Canon announces the full frame, 21.1 Megapixel EOS 5D Mark II: the first EOS with full High Definition video capability.Compact, lightweight and with environmental protection, the successor to the EOS 5D boasts a newly designed Canon CMOS sensor, with ISO sensitivity up to 25,600 for shooting in low light conditions. The new DiG!C 4 processor combines with the improved CMOS sensor to deliver medium format territory image quality at 3.9 frames per second, for up to 310 frames (when shooting in JPEG’s with a UDMA card with 2GB capacity or greater).Triggered from Live View Mode, HD video capture allows users to shoot uninterrupted at full 1080 resolution at 30fps - for amazing quality footage with outstanding levels of detail and realism.The integration of HD movie capability into a high-end 21.1 Megapixel camera opens a multitude of new possibilities for photojournalists and news photographers. With its full frame CMOS sensor and outstanding ISO performance, the EOS 5D Mark II will appeal to any photographer in search of the finest camera equipment available - from studio and wedding to nature and travel photographers.Enhancements from the original EOS 5D include:Addition of Canon’s EOS Integrated Cleaning System, with a new Fluorine coating on the low-pass filterLarger 3.0″ Clear View LCD with VGA resolution, a 170° angle of view and anti-reflective coatingsImproved menu system including Quick Control Screen for more direct access to common settingsAutomatic peripheral illumination correction, utilising detailed EF lens information to optimise JPEG images straight out of the cameraMagnesium alloy construction with additional environmental protectionUDMA memory card compatibility”Professional photojournalists and wedding photographers already choose the EOS 5D for its discrete size and outstanding image quality,” said Mogens Jensen, head of Canon Consumer Imaging. “The addition of HD movie recording opens a new chapter for EOS. It creates new possibilities for EOS photographers to capture and share their stories and to stay relevant in a rapidly changing digital landscape.”Key Specifications:New 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor with improved EOS Integrated Cleaning System (E.I.C.S.)New Full HD 1080 resolution movie recording3.9 frames per second continuous shootingHigh performance DiG!C 4 processor providing superb image qualityMaximum 310 large JPEG images in a single burst with a UDMA card3.0″ VGA (920k dots) Clear View LCDISO 100-6400 (expansion from 50 up to 25,600)9 AF points + 6 Assist AF pointsPricing & Availability:The EOS 5D Mark II (body only) is available from end of November 2008 priced at £2299.99 / €2999.99 RRP inc. VAT.The EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-105mm f4.0L IS USM kit is available from end of November 2008 priced at £3049.99 / €3999.99 RRP inc. VAT.Additional informationNew CMOS sensorThe EOS 5D Mark II newly designed full frame 21.1 Megapixel CMOS sensor features ISO sensitivity from 100-6400, expandable to 50, 12,800 and 25,600. Large 6.4µm2 pixels have been redesigned to capture more light and yield a better signal to noise ratio to ensure lower noise images throughout the ISO range. The full frame sensor has the same dimensions as a frame of 35mm film. This means that wide-angle lenses stay wide, without the change in angle of view associated with smaller sensor cameras. As well as benefiting from finer control over depth of field, photographers moving up to the EOS 5D Mark II full frame format will find the newly designed wide, bright 98% coverage viewfinder a joy to work with.New DiG!C 4 processorA new DiG!C 4 processor combined with 14-bit analogue to digital conversion provides smooth gradations in mono-tonal areas such as skies, and highly accurate colour rendition. As well as HD movie shooting, DiG!C 4’s high speed provides for long uninterrupted continuous bursts of large JPEGs, near-instant start-up times and immediate and fast review after shooting. DiG!C 4 also provides for improved noise reduction algorithms, complementing the already low noise images from the EOS 5D Mark II CMOS sensor.HD video captureThe EOS 5D Mark II is Canon’s first D-SLR to incorporate full HD 1920×1080 video capture. Once filming is started from Live View mode, photographers can fire off either single or continuous stills, with video capture continuing after the final frame is captured.See everythingA new 3.0″ VGA resolution LCD provides a wide 170º angle-of-view, providing plenty of clarity for accurate focus checks in playback. The screen brightness can automatically adjust to suit viewing conditions, extending battery life in low light and improving viewing in bright conditions. A new dedicated Live View button switches modes to display a real-time image on the LCD. This allows EOS 5D Mark II photographers to enjoy simplified shooting from awkward angles. Simple connection to a PC provides easy remote shooting.Precision focus and meteringA 9-point auto focus system is supported by 6 additional invisible Assist AF points, located inside the spot-metering circle to optimise subject tracking performance in AI SERVO AF mode. For accurate exposure readings in tricky lighting conditions, the spot metering circle covers just 3.5% of the frame.ControlThe EOS 5D Mark II redesigned menu system includes a new Quick Control screen, for instant access to the most commonly changed settings. A new Creative Auto mode allows photographers to cede control of key settings to the camera, while retaining control over creative variables such background blur, drive mode and image brightness. Custom user settings allow photographers to switch between two completely different camera setups. This is ideal for changing quickly between two different environments, such as switching from working inside a church without flash to outdoors with fill-flash at a wedding.AccessoriesShooting flexibility is enhanced with a range of new accessories. Shooting capacity can be extended with either the high capacity 1800mAh lithium-ion Battery Pack LP-E6, or Battery Grip BG-E6. A new optional Wireless File Transmitter - the WFT-E4 - offers external HDD and GPS compatibility along with the ability to transmit images direct to computer or FTP server, or operate the camera wirelessly. Both the BG-E6 and WFT-E4 feature a vertical orientation shutter release and other key controls for comfortable portraiture work, with a substantial grip to help balance the camera when used with long lenses.

Back in issue 46 of Advanced Photoshop we took a look at a great new web service called ohfolio.com. The service has now officially launched and you can see a couple of great artists’ sites by going to http://ohfolio.com/Manuela/ or http://ohfolio.com/samuelgarton/. The service gives you a professional-looking website without any fuss and it’s low cost too. If you want a great site like the examples shown, then take a visit to ohfolio.com.

Stencil History X, hosted by Overspray Magazine, launches for the creative masses at Halcyon Shop, 57 Pearl St, Brooklyn, New York between the 19th September until the 26th October.

This shows prospectus of work is supplied by an array of global vinyl talent including the likes of Jef Aerosol, C215, DNM and Orticanoodles.

Fans of the urban art scene will find this a lot of fun and a great source of inspiration.

www.halcyonline.com

www.myspace.com/stencilhistoryx

If you’ve ever fancied getting your work published in a book, then this could be your chance.

Art Squared is a new company, co-founded by Kirk Slater and Liam Murphy. They share a vision of free exposure for all digital artists. Kirk said, “With both of us being artists, we know how difficult it can be to gain the necessary publicity and exposure needed to get noticed. With this in mind we came up with the Art Squared concept. ”

Art Squared is currently in the early stages of pre production of the first edition of the Art Squared book series, which will feature up and coming digital artists . This first edition will focus specifically on digital painting. As long as the final piece is completely digitally painted then it qualifies for entire into the book.

The deadline for entries is 15.09.08, when the first wave of judgement process will being. For more details head over to www.artsquared.co.uk

National event a ‘big draw’ for Wacom

Cartoonist Patrick Blower to hold master classes at ‘The Big Draw’ using a Wacom Cintiq 12WX - press release below:

Wacom today announces that it will team up with Patrick Blower, political cartoonist, at ‘Drawing on Life’, a free three-day festival at Wellcome Collection and University College London from 26-28 September. The event launches The Big Draw 2008, a month of activities across the UK encouraging people to draw, sketch and paint.

On Saturday 27th September, visitors to the Drawing on Life festival will get the chance to try out a Wacom tablet; there will a mixture of Cintiq 12WX, Intuos3 and Bamboo tablets available. Additionally, Patrick will hold hourly master classes at UCL on caricature, showing visitors how to draw cartoons. All pictures drawn on the day can be printed out and entered into a competition to win a Bamboo Fun pen tablet.

The Big Draw is a national series of events organised by educational charity Campaign for Drawing, which aims to get the whole nation sketching, drawing and painting. During the month of October, over 1000 venues across the country, ranging from museums to scout huts, will host events encouraging people to get drawing.

Patrick Blower is an alumnus of UCL and was the political cartoonist for the London Evening Standard for six years. Recently his ‘Live Draw’ work has been commissioned and used by the BBC on the Ten O’Clock News and also appears on the Telegraph.co.uk every Friday.

Guy Martin, Wacom’s area sales manager UK and Ireland commented: “This event perfectly fits to our brand promise. We are delighted to support Patrick’s initiative. The Cintiq 12WX, Intuos3 and Bamboo tablets will be there for anyone to try out. Patrick’s master classes will provide a simple and fun introduction to our technology, which enables people to express their creativity and individuality.”

The award winning Bamboo range of pen tablets is aimed at amateur creatives and consumers, providing an enhanced and creative way of using a computer at home or work.

The Cintiq 12WX combines the small size and flexibility of a normal pen tablet with the convenience of an interactive pen display, allowing direct pen-on-screen drawing, painting and sketching.

The Intuos3 is a series of ten pen tablets in standard, oversize and wide sizes aimed at digital imaging professionals and enthusiasts. Each tablet provides advanced functionality for improved workflow and creativity.

For more information on the ‘The Big Draw’ launch event, please visit www.thebigdraw.org. For more information on Patrick Blower, please visit www.patrickblower.com.

OnOne Software has been busy at Photoshop World this year, announcing new Lightroom support for its plug-ins as well as the release of PhotoFrame 4 Standard and Professional Editions. For more information on this new product, see the press release below or visit www.ononesoftware.com.

Press release:

Digital photography software developer announces upgrade to its PhotoFrame plugins that now includes support for Adobe® Photoshop® Lightroom™ 2

onOne Software, Inc., a leading developer of innovative software tools for photographers, today announces two significant upgrades to their award-winning applications for adding the perfect finishing touch to digital photos - PhotoFrame 4 Professional and Standard Editions.Now supporting Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 software, the photographer’s essential toolbox for managing, adjusting and presenting large volumes of digital photographs, the PhotoFrame 4 plugin helps photographers of all skill levels to quickly and easily create one-of-a-kind works of art with their images. PhotoFrame 4 adds details once mastered only in the darkroom like unique edge effects, frames, borders, adornments and texture overlays. Expanding upon onOne Software’s award-winning plug-in for Adobe Photoshop software, PhotoFrame 4 delivers hundreds of new frames, including exclusive content from professional wedding photographers Kevin Kubota and Vicki Taufer, that today’s digital photographers are demanding for their professional and personal work.

PhotoFrame 4 also includes a new easy-to-use frame library with new library management options, updated user-interface, cutting-edge new content, new output options for added user control, and more.

“PhotoFrame has long been the choice of professional and advanced amateur photographers that want to add unique and creative details to their digital photos,” said Craig Keudell, president of onOne Software. “With PhotoFrame 4 Professional and Standard Editions, we’ve raised the bar even higher by extending the flexibility and functionality and adding high-quality content that is relevant for today’s demanding digital photographers whether they use Adobe Photoshop or Lightroom 2.”

“While photographers are thrilled with Lightroom and the efficiencies of a digital workflow, their images are still art and options for adding realistic edges or borders, as they would have done in the darkroom, are a consistent request,” said Tom Hogarty, Lightroom Product Manager “It’s great to see PhotoFrame 4 Professional Edition bring this functionality in an easy to use manner to Lightroom 2.”

“PhotoFrame has always been the solution I’ve used to recreate the authentic look of the darkroom for my digital images and montages,” said Jim DiVitale, professional photographer and Photoshop instructor. “With PhotoFrame 4 Professional Edition, onOne Software has added even more authentic content and made it even easier to use by allowing users to resize and adjust multiple frame layers at once.”

“I have always tried to share with my students techniques that give them the best possible results, with the greatest amount of control, with the least amount of steps: ‘Quality, Flexibility & Speed’ is my mantra,” said Jack Davis, Photoshop Hall-of-Famer and author of the best-selling Wow and How to Wow book series. “With the release of PhotoFrame 4 Professional Edition, I am one hundred percent comfortable recommending it as THE time-saving solution for creating the highest quality border and edge effects with a truly incredible amount of creative control. I love it!”

New Features in PhotoFrame 4

New Frame Library - The new Library window in PhotoFrame 4 lets users easily search, browse and preview frames, backgrounds, textures and adornments on their image in real time. Users can immediately see just what each frame selection will look like with their image. A new streamlined light table style view allows users to search and sort frames quickly. With the improved preview quality users can zoom in and choose the best frame for every photo.New Library Management Options - New in PhotoFrame 4 is the ability to change the location of the frame library. Photographers can choose the drive and location and even automatically relocate the library later if needed. In addition, photographers who create and add their own frames can have them automatically added to the PhotoFrame 4 Library making them easier to find in the future.

New & Optimized Content - New cutting-edge content has been added to onOne Software’s PhotoFrame 4 allowing photographers to add an exciting and modern look to their photos and albums. The new content includes more realistic film edges along with new texture overlays, backgrounds and adornments. Additionally, the frame content in PhotoFrame 4 has been completely re-mastered providing photographers with a higher quality preview when choosing the best frame for their photo.

New Output Options - The new options palette allows photographers to control how the frames are applied to their photo. Frames, overlays and adornments can be added to the current layer, or a new layer. In addition, frames can be rendered to their own layer allowing for further adjustments or editing in Adobe Photoshop software. Frames from PhotoFrame 4 can even be applied as a layer mask allowing photographers to selectively blend multiple layers together. The output quality of frames in PhotoFrame 4 has been improved for large images and the on-screen preview even displays the layer options just like they will appear in Adobe Photoshop.

Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Integration - Photographers using Lightroom 2 can easily access their favorite frames, overlays and adornments from within Lightroom 2. Photographers can apply a preset to a single photo or an entire batch of photos. They can even open one photo to adjust the frame settings and then apply it to a selection of additional images. The integration between Lightroom 2 and PhotoFrame 4 Professional Edition requires Photoshop CS2 or Photoshop CS3.

Resizing and Adjusting Multiple Frames - PhotoFrame 4 allows photographers to mix, match and combine up to 32 frames together in layers just like in Photoshop. With PhotoFrame 4, photographers can select multiple frame layers and adjust their size, orientation, rotation angle, opacity and more in a single step. Additionally, the background image layer can now be adjusted separately to fit perfectly within the combination of edge effects being added.

Availability and Pricing

PhotoFrame 4 comes in two variations - a Professional Edition and a Standard Edition and are available for $259.95 and $159.95 respectively direct from onOne Software and select, authorized resellers in the United States and around the world.The Professional Edition of PhotoFrame 4 includes all of the functionality of the Standard Edition and adds additional frame, edge and adornment content from some of the top wedding photographers and Photoshop gurus in the industry as well as support for Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 2 and Apple Aperture 2.1.

Both editions of PhotoFrame 4 will be available for electronic download direct from onOne Software and from authorized resellers in DVD format in early to mid October 2008. For a complete list of authorized resellers, please visit http://www.ononesoftware.com/resellers/.

Roxio has announced the launch of a new web service aimed at families who want to turn photos and videos into multimedia slideshows and shared. Full information is in the press release below, or visit www.roxio.com.

Press release:  

Roxio Launches Online Storytelling Platform
Everything Families Need to Easily Capture and Share Life’s Greatest Moments

1 September 2008 - Roxio®, a division of Sonic Solutions® (NASDAQ: SNIC), the leader in digital media software, has launched Roxio Online with PhotoShow®, a new Web service that enables families to quickly and simply turn their personal photos and video clips into engaging multimedia slideshows that can be shared privately with selected contacts.

Families and others can begin to create unique personal stories that can be shared and enjoyed on PCs, DVDs, TVs, handhelds, and popular social media sites, all through a free subscription available at: http://www.roxio.com/go/online.

Whether it is photos or footage shot during a recent holiday, wedding or other important family event, Roxio Online makes it easy and fun to turn these personal memories into an expressive multimedia slideshow complete with rich special effects and transitions, creative animations and captions, and a professional soundtrack.

“There is nothing more gratifying than being able to share the joys of our lives with the ones closest to us,” said Matt DiMaria, general manager of the Roxio division of Sonic Solutions. “With busy schedules and physical distances, photos and videos play an integral part in how we communicate in today’s digital world. Roxio Online brings families together by not only making it easier than ever to create unique stories to instantly share with relatives across the globe but also by providing a complete storytelling platform that appeals to any memory keeper.”

Consumers can test-drive the service and create PhotoShow presentations for free, and then subscribe to the premium service, which unlocks a host of additional creation and sharing capabilities. Premium subscribers are able to select from over 150 one-click themes that suit any occasion, enhance their story with over 500 animated graphics, add a commentary with more than 40 different title and caption treatments, and then pick the perfect accompanying soundtrack from more than 400 licensed professional music tracks.

To see a visual demonstration of Roxio Online in action visit: http://www.roxioonline.com/watch/iT5Bp3Ag, or to read about the experience of Dave Habiger, Sonic CEO and president, with PhotoShow go to: http://blog.roxio.com/mymoments/2008/08/making_digital_connections.html.

Bringing authors and viewers together, Roxio Online users can create a free web page with channels dedicated to specific events or occasions and share shows with family and friends by embedding final productions in popular sites like MySpace and Facebook or personal blogs such as Blogger. Users can also add a PhotoShow channel to their MSN, Yahoo, or Google pages or to their iTunes Podcast library.

Pricing and Availability
Roxio Online with PhotoShow® is available free of charge. The Roxio Online premium service is priced at £24.99 a year and is available now at http://www.roxio.com/go/online. Users of Roxio’s new Creator 2009 are able to benefit from a special introductory discount during the first month of registration and can purchase the premium service for £19.99 a year.

An option of purchasing a DVD containing your own personalized PhotoShow presentations is also available and is priced at £19.99 each.

More news from Pantone is that the ColorMunki Create is now shipping. We were very impressed with the ColorMunki when we reviewed it in issue 45 and think it’s a great way to create custom colour palettes with no hassle. See the press release below or visit www.pantone.com for more information.

Press release:

PANTONE ColorMunki Create Ships
Providing Innovative Colour Creation and Control for Creative Professionals

London, UK, Sept., 2, 2008 – Pantone, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global authority on colour and provider of professional colour standards for the design industries, today announced that PANTONE® ColorMunki™ Create, an intuitive software and hardware solution for creating, managing, searching, verifying and sharing colour palettes, is now shipping. An affordable, simple starting point for designers whose primary objective is colour palette creation, ColorMunki Create is part of the ColorMunki portfolio.

“With its intuitive software user interface, ColorMunki Create helps designers navigate through the colour identification and specification process more efficiently, offering a variety of ways to select colours and create palettes in a safe viewing environment,” said Andy Hatkoff, vice president of advanced colour solutions for Pantone. “With the addition of basic monitor calibration capabilities, ColorMunki Create also ensures designers that the colours they are viewing onscreen are accurate.”

ColorMunki Create automates colour palette creation with a variety of tools for colour selection. Colours can be chosen from system-level colour pickers, PANTONE Color Libraries including the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM® and PANTONE Goe™, keyword searches or colour harmonies. ColorMunki can identify and extract colours from images, saving valuable time in the design process. Users of ColorMunki Create have the ability to snap any colour from a built-in library to PANTONE Colors. Palettes can then be seamlessly imported into popular design applications including Adobe® Creative Suite® and QuarkXPress®, as well as other industry-standard applications. A palette synchronisation function will automatically update any changes in palettes to the design applications.

ColorMunki Create also includes a monitor calibrator to ensure colours are viewed accurately onscreen. The PrintSafe™ feature, a unique verification tool, is a one-click, out-of-gamut preview by paper type that will alert users as to which colours in their palettes are achievable or not on different paper stocks.

Users can preview palettes for CMYK or spot colour printing with the Snap To feature, and easily predict how palette colours will reproduce in different print situations. Colours can also be evaluated under varying light sources.

ColorMunki Portfolio
The ColorMunki portfolio includes ColorMunki Photo, ColorMunki Design and ColorMunki Create, and is supported by www.colormunki.com, an online portal of resources and information for fully leveraging colour creation, control and communication solutions. Easily integrated into digital workflows, ColorMunki products enable photographers and designers in multiple industries, including graphic design, printing, publishing, fashion, home, interior, architecture and industrial design, to create and produce their work with more freedom, flexibility and colour assurance.

ColorMunki Design
Developed for agencies, corporate in-house and freelance designers, ColorMunki Design offers the same innovative palette creation and control software as ColorMunki Create, plus an all-in-one spectrophotometer that easily captures colours from any surface, and calibrates monitors, printers and projectors for true monitor-to-print colour matching. A white calibration tile is integrated into the device so there’s nothing to lose. In addition to the colors from a built-in library, ColorMunki Design can also snap any custom colour to PANTONE Colors. An upgrade path to ColorMunki Design will be available for ColorMunki Create users.

Pricing, Availability and System Requirements
ColorMunki Create is available immediately at www.colormunki.com for an SRP of U.S. $149. It is also available at Amazon.com, Apple stores, Buy.com, Fry’s Electronics, Micro Center, newegg.com, PC Mall, Ingram Micro and Zones, as well as other photo, design, major electronics and online retailers. Additional PANTONE Color Libraries will be available from the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com. ColorMunki Create is compatible with Mac OS X 10.4 and higher and Windows® XP and higher.

Pantone has announced the launch of two new products to expand the Pantone Goe System, which we reviewed in issue 44 of Advanced Photoshop giving it a whopping 5 out of 5 score. Find otu more at www.pantone.com or in the press release below.

Press release:

Pantone Extends Goe System with GoeBridge coated and PANTONE Color Cue 2.1

London, UK, Sept. 2, 2008 – Pantone, an X-Rite company (NASDAQ: XRIT) and the global authority on colour and provider of professional colour standards for the design industries, today announced two new products that extend the PANTONE® Goe™ System – PANTONE GoeBridge™ coated and PANTONE Color Cue® 2.1. PANTONE GoeBridge lets creatives accurately visualise and evaluate how the more than 2,000 solid colors in the PANTONE Goe System will reproduce in CMYK on coated paper. By providing conversion formulas for CMYK, sRGB and HTML in a single guide, GoeBridge empowers designers to easily and confidently repurpose projects for multiple colour spaces, saving valuable time and avoiding costly mistakes.

Additionally, Pantone began shipping PANTONE Color Cue 2.1, the latest version of Pantone’s award-winning, portable colour identification device, which now includes the PANTONE Goe coated and uncoated libraries, as well as the CMYK values from GoeBridge. Both products enable designers to work with the same familiar PANTONE tools they’ve become accustomed to over the years with the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM®, and ensure consistent colour across design workflows.

“One of the most frequently asked questions about the Goe System is when will there be a guide to accurately compare solid Goe colours to CMYK conversions,” said Richard Herbert, executive vice president and general manager of Pantone. “GoeBridge is exactly what designers have been asking for – the guide displays the closest possible CMYK match for each solid Goe colour, preventing colour surprises and expensive errors when clients try to print Goe colours in four-colour process. We’ve also included sRGB and HTML data for repurposing colours for the Web, which make this an indispensible tool for a variety of design projects.”

“At Landor, the majority of our work centers on branding – where colour is a critical component,” said John H. Bredenfoerder, design director at Landor Associates. “As designers, we never know what type of media a particular brand will touch, so for each project we develop a brand style book that includes the colour conversions for print and Web reproduction to ensure repeatability and colour consistency. GoeBridge will simplify colour conversion and specification across the design process – regardless of the final medium.”

PANTONE GoeBridge coated
Although many PANTONE Goe colours can be successfully reproduced in four-colour process, some cannot because of the inherent gamut limitations of process printing. GoeBridge displays all 2,058 Goe colours in a portable, fan guide format on coated stock alongside their closest four-colour process equivalent. The CMYK values are provided for each process colour and sRGB and HTML values are included for the solid colours, extending the guide’s multimedia capabilities to Web design.
The PANTONE GoeBridge coated guide is produced in a sustainable manner to meet certification standards set forth by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), an independent organisation that promotes responsible management of the world’s forests. Products carrying the FSC label are certified to assure consumers that they come from forests managed to meet the social, economic and ecological needs of present and future generations (Certificate Code SW-COC-003183).

The guide is printed using ISO-certified inks on No. 1 grade, 100-pound text-weight coated offset stock.

PANTONE Color Cue 2.1
Color Cue 2.1 now features seven PANTONE Libraries including the complete PANTONE Goe System, both coated and uncoated. Users have access to more than 11,000 PANTONE Colors for use in the architecture, interior design, graphic design and printing and publishing industries. Color Cue 2.1 also includes a new LCD screen with configurable displays for easy viewing. The device records the last 30 colours measured for later reference and is powered by a standard nine-volt battery that lasts for thousands of measurements.

In addition to the Goe library, Color Cue 2.1 includes the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM for coated, uncoated and matte stock, as well as the PANTONE FASHION + HOME SMART Color System and the PANTONE PAINT + INTERIORS Color Libraries.

PANTONE Goe System
The PANTONE Goe System, announced in September 2007, is the first completely new colour inspiration and specification system for the graphic arts industry since the introduction of the PANTONE MATCHING SYSTEM in 1962. The System, bringing 2,058 new PANTONE Colors to market, is comprised of the PANTONE GoeGuide™, PANTONE GoeSticks™, myPANTONE™ palettes, an intuitive software toolset for palette creation, and now PANTONE GoeBridge.

Industry Support
The PANTONE Goe System libraries are accessible in ColorMunki™ Design and ColorMunki Create, part of the first family of jointly developed products from
X-Rite and Pantone announced in March 2008. ColorMunki products offer users a digital counterpart to GoeBridge. The CMYK, sRGB and HTML simulations available in GoeBridge will be accessible within ColorMunki products to bridge analog and digital design. ColorMunki products offer GoeBridge users additional flexibility by providing CMYK simulations for a variety of papers and printing processes. Visit www.colormunki.com for more information.

The PANTONE Goe System is also supported by a number of industry leaders. Among those developing solutions to integrate the system into diverse workflows are Corel, EFI, HP, Xerox and Quark. Visit www.pantone.com/goe for a full list of partners.

To access Goe colors within Adobe® Creative Suite® applications, users can download the coated, uncoated and, starting in October, GoeBridge libraries free of charge at www.pantone.com/goe.

Pricing and Availability
The PANTONE GoeBridge coated will be available in October 2008 for the introductory price of £82.00 excl. VAT / £97.58 incl. VAT. PANTONE Color Cue 2.1 is available immediately for the introductory price of £239.00 excl. VAT / £284.41 incl. VAT

Available in coated and uncoated versions, the complete PANTONE Goe System, including the GoeGuide, GoeSticks and myPANTONE palettes software, is available for £342. The complete system, as well as individual products, can be purchased from the Pantone Web site at www.pantone.com, or from select distribution partners.

We’ve just received the latest news from Heisuke Kitazawa (or PCP) over at www.hypehopewonderland.com. As previous Insight artist, it’s always good to see new works and we’re sure you’ll be just as excited.

First, PCP has designed six limited-edition boxes for Kenzo Parfums, details of which can be seen on PCPWEB. Through the PCPSTORE you can also buy limited-edition Giclee prints, printed on thick etching paper and there are just 50 copies of each print available. Finally, PCP as also been working on the artwork for Her Space Holiday’s new album, ‘xox, panda and the new kid revival’ out on 7 October.

Chek it all out at www.hypehopewonderland.com now!