Monaco Systems Provides Scaleable Solutions for Professional Color Management.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers ANDOVER, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 25, 2003 Monaco Systems, Inc., a leader in the field of color not of the white race; - commonly meaning, esp. in the United States, of negro blood, pure or mixed. See also: Color management, today announced the availability of the latest versions of its professional ICC ICC See: International Chamber of Commerce profiling products. In addition, Monaco Systems has expanded its family of profiling solutions with the introduction of MonacoPROFILER Gold in response to market demands. This innovative solution contains the most popular features available to meet the growing needs of creative professionals. MonacoPROOF provides a basic level of profiling for creating RGB (Red Green Blue) The computer's native color space, which is the color system for capturing and displaying images. RGB was derived from our own perception of color because human eyes are sensitive to red, green and blue (see trichromaticity). and CMYK (Cyan Magenta Yellow blacK) The color space used for commercial printing and most color computer printers. In theory, cyan, magenta and yellow (CMY) can print all colors, but inks are not pure and black comes out muddy. output profiles, along with profile editing tools for lightness, saturation and output curves. The newly introduced MonacoPROFILER Gold Edition includes all the features in MonacoPROOF, but offers expanded profile editing capabilities with fine-tune editing for neutrals and grays, selective color Selective color is a post-processing technique where most of a photo is converted to black and white, but some parts are left in color. This is usually achieved by using layers and masks in photo editing software (The GIMP or Photoshop, for example). editing, and expert black generation control. The fully featured MonacoPROFILER Platinum Edition completes the trio with multi-color profiling for up to 8 colors and digital camera profiling using the GretagMacbeth ColorChecker targets. New features in all releases include: -- X-Rite DTP41B Series II spectrophotometer support with serial or USB cabling -- Reduced patch sets for both RGB (343 patches) and CMYK (378 patches) output devices -- MonacoOPTIX colorimeter support for both CRT and LCD profiling -- Improved monitor profiles with instrument-assisted monitor contrast settings for LCD's, providing optimum dynamic range -- Enhanced language support for English, German and French. Spanish and Japanese available April '03 MonacoPROFILER Gold and Platinum Editions also include these new features: -- Enhanced profile editing, including a profile whitepoint tag editor for adjusting the whitepoint of output profiles using LAB or Lch tools -- ECI ECI Employment Cost Index ECI Election Commission(er) of India ECI Enterprise Content Integration ECI Early Childhood Intervention ECI Environmental Change Institute (European Color Initiative) color test chart support "Our unwavering commitment to customer satisfaction has led us to focus our efforts on expanding our family of flexible and powerful ICC profiling solutions," said Bonnie Fladung, director of marketing for Monaco Systems. "Each product is a full solution (monitor, input and output profiling) with increasing levels of expert controls and functionality. The introduction of MonacoPROFILER Gold and Platinum Editions provides the creative professional with the freedom to purchase or upgrade to the product that best fits their budget and profiling needs." MonacoPROOF version 3.7 is priced at $1650, MonacoPROFILER Gold version 4.6 at $2950 and MonacoPROFILER Platinum version 4.6 at $4250. MonacoDCcolor, the solution for creating digital camera profiles with the GretagMacbeth ColorChecker targets, is available as a complementary solution for $400. The MonacoOPTIX colorimeter A device that measures the red, green and blue values of color. See colorimetry and color calibration. Contrast with densitometer. is available at $299, providing the most accurate monitor profiling solution for LCD and CRT (1) (C RunTime) See runtime library. (2) (Cathode Ray Tube) A vacuum tube used as a display screen in a computer monitor or TV. The viewing end of the tube is coated with phosphors, which emit light when struck by electrons. displays. About Monaco Systems, Inc. Monaco Systems, Inc. is a leader in enhancing the productivity of color-critical digital environments by assuring accurate color between input and output devices through advanced profiling technology. Monaco Systems is a leader in the prepress, publishing, and digital imaging industries-serving industries such as photography, fine art replication, graphic arts graphic arts: see aquatint; drawing; drypoint; engraving; etching; illustration; linoleum block printing; lithography; mezzotint; niello; pastel; poster; silk-screen printing; silhouette; silverpoint; sketch; stencil; woodcut and wood engraving. , newspapers, magazines, service bureaus, and other color-intensive industries. Monaco Systems' ICC-profiling products include: MonacoEZcolor, MonacoOPTIX, MonacoPROOF, and MonacoPROFILER. OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and customers include: Epson, DuPont, Gerber, Oki Data, Pantone, Polaroid, Xerox, and many others. For more information on Monaco Systems call 978.749.9944 or visit: http://www.monacosys.com. |
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