As design projects continue to become more digital and designers
more mobile, the demand for applications to support an
ever-changing work dynamic intensifies. Pantone LLC, an X-Rite
company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global authority on color and
provider of professional color standards for the design industries,
today announced two new mobile applications to meet this growing
need – myPANTONETM for AndroidTM
and myPANTONE 2.0 for the iPhoneTM.
myPANTONE for Android (Photo: Business
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myPANTONE for Android brings Pantone’s popular iPhone
application for capturing, creating and sharing PANTONE® Color
Palettes to the Android platform – giving graphic, digital,
multimedia, fashion, interior and industrial designers access to
more than 13,000 PANTONE Colors wherever they go, whenever they
find inspiration.
myPANTONE 2.0 incorporates feedback from more than 80,000
Pantone fans to extend the functionality of the original myPANTONE
application and meet the growing needs of designers. myPANTONE 2.0
adds several enhanced features, including color calibration tools
to improve the appearance of PANTONE Colors on screen, CMYK support
for PANTONE PLUS SERIES Colors, access to ICC color-managed values,
and the ability to print color palettes straight from the
iPhone.
“We continue to see a fundamental shift in the way designers
work and smartphones are increasingly acting as portable color
studios,” said Andy Hatkoff, vice president of technology licensing
for Pantone. “myPANTONE for the iPhone was our first mobile
application. Since its release, our Facebook community has been
passionate about telling us the features they would like to see in
future versions, including CMYK values and display calibration for
more accurate color representation on screen. And, as the mobile
market continues to expand, requests for an Android version of
myPANTONE could not be ignored.”
myPANTONE for Android
Much like the myPANTONE application for the iPhone, myPANTONE
for Android gives designers access to all the PANTONE Color
Libraries including:
- PANTONE PLUS SERIES FORMULA GUIDE
(coated and uncoated), a two-guide set consisting of 1,341 solid
PANTONE Colors on coated and uncoated stock with corresponding
printing ink formulas for each color
- PANTONE PLUS SERIES CMYK (coated and
uncoated) provides a comprehensive palette of 2,868 colors
achievable in four-color (CMYK) process printing
- PANTONE PLUS COLOR BRIDGE® (coated and
uncoated) features CMYK values for all 1,341 solid PANTONE
Colors
- PANTONE PLUS PREMIUM METALLICS
(coated)
- PANTONE PLUS PASTELS & NEONS
(coated and uncoated)
- PANTONE GoeTM (coated and uncoated) and
PANTONE GoeBridgeTM coated
- PANTONE FASHION + HOME Color System
Library (paper and cotton)
- PANTONE FASHION + HOME nylon
brights
Each color swatch in the myPANTONE for Android application
includes sRGB, HTML and L*a*b* values. myPANTONE for Android also
automatically generates a variety of harmonious color combinations.
Additionally, invaluable cross-referencing color capabilities make
it simple for users to find similar colors among the various
PANTONE Color Libraries. For example, users can identify the
PANTONE FASHION + HOME Color that most closely matches any PANTONE
PLUS Color.
myPANTONE for Android takes advantage of Android’s built-in
camera to let the user capture whatever inspires them. Colors can
be extracted from any photo stored on the Android and matched to
the closest PANTONE Colors.
Once created, users can share color palettes by email with their
friends, colleagues and clients. Color palettes can be sent as
PANTONE Color Chips, or as swatch files that can be used in Adobe®
Creative Suite® (.ase) and QuarkXPress®. Designers can also share
their color palettes by automatically posting notification of new
palettes to Facebook or by sending them to the Pantone hosted
website, www.mypantone.com.
myPANTONE 2.0 for the iPhone, iPod®, iPad®
A free update for current myPANTONE users, myPANTONE 2.0
provides designers with CMYK data for all PANTONE PLUS SERIES
Colors. Another innovative feature myPANTONE 2.0 offers is the
ability to connect to PANTONE COLOR MANAGER desktop software to
upload color managed data for PANTONE Colors based on ICC color
output device profiles.
Enhancing the way PANTONE Colors are displayed on the iPhone,
iPod and iPad has been improved as well. Now myPANTONE 2.0 allows
users to calibrate the iPhone display to view color-corrected
PANTONE Colors within the application. An X-Rite calibration device
is required for calibration, such as ColorMunki™ Photo, Design or
Create, or the new ColorMunki Display, i1Pro or i1Display 2.
Additionally, myPANTONE 2.0 allows users to print from
compatible iPhone, iPad or iPod touch devices using AirPrint
(supported printer also required).
Pricing, Availability and System Information
myPANTONE for Android is available for download at the Android
Market store for U.S. $7.99. myPANTONE for Android is compatible
with Android 2.2 or higher.
myPANTONE 2.0 is a free upgrade for current owners and is
available for download to new users in the Apple App StoreTM for
U.S.$9.99/€7.99/£6.99. Current myPANTONE users will be prompted to
download a free upgrade. myPANTONE 2.0 is compatible with iPhone OS
4.0 or higher, and can be used on the iPad, iPhone or iPod
touch.
About Pantone
Pantone, a wholly owned subsidiary of X-Rite, Incorporated, has
been the world’s color authority for nearly 50 years, providing
design professionals with products and services for the colorful
exploration and expression of creativity. Always a source for color
inspiration, Pantone now offers paint and designer-inspired
products and services for consumers. More information is available
at www.pantone.com.
About X-Rite
X-Rite, Incorporated, is the global leader in color science and
technology. The company, which now includes color industry leader
Pantone, develops, manufactures, markets and supports innovative
color solutions through measurement systems, software, color
standards and services. X-Rite’s expertise in inspiring, selecting,
measuring, formulating, communicating and matching color helps
users get color right the first time and every time, which
translates to better quality and reduced costs. X-Rite serves a
range of industries, including printing, packaging, photography,
graphic design, video, automotive, paints, plastics, textiles,
dental and medical. For further information, please visit
www.xrite.com.
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Pantone LLC. © 2011. All rights reserved. Adobe, Creative Suite is
a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated. iPad, iPhone, iPod and
App Store are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and
other countries. QuarkXPress is a trademark of Quark, Inc. and its
affiliates in the U.S. and/or other countries.
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