CHROMiX and HutchColor Announce Curve+

For Immediate Release:
January 18, 2024 - CHROMiX and HutchColor Announce Curve+, an upgrade to Curve4 that will fully support the new G7+ specification.

Curve+ is the next generation of software built on Curve4's Verify, Calibrate and Blend tools, and will include G7+ calibration and verification functions, such as the new High Density Smoothing (HDS) feature. The software also retains the ability to perform original G7 functions with many other new features to be announced at a later date.

Don Hutcheson, inventor of G7 and G7+ said, "After an amazing 19 years without change, G7 is still as popular as ever, but as technologies and markets evolved, so did G7.”

Curve+ will be offered as an upgrade to Curve4 users and is planned to release immediately before the PRINTING United Technical Event Series (which includes Color2024 and TAGA2024) this March 12-14 in Dallas, Texas. Existing Curve4 users with valid licenses will be able to upgrade to Curve+ for an upgrade fee. Curve4 users who purchased a license after January 1, 2024 will only need to pay the price difference between their Curve4 license and the appropriate Curve+ license.

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This announcement has been slightly edited from the original version to clarify our message and Printing United's announcement of G7+

This release contains forward-looking statements that reflect HutchColor and CHROMiX views on software products and release dates. Such statements are naturally subject to risks and uncertainties and product availability and features may change.

HutchColor, LLC.

In 1995 Don Hutcheson formed the first ICC color management consultancy, HutchColor, LLC. Since then he has trained many of the world’s top printers, publishers, photographers, agencies and designers and pioneered such techniques as HiFi color, digital proofing, RGB workflows and soft proofing.  While chairman of the IDEAlliance GRACoL® committee (2004-7), Don invented the IDEAlliance G7® method.  G7 has revolutionized the printing industry and made standardized printing and proofing easier and more accessible to many thousands of users worldwide.  Don continues to teach G7 and color management to a wide range of clients, and is active in ISO standards work. For more information go to www.hutchcolor.com.

CHROMiX Inc.

CHROMiX, Inc. the creator of ColorThink, ColorThink Pro, Maxwell, the co-creator of IDEALink Curve, Curve2, Curve3 and Curve4, was founded in 1998 to provide technical services and products to businesses in content-production industries. CHROMiX dedicates years of industry experience to improving color management and image fidelity, and combines an excellent suite of tools, including its own popular ColorThink products. With customers, dealers and partners in over 90 countries, CHROMiX is uniquely qualified to serve the imaging industries. More information is available at www.chromix.com.

Trademarks: G7+, G7® and GRACoL® are registered trademarks of Idealliance and PUA. All other trademarks are property of their rightful owners.