i1Basic Pro 3

i1Basic Pro 3 is an affordable, professional-level spectral colour measurement solution including display and projector profiling and print quality assurance.

Leading the Market in Colour Profiling Solutions

Designed for imaging professionals who rely on accurate colour for their displays and projectors; who want to track and verify monitor and print quality and who need to capture spot colour measurement, the i1Basic Pro 3 is the answer.

The i1Basic Pro 3 calibrates and matches up to four displays connected to a single computer and unlimited displays connected to different computers for consistent viewing.

With the i1Basic Pro 3, you can quickly and easily create custom monitor and projector profiles that ensure the colours you view are true, verify soft proofs and print quality with built-in Quality Assurance (QA) tools and easily capture and manage spot colours.

Benefits:

• Offers a custom, full-spectrum LED light source, which allows for single-pass scanning and improves device reliability and accuracy.
• Measures M0, M1, and M2 simultaneously in a single pass, cutting scanning time in half.
• Features an ergonomic design for easy cleaning and accurate measurements.
• Reads smaller patches than the i1Pro 2 with improved accuracy.
• Provides real-time user feedback to ensure accurate measurement position and a self-check tool to adjust and correct minor shifts.
• PANTONE Color Manager software enables accurate capture and management of spot colours and helps users build palettes of best match PANTONE colours that are auto extracted from their own images.
• Includes download link for i1Profiler software featuring basic and advanced modes for professionally calibrated and profiled monitors (including presets for video production workflows), projectors and scanners.
• Support for measuring high brightness displays (up to 5000nits), improve emissive measurement, resulting in the best possible calibration and profiling of monitors and projectors.
• Easy upgrade to i1Publish software to add complete printer (RGB, CMYK, CMYK + any four) profiling and quality control functionality, and camera profiling capabilities.
• Easy transfer of licences from i1Photo Pro 2 and i1Publish Pro 2.
• Optimises automated file creation in less time and material waste during production when combined with the i1iO Generation 3 automated scanning table.

Built upon the success of X-Rite’s i1Pro 2 spectrophotometer as the industry standard for more than a decade, i1Pro 3 features the next generation of industry-leading technology delivering increased accuracy, ease of use and an expanded professional-level feature set, including the latest developments in ISO standardisation. The i1Pro 3 is equipped with the X-Rite Graphic Arts Standard (XRGA) to make it faster and easier for companies and professionals involved in digital production printing to adhere to ISO standards and have confidence that data sent or received from all links in the supply chain are reliable and repeatable, reducing waste and rework. It provides real-time user feedback to ensure accurate measurement and a self-check tool that adjusts and corrects for minor shifts.

i1Basic Pro 3 includes the i1Pro 3 Spectrophotometer; download link to the latest release of i1Profiler Software; download link to PANTONE Color Manager Software; and robust i1 accessories (Ambient Light Measurement Head, Monitor Holder, Scanning Ruler, Backup Board, Spot Colour Positioning Target, Soft Carrying Case).

i1Profiler Software Specifications

Macintosh®

• MacOS X 10.13x, 10.14x or 10.15x (with latest upgrades installed)
• 2GB RAM
• Intel® Core 2 Duo CPU or better CPU
• 2GB of available disk space
• Powered USB port
• Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher
• Dual display support requires either 2 video cards or a dual head video card that supports dual video LUTs being loaded
• Latest drivers for video card installed
• DVD drive or high-speed internet connection required for software install, download and automatic software update
• User must have Administrator rights to install and uninstall the application

Windows®

• Microsoft Windows 7® 32 or 64 bit
• Microsoft Windows 8® 32 or 64 bit
• Microsoft Windows 8.1® 32 or 64 bit
• Microsoft Windows 10® 32 or 64 bit
• All operating systems should have the latest Service Pack installed
• 2GB RAM
• Intel® Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ XP or better CPU
• 2GB of available disk space
• Powered USB port
• Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher
• Dual display support requires either 2 video cards or a dual head video card that supports dual video LUTs being loaded
• Latest drivers for video card installed
• Network adaptor installed and driver loaded
• DVD drive or high-speed internet connection required for software install, download and automatic software update
• User must have Administrator rights to install and uninstall the application

COLORTRUE MOBILE DEVICE COMPATIBILITY

Apple iOS:

• iPad 2, 3rd gen, 4th gen, Air, Mini, & Mini 2nd gen running iOS 7.x or later
• iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5c, & 5s running iOS 7.x or later
• iPod Touch running iOS 7.x or later

LANGUAGE VERSIONS

This product is available in the following languages:

• Chinese (Simplified)
• English
• French
• German
• Italian
• Japanese
• Korean
• Portuguese
• Russian
• Spanish

REGISTRATION

Product registration is required to receive X-Rite technical support during the warranty period. Registration can occur directly through the software, on our website, or via phone. Users are encouraged to register their product within the first 30 days of use.

i1Pro Hardware Specifications

SPECTRAL ENGINE

i1® technology with built-in wavelengths check

Spectral analyser: Holographic diffraction grating with 128-pixel diode array
Spectral Range: 380 - 730 nm

Physical sampling interval: 3.5 nm
Optical resolution: 10 nm
Spectral reporting: 380 nm to 730 nm in 10 nm steps

Measurement Frequency in scanning mode: 400 measurements per second

OPTICS
Measurement geometry: 45°/0° ring illumination optics, ISO 13655:2017
Measurement aperture: 4.5 mm (0.18”) diameter (effective measurement aperture during scanning is depending on the patch size and measurement speed)

Light source: Full-Spectrum LED Light Source
 

REFLECTANCE MEASUREMENT
Measurement Conditions:

• M0 -UV included - ISO 13655:2017
• M1 - D50 - ISO 13655:2017
• M2 - ISO 13655:2017

OBC: Optical Brightener Compensation (OBC) with i1Profiler software

Calibration: Manual on external ceramic white reference

Measurement Background: white, ISO 13655:2017; for measurements on backup board

Minimal Patch Size in Spot Mode: 6 x 6 mm (0.24” x 0.24”) (Width x Height)

Minimal Patch Size in Scanning Mode: 6 x 7 mm (0.24” x 0.28”) (Width x Height) with i1iO; 7 x 7 mm (0.28” x 0.28”) (Width x Height) with sensor ruler; 10 x 7 mm (0.40” x 0.28”) (Width x Height) without sensor ruler

Maximum Scan Length: 260 mm (10.24”)

Inter-instrument agreement: 0.3 ∆E00 average, 0.8 ∆E00 max. (deviation from X-Rite manufacturing standard at a temperature of 23ºC (73.4ºF) on 12 BCRA tiles (D50, 2º))
Short-term repeatability: 0.05 ∆E00 on white (D50,2°, mean of 10 measurements every 3 seconds on white)

EMISSIVE MEASUREMENT
Measurement range: 0.2 - 5000 cd/m² on a typical LCD-Monitor
Short-term repeatability: x,y: +/- 0.002 typical (5000°K, 80 cd/m²)

AMBIENT LIGHT MEASUREMENT

Data Format: spectral irradiance [mW/nm/m²], illuminance [lux]

Type: Cosine-corrected diffusor light measurement head

INTERFACE, DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT

Interface: USB 1.1

Power supply: Device powered by USB. No additional charger or battery required. USB 1.1 high power device.

Operating Conditions

Temperature: 10°C (50°F) – 35°C (95°F)

Humidity: 0% - 80% non-condensing

Storage Conditions

Temperature: 0°C (32°F) to 45°C (113°F)

Physical dimensions

i1Pro 3 device: Length 162 mm, width 69 mm, height 64 mm (6.4” x 2.7” x 2.5”)

i1Pro 3 Ruler: Length 337 mm, width 102 mm (13.3” x 4.0”)

i1Pro 3 Backup Board: 355 mm x 265 mm (14.0” x 10.4”) folded or 355 mm x 400 mm (14.0” x 15.7”) unfolded

Weight i1Pro 3 device: 285 g (10.1 oz)