In an earlier review, I looked at X-Rite's new product called the ColorMunki which really blew me away with the quality and performance of this product. Over the course of several articles, I will now look at X-Rite's all new i1 product line.
There are two fundamental paths that you can take with the i1 line: i1 Basic and the i1 XTreme. The i1 Basic, which is marketed as an affordable, upgradeable, professional spectral color measurement solution and monitor profiler. Once you own the i1 Basic, you own the capabilities of the other modules, you only need to purchase an access code to activate them. Here I will look at the ease of use of the i1 RGB Output Module Upgrade. This is printer profiler module that will allow you to accurately match the colors on your screen with the colors on the printer output. This module comes standard comes as a part of the i1 XTreme.
Once you are ready, you need to print a test chart. When you do this you want to make sure, through your printer dialog, that the color management is turned off. You don't want anything affecting the output or trying to make some adjustment. Then you print your chart. Now the thing is, once you print it, you will need to wait. How long? That depends on your printer, your ink, and your paper. You might get away with 30-60 minutes, but for best results, 24 hours would be best. Sometimes the colors change as they dry and this would affect your calibration.
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