Digital BW, The Print

In a message dated 1/20/06 6:34:36 PM, stevekale@... writes:


> >GM was not part
> of my argument except to reference another technical colour management
> product for technical users. 
> 
In that case GM ProfileMaker Pro (software only, works with a range of third 
party hardware, costs thousands for software alone) would be the obvious 
comparison to ColorFacts Pro; not EyeOne, which is an intentionally feature reduced 
package for lower end users. Its still early days for home theater products, 
they haven't settled into the market the way ICC software has.


> > I merely said that each package is designed
> for the technical user.
> 
No, that would be ProfileMaker Pro, see above...

> > Of course they are for different albeit rapidly
> converging markets.  The fact remains that you manage to keep the price of
> Colorfacts exorbitantly high due to a lack of direct competition in that
> space. 
> 
ColorVision has already lowered the price on this package since acquiring it; 
and ColorVision has a long history of supplying affordable solutions, and 
forcing other companies in the market to reduce prices as well, if they wish to 
compete...


> > That's fine - that's business.  But as a customer that doesn't mean
> that I won't continue to believe it is exorbitantly priced, refuse to
> purchase it and look for alternatives. 
> 
Are you a professional, certified Home Theater calibrator? If not, then you 
are not part of the ColorFacts Pro target market. I realize that the same type 
of individuals who like to reverse engineer printers and use them for 
specialty black and white would probably enjoy having sharp tool for use with home 
theaters. But that does not make them the norm in any sense. I also realize that 
the pro-calibration market as it exists in North America may not fit well into 
the a British format; ColorFacts Pro sells well in Germany (demand is 
sufficient that it was recently translated into German), it may take some work to 
determine how it can be adapted for Britain.

> >BTW I don't
> see SpyderTV PRO on your website but I'll take that up with Felix v.
> Vogelsang who contacted me today.
> 
SpyderTV PRO is a brand new product, not yet quite available, but Felix can 
tell you about that, without clogging up the bandwidth on this black and white 
printing list. So can we get back to black and white printing issues? I'm 
concerned that this is dangerously close to the SPAM that Mike Larsen is 
complaining about.

C. David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision, Inc.
CDTobie@...
www.colorvision.com


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