Release Issued by Colour Confidence:

Revolutionary new colour creation tool to be distributed by leading colour management specialist

Birmingham, UK, 17th March 2008 – Colour Confidence, the independent colour management specialist, has today been confirmed as X-Rite’s UK distributor for the brand new ColorMunki Photo. The new ‘do everything, go everywhere’ solution, ColorMunki Photo provides photographers with a versatile, reliable way to ensure colours match from display to print. ColorMunki Photo will be available from www.colourconfidence.com, leading resellers and the expanding ColorStore network at the breakthrough price of £319 excluding VAT (£375 inclusive).

“It is no exaggeration to say that ColorMunki Photo is the most exciting new accessory to hit the photography market in several years”, comments Geoffrey Clements, Managing Director of Colour Confidence. “This revolutionary product is exactly what we expected the new X-Rite to deliver after its acquisition of both GretagMacbeth and Pantone. Colour Confidence’s mission has been to demystify colour management and allow the widest possible audience to achieve accurate colour from capture, to display and print – and ColorMunki delivers this at an incredible price point. ColorMunki also provides a selection of invaluable tools for the photographer, offering a vastly enhanced imaging experience in terms of accuracy, flexibility and simplicity”.

The ColorMunki Photo allows photographers to ‘Calibrate, Capture, Communicate and Create’, providing accurate, versatile and user-friendly image control:

Calibrate:

• Simplified display-to-print match
• Easy and advanced monitor profiling
• Super-fast printer profiling – rapidly scan test charts in under 1 minute
• RGB and CMYK printer calibration optimised for colour, B&W and flesh tones
• Fast and accurate projector profiling

Capture:

• Capture ambient light within a room or light box for a new level of precision calibration
• Quickly and accurately capture spectral colour from any surface and utilise in image editing

Communicate:

• Confidently transport your images with DigitalPouch™ – a self-executable application that checks for correct viewing conditions on receiver side
• Easily set printer profiles in photo and design applications with AppSet™

Create:

• Automatically extract colours from images
• Create and manage custom colour palettes with unique PrintSafe™ checking capabilities

“We are delighted to have Colour Confidence on board for the launch of ColorMunki Photo", comments Iris Mangelschots, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing at X-Rite. "ColorMunki was specifically developed to address the demands of the wedding and prosumer photographer. We believe a solution as innovative and market-ready as ColorMunki has the potential to significantly raise awareness of the benefits of simple, effective colour management, beyond monitor calibration, and as such it was essential to find the right partner to bring it to as wide an audience as possible. At X-Rite we have no doubt that Colour Confidence, with its well-deserved reputation for expertise in and the demystification of colour management, is that partner".

First customer shipments of ColorMunki Photo and its sister product for the design sector, ColorMunki Design, will start week commencing 7th April 2008.