X-Rite launches automated color tool

X-Rite has announced the immediate availability of Eye-One iSis, the company's latest automated color chart reader.  It's based on award-winning Eye-One technology, now built into a platform for maximum automation and minimum user intervention. ‘The unit is so simple to use, there's not even a button-users insert the chart and measurements start,’ said the company in a statement.

The iSis is a natural extension of the Eye-One product line, and is designed for color professionals who need to measure many charts or create ICC profiles in quantity. A sleek form factor and small footprint allows photo, prepress and digital print users to fit color management technology into their workflow wherever needed.

iSis is available in two sizes, a standard version for A4 or letter size and an XL version for A3 or tabloid charts. The XL model can read up to 2,500 patches printed on a single A3 page.

‘Automation and ease of use are iSis' core strengths,’ the statement continued. ‘Charts are fed automatically and misfeeds are corrected by a built-in optical alignment system. The same system automatically recognizes chart size and type and can scan bar coded charts for automatic chart identification.

‘In just under eight minutes the iSis can read 1,500 patches for both no-filter and UV-cut measurements. iSis has been rigorously tested in our labs for thousands of hours, demonstrating failure-free operations for cycle after cycle-and new LED illumination means virtually no need for lamp replacements during the life of the product.

‘The iSis is leading edge in its ability to capture both UV-cut and no-filter measurements in the same cycle with unmatched accuracy. Based on Eye-One technology, iSis chart readers offer near perfect agreement with other Eye-One devices, which makes it the perfect addition for remote proofing and other applications where you need consistency in measurement.’

iSis is designed to be used with X-Rite's high-end profiling software, including ProfileMaker 5 and Monaco Profiler.  X-Rite has also made iSis easy for third party software makers to add support for iSis in their RIPs and other color products.