastic.
I highly recommend the Colormunki!
Not for me September 9, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
Purchased it because of excellent reviews - also anxious to do my own printer profiles. However, it doesn't handle CRT monitors and that wasn't made clear prior to purchase. I had to send it back. I use both a CRT and an LCD and of the two the CRT has the best color gamut.
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