New ColorMunki from Pantone

[dtplink]

from the website (http://www.colormunki.com):

ColorMunki™ Photo is the innovative new way to bring your photos from screen to print—with color perfection. Ideal for wedding, portrait and event photographers – or any passionate advocate – this color control solution delivers new technology that make it easier than ever to get great and accurate color on your display, projector or with virtually any printer. It’s also loaded with new color creation and communication tools that allow you to grab colors from just about anywhere, including your entire image library. Preview how the colors on your palette will look under different light sources and also see how they’ll appear on your printer with the new PrintSafe™ production tool. Send your images to your customers with a new level of confidence knowing that they’ll see them the way you intended them to be seen with the DigitalPouch™ communication tool. All this delivered in an All-in-One integrated solution with a streamlined interface, making the most of your digital workflow. ColorMunki is your new best friend.

Price for the hardware and software package is $495 MSRP

[DavidPhoto]

*bump

I was looking at this today. Street price is around $425-$450. I like that I could profile my monitor and create custom printer profiles with it. Wish it was a little cheaper :) I was going to buy an i1 Display 2 but think I am going to wait a little and see what the reviews say about this.

Anyone played with it yet?

[dtplink]

So far I'm told that only beta units have been released. I haven't received my reviewers' kit yet. Official release is set for May. I was told yesterday that stores haven't gotten net prices and determined selling price yet.

[Radtech1]

dtplink,

So, have you - or anyone one else had a chance to try it?, This ColorMunki (http://www.colormunki.com/welcome/photo) - it got a nice review in the print version of Shutterbug.

The big question I would have would be about multiple profiles. Because of a window, the ambient light affecting my monitor changes throughout the day and night. Can I switch monitor profiles on the fly as the sun goes down?

And what about printer profiles? Separate profiles for separate papers? How does that work?

Seems like you cant beat the price if it really is a "total throughput" calibration tool. I am seriously looking at it, but I wouldn't mind reading about the experiences of others.

Rad

[Az2Africa]

Here's something to read.
http://spyder.datacolor.com/pdfs/CI-303%20Calibrating-S.pdf

[René Damkot]

Here is something more to read ;)
Shootsmarter recommended kits (http://www.shootsmarter.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=104&acat=14)

[Damo77]

Because of a window, the ambient light affecting my monitor changes throughout the day and night. Can I switch monitor profiles on the fly as the sun goes down?
C'mon Rad, heavy curtains are cheap, cardboard is even cheaper. How important is colour to you?