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BabelColor®
color measurement and analysis

 
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PatchTool

Color conversion tools, printer/monitor proofing,
and more...

 
   Version 2.6
 
(April 2009 - What's new?)
 

 

BabelColor CT&A

Color translation,
illumination analysis,
and more...


   Version 2.8.6
 
 
(May 2009 - What's new?)

 Other products and services


For Mac    and Windows  .
 

 


Topics of interest
 


 PatchTool's can now open CxF Version 2 files saved with X-RIte ColorMunki !

PatchTool can import data from CxF Version-2 files (CxF2). The CxF2 data is completely different from the Version-1 format, which it replaces. Until now, there have been very few program capable of opening such files. With PatchTool, you can convert the CxF2 content to a CGATS format or into a file which is easily opened in a spreadsheet; of course, you can also manipulate this data with PatchTool's other tools.
 


 New and revised Application Notes

We now offer two new Application Notes on how to fix IT8.7/4 target files saved with wrong patch IDs, and how to evaluate if a printer or press can print a reference color list without clipping. Two application Notes on how to certify a press, printer, or monitor using the IDEAlliance proofing certification process have also been revised. Click here for more information.
 


 FLASH measurements with BabelColor CT&A

By customer demand, it is now possible to measure a flash output using CT&A's Graph tools. You can measure a flash illuminance (in lux-sec) and get its color temperature (CCT, in kelvin) as well as its Color Rendering Index (CRI). You can also compare the flash spectrum against an ideal Illuminant of the same intensity.
 


PatchTool's Gamut Tools

Convert color lists using one or two ICC profiles, check if a color list will be clipped by a profile conversion, and generate fixed pitch color lists in device dependent (RGB and CMYK) and device independent (L*a*b*, L*C*h*, XYZ) color spaces. You can also get the patches located on a profile edge or obtain the gamut volume of a profile.
 

 
PatchTool Review

PatchTool was tested by Miles Hecker (WyoFOTO) whose review was referred in The Luminous Landscape's "What's New" section.
 

 
Display check

Display check is a specialized tool of PatchTool. Use it to check your display calibration or to certify your monitor using the recommendations of IDEAlliance.

Many popular colorimeters and spectrometers are supported.

Click here for an example of a monitor certification report you get from PatchTool.

Please download Application Note #4 (AN-4) on the Tutorials page for instructions on on how to get similar data.

 

 

 
People who use BabelColor CT&A and PatchTool

Univest PrePress: This Company, located in Kiev, uses both PatchTool and BabelColor CT&A to evaluate displays and viewing booths for their customers. Click on the following links for extracts from their reports; you can also do a right-click to download the file. You will find contact info in the documents.

Marcel Patek Digital Photography: A Web site dedicated to the technical aspects of digital imaging, where you will find many examples of how to use BabelColor CT&A and PatchTool, with this page dedicated to BabelColor software.
 

 
Color translation services

You need to find equivalents between FED-STD-595B, PANTONE, MUNSELL, RAL or other color spaces ?
See our Services page!
 

 


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