i1Studio is the software used to interface with the (older) ColorMunki and the new Calibrite ‘Colorchecker Studio’ spectrophotometer.
X-Rite has worked very hard at creating product packages and product nomenclature, over time, to keep users as confused as possible. i1Studio is the name of
both a
spectrophotometer and the software with which it was bundled.
The X-Rite
ColorMunki Photo and Pantone
ColorMunki Design spectrophotometer models, ColorMunki Photo software, and ColorMunki Design software were replaced by X-Rite and Pantone i1Studio spectrophotometers and i1Studio software. Those were replaced by the
Calibrite ColorChecker Studio spectrophotometer and ccStudio software. The X-Rite ColorMunki Photo/Pantone ColorMunki Design/X-Rite i1Studio/
Pantone i1 Studio Designer Edition/Calibrite ColorChecker Studio are all the same spectrophotometer hardware device packaged with various software and sold as different brands or with different names.
Which spectrophotometer device or devices: X-Rite ColorMunki Photo software, Pantone ColorMunki Design software, X-Rite i1Studio software, and Calibrite ccStudio software
applications will function with varies depending on the software application. Each software application bundled in the various hardware packages has its own set of features and device support.
• X-Rite ColorMunki Photo and Photo ColorPicker software : supports only the ColorMunki Photo spectrophotometer
• Pantone ColorMunki Design software: supports only the ColorMunki Design spectrophotometer
• X-Rite i1Studio software: supports ColorMunki Photo, ColorMunki Design, and i1Studio (including Pantone Designer Edition) spectrophotometers
•
Pantone Color Manager software: free license included with i1 Studio Designer Edition spectrophotometer
• Calibrite ccStudio software: supports ColorMunki Photo, ColorMunki Design, i1Studio (including Pantone Designer Edition), and Calibrite ColorChecker Studio spectrophotometers