i1Basic Pro 3
The i1Basic Pro 3 is an affordable, professional solution for professional-level spectral color measurements, including profiling displays and projectors and ensuring print quality.
Market leader in color profiling solutions
The i1Basic Pro 3 is designed for imaging professionals who rely on accurate colors for their displays and projectors, who want to track and verify monitor and print quality, and who need spot color measurement.
The i1Basic Pro 3 calibrates and adjusts up to four displays connected to a single computer and an unlimited number of displays connected to different computers for consistent viewing.
With the i1Basic Pro 3, you can quickly and easily create custom monitor and projector profiles that ensure the colors displayed are true, check soft proofs and print quality with the built-in quality assurance (QA) tools, and easily capture and manage spot colors.
The advantages:
- Features a dedicated full-spectrum LED light source that enables single-pass scanning and improves device reliability and accuracy
- Measures M0, M1 and M2 simultaneously in a single pass, halving scan time
- Ergonomic design for easy cleaning and accurate measurements
- Reads smaller patches than the i1Pro 2 with improved accuracy
- Provides real-time user feedback to ensure accurate measurement position and a self-check tool to adjust and correct minor shifts
- PANTONE Color Manager software enables accurate capture and management of spot colors and helps users create color palettes with the best matching PANTONE colors automatically extracted from their own images
- Includes a download link for i1Profiler software with basic and advanced modes for professionally calibrated and profiled monitors (including presets for video production workflows), projectors and scanners
- Support for measuring high brightness displays (up to 5000nits), improved emission measurement, resulting in the best possible calibration and profiling of monitors and projectors
- Easily upgrade to i1Publish software to add full printer profiling and quality control functionality (RGB, CMYK, CMYK + any four), as well as camera profiling capabilities
- Easy transfer of i1Photo Pro 2 and i1Publish Pro 2 licenses
- Optimizes automatic file creation in less time and minimizes material waste during production when combined with the i1iO Generation 3 automatic scanner table
Building on the success of X-Rite's i1Pro 2 spectrophotometer as the de facto industry standard for more than a decade, the i1Basic Pro 3 delivers the next generation of industry-leading technology, offering greater accuracy and ease of use, as well as an expanded professional-level feature set including the latest developments in ISO standardization. The i1Basic Pro 3 features the X-Rite Graphic Arts Standard (XRGA) to enable companies and professionals involved in digital production printing to comply with ISO standards more quickly and easily, with confidence that the data sent or received by all parties in the supply chain is reliable and reproducible, reducing waste and rework. It provides users with real-time feedback to ensure accurate measurements, and a self-check tool that adjusts and corrects minor shifts.
The i1Basic Pro 3 includes the i1Pro 3 spectrophotometer, a download link to the latest version of the i1Profiler software, a download link to the PANTONE Color Manager software, and robust i1 accessories (ambient light measurement head, monitor mount, scan ruler, back-up palette, spot color positioning target, soft carrying case).
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i1Profiler software specifications
Macintosh ®
- MacOS X 10.13x, 10.14x or 10.15x (with the latest upgrades installed)
- 2 GB RAM
- Intel® Core 2 Duo CPU or better CPU
- 2 GB of available hard disk space
- USB port with power supply
- Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher
- Dual display support requires either 2 graphics cards or a dual-head graphics card that supports loading dual video LUTs
- Latest drivers for the graphics card installed
- DVD drive or high-speed Internet connection required for software installation, download and automatic software update
- The 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.
- 2 GB RAM
- Intel® Core 2 Duo or AMD Athlon™ XP or better CPU
- 2 GB of available hard disk space
- USB port with power supply
- Screen resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or higher
- Dual display support requires either 2 graphics cards or a dual-head graphics card that supports loading dual video LUTs
- Latest drivers for the graphics card installed
- Network adapter installed and driver loaded
- DVD drive or high-speed Internet connection required for software installation, download and automatic software update
- The user must have administrator rights to install and uninstall the application
COMPATIBILITY WITH COLORTRUE MOBILE DEVICE
Apple iOS:
- iPad 2, 3rd generation, 4th generation, Air, Mini, & Mini 2nd generation with iOS 7.x or later
- iPhone 4, 4S, 5, 5c and 5s with iOS 7.x or higher
- iPod Touch with 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 technical support from X-Rite during the warranty period. Registration can be done directly through the software, on our website, or by phone. Users are encouraged to register their product within the first 30 days of use.
i1Pro hardware specifications
SPECTRAL UNIT
i1® technology with integrated wavelength testing
Spectral analyzer : Holographic diffraction grating with 128-pixel diode array
Spectral range : 380 - 730 nm
Physical sampling interval: 3.5 nm
Optical resolution : 10 nm
Spectral coverage : 380 nm to 730 nm in 10 nm steps
Measurement frequency in sampling mode : 400 measurements per second
OPTICS
Measuring geometry : 45°/0° ring illumination optics, ISO 13655:2017
Measuring aperture : 4.5 mm (0.18") diameter (the effective measuring aperture during scanning depends on the size of the patch and the measuring speed)
Light source : full-spectrum LED light source
REFLECTION 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 : External Ceramic White Reference Manual
Measurement background : white, ISO 13655:2017; for measurements on the back-up plate
Minimum patch size in spot mode : 6 x 6 mm (0.24" x 0.24") (width x height)
Minimum patch size in scan 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")
Agreement between instruments : 0.3 ∆E00 average, 0.8 ∆E00 max. (Deviation from X-Rite manufacturing standard at a temperature of 23ºC (73.4ºF) on 12 BCRA plates (D50, 2º))
Short-term repeatability : 0.05 ∆E00 on white (D50.2°, average of 10 measurements every 3 seconds on white)
EMISSION MEASUREMENT
Measuring 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 diffuser light measuring head
INTERFACE, DIMENSIONS AND WEIGHT
Interface : USB 1.1
Power supply : Device is powered by USB. No additional charger or battery required. USB 1.1 high performance 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 Back-Up Plate : 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)
