i1Publish Pro 3

Quickly and easily create custom profiles for cameras, monitors, digital projectors, scanners, and printers and ensure colour accuracy from capture to output with the i1Publish Pro 3.

Colour Management for Imaging and Prepress

Equipped with industry-leading technology, the i1Publish Pro 3 delivers more accurate and reliable results than any other device in its category and is two times faster than its predecessor.

For designers, photographers, or prepress professionals who rely on accurate colour throughout a digital workflow, the i1Publish Pro 3 is the must-have solution to profile and calibrate cameras, monitors, projectors, scanners, and both RGB and CMYK+ printers. Get the most colour accurate displays, prints and proofs, with repeatable results every time.

Accommodating a broad range of proficiencies and expertise, i1Publish Pro 3 Plus provides complete power and control to create the highest quality ICC profiles. Choose between a basic, wizard-driven interface, or an advanced user-driven interface to create high quality, precise, custom colour profiles.

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.
• Reads smaller patches than the i1Pro 2 with improved accuracy.
• Features an ergonomic design for easy cleaning and accurate measurements.
• Benefit from perfect printed colours every time with RGB, CMYK and CMYK + any 4 with intelligent iterative profiling technology for best quality results and advanced controls for black generation and separations.
• Provides real-time user feedback to ensure accurate measurement position and a self-check tool to adjust and correct minor shifts.
• Achieve true colours on all modern laptop and desktop display technologies, such as LED, Plasma, RG Phosphor, OLED and Wide Gamut up to 5000 NITs.
• Quickly check colour output quality with the ColorChecker Proof visual assessment target, included with i1Publish.
• Capture spot colours off virtually any surface – ideal for creative design or corporate brand requirements* – and keep your PANTONE libraries up-to-date, accurate and ready to use in Adobe® and Quark® creative applications with PANTONE Color Manager for colour palette creation and swatch bridging software.
• Optimises automated file creation in less time and material waste during production when combined with the i1iO Generation 3 automated scanning table.

i1Publish Pro 3 also includes many display and printer profiling and quality assurance functions. When printing CMYK, take advantage of device link profiling to optimise CMYK files across various devices, preserving the black channel and inks. When it’s time to repurpose multiple CMYK files, device link profiles ensure reliable colour. For an even more controlled and accurate colour workflow, i1Publish Pro 3 also includes X-Rite’s ColorChecker Camera Calibration software and ColorChecker target for producing custom camera profiles. It also includes PANTONE Color Manager software for easy capture and management of spot colours, keeping PANTONE libraries up to date with colour palette creation and swatch bridging software.

i1Publish Pro 3 includes the i1Pro 3 Spectrophotometer; download link for the latest release of i1Profiler Software for monitors, projectors, scanners, RGB and CMYK+ printers; download link for ColorChecker Camera Calibration software; download link for PANTONE Color Manager Software; ColorChecker Classic target [mini]; ColorChecker Proof target; and robust i1 accessories (Ambient Light Measurement Head, Monitor Holder, Projector 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)