X-Rite Eye One Display (Version 2)
Currently X-Rite are offering the Eye One Display 2 full version at the Eye One Display LT price - and we're discounting even that price to just $310 (normally $425!).
You will be supplied either with an Eye One Display 2 or an Eye One Display LT plus an instant upgrade voucher (it's just a software upgrade, the device is exactly the same). We don't have any choice over which of these we can supply, as it depends on stocks as they come in, but the result is the same with both - a full Eye One Display V2 at the best ever price!
Our most popular colour management product at Australia's best price - backed up by unrivalled knowledge and personal support.
If you want accurate results from colour, this device is the most important device in the colour management chain.
Try Before You Buy (no charge!), or simply rent the device - click here for info!
Consistent, predictable colour
We've sold hundred of these devices over the last 5 years. They have proven to be excellent - accurate, very easy to use, regularly updated software with useful new features, and extremely reliable. We've not had one return in 5 years.
X-Rite/Gretag Macbeth are absolutely the big boys in the colour management market, and this device is a lot of their expertise condensed into one easy to use, affordable package. It has proven particularly good at coping with difficult, older and low quality monitors, often extending their usefully usable lifespan by months or even years (and of course it offers excellent results with high quality monitors too!).
Along with custom ICC printer profiles, this device is an essential component of a quality focussed, colour managed approach. We have written extensive instructions on the use of the Eye One Display to help you get the best from this device.
The device plugs into a USB port. Please note, the device draws power from the USB port and some laptops do not supply enough power to their USB ports. In this case you may need to use an inexpensive powered hub ($20 - $30 at any computer store). The Eye One license allows you to install the software on all machines you personally use and hence if you use more than one computer you can calibrate the screens to match across your system.
What will this device do for me?
The Eye One Display 2 will calibrate your screen to a known standard (can use whitepoints of 5000K, 6500K and the monitors native white point, also allows Gamma 1.8 or 2.2). It then profiles your monitor/video card combination and creates a profile of your system. This profile is then used by Photoshop (and other ICC colour management savvy applications), to display images with clinical accuracy on your system.
Having images displayed with accuracy on your screen is the first step in developing a system you can trust and use to get professional quality results. If your monitor is properly calibrated and you deliver a digital file to a lab, and the print comes back poorly done, you can definitively tell the lab that the fault was theirs. You will be able to make fine adjustments to files, with changes of as little as 1% in colour tone easily visible and accurately reflected. You will be able to work with a new found level of precision and confidence.
What do I get? What does it plug into and can I use it with Mac and/or PC?
You receive the Eye One Display V2 colourimeter monitor calibration device, a manual, warranty for 12 months, and the Eye One Match software (which has both Easy Mode to get started and Advanced modes for more control). The Eye One license allows you to install the software on all machines you personally use and hence if you use more than one computer you can calibrate the screens to match across your system.
The Eye One Display system is compatible with Mac (Classic, OS X 10.3 and above) and Windows (Windows 98, 2000, ME, and XP and Vista now as well!).
The device plugs into a USB port. Please note, the device draws power from the USB port and some laptops do not supply enough power to their USB ports. In this case you may need to use an inexpensive powered hub ($20 - $30 at any computer store).
How often do I use it?
Professional Photographers calibrate at least once a month and before any major job. The average home use will find that every 4 to 8 weeks is sufficient (varies depending on the age and quality of the monitor). The process takes less than 10 minutes. Basically, monitors do drift over time. You should let the monitor warm up for half an hour before calibration, as there are usually big colour changes in the first few minutes of using a monitor. If your monitor is older or brand new, then calibration will need to be done more frequently.
How much and how do I get one?
The Eye One Display V2 is on special (see note above) at $310! (Including GST)
You can arrange to pick one up (please contact us), or buy online:
- On special while stocks last (see note above)! Eye One Display V2
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You can also take advantage of our special Colour Solution package (see box below) to create a completely colour controlled workflow from screen to print in one go - it's a complete turnkey solution for making beautiful prints!
The Colour Solution Package
Most of our clients find the best solution for their colour problems is a monitor calibrator, combined with two custom icc printer profiles for their favourite papers (usually a gloss and a pearl, or a gloss and a fine art matte). So we've created a new package:
Image Science Colour Solution package, including:
- Eye One Display V2 with Eye One Match software
(see note at top of page about special) - Two custom RGB printer profiles
For just $420! Saving a further $25 off our already amazing prices!
You can arrange to pick your calibrator up (please contact us), or buy online:
- Eye One Display V2 Colour Solution Package
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N.B We ask that you use your custom profiles within three months of your purchase. Just bring or send your target prints along when you're ready, and remember to let us know your invoice number so we can find your order in our database!
Now Vista Compatible!
Download the latest i1Match software using the link below - this version is now fully Vista compatible!
Try Before You Buy! Or simply rent the device when you need it!
If you're unsure whether you need an Eye One Display 2, or don't think you'll need to use it very often, we have a new option for you.
It costs $50, but becomes totally free if you do decide to buy the device. That is we will take the $50 rental fee off the price of the device if you decide to go ahead and buy one (NB only if you buy one when you return the device - not if you choose to buy one six months later!)
In full , it works like this:
- You visit us and borrow our demonstration unit (includes all the hardware and software along with extensive instructions).
We take a copy of your credit card and driver's license as security.
- You can keep the device for 24 hours, and should you decide you want to buy one of your own, simply bring the demo unit back the next day and we swap it for a brand new boxed one with full 12 month warranty.
- Of course, if you just want to carry on renting the demo unit at $50 for each 24 hour block, that's fine (we will take your credit card details as insurance in case of breakage - 'you break it, you bought it' as they say!).
- Please note you need to book this in advance as the demo unit is pretty popular! If you want a full weekend to try the device, rather than a weekday, it is $80 for the entire weekend, again refundable in full if you go on to buy the device.