Canon launches new colour management system

Wednesday, August 27 2008

Eye-One: Canon says the process is designed to achieve consistent colour

Canon has launched its Eye-One Process Control colour management system, which the company says optimises complete colour workflow, ensuring relationship between graphics creator and print provider is as effective as possible.

Canon says its Eye-One Process is designed to be used in conjunction with Canon imagePRESS digital offset devices, to achieve consistent colour from monitor, to proofing, to digital or offset production.

It’s the ideal software solution for graphic designers and print professionals and can save up to 30 per cent production time and 15 per cent in production costs, according to the company.

Eye-One Process Control is designed to provide easy and complete control of colour consistency across a broad range of applications, covering the gamut from simple hardware calibration across digital devices or a sophisticated end-to-end colour management workflow service.

Canon colour consultants will work with businesses to create the optimal solution that delivers consistent and accurate colour with minimum effort.

The software suite is designed to work with imagePRESS devices optimised to printing industry standards, offering the user consistent colour across a full range of input and output devices.

Further, the system offers the ability to specify colour guidelines and proofing standards to customers and business partners and can manage complexities like spot colours or colour changes due to paper stock – whether it’s matte, uncoated or coated, Canon claims.

The software package provides complete accuracy and consistency whether it’s used with an LCD or CTR monitor, or laptop. Altering settings is straightforward and done by adjusting features like the colour temperature, gamma, luminance, contrast and brightness.

It also enables users to accurately view the end results on-screen before printing, which eliminates the need to tweak and re-print costly proofs and colour jobs to achieve the desired results and save money and time.

Canon adds full reporting is included to ensure a printer is performing to standard and producing accurate work and the software automatically implements corrections to ensure the best results with minimal operator interference.