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- i1Pro (X-Rite, formerly GretagMacbeth). Supported
models: Rev A-D.
- (New in version 4.0)
i1Pro 2 (X-Rite). Supported models: i1Pro 2 M0/M1/M2, i1Pro 2 M2 only.
An Intel processor and Mac OS X 10.5.8+ required to access the new i1Pro 2
features on Mac computers.
- (New in version 4.0) i1Display Pro
colorimeter (X-Rite retail version, part #EODIS3-XR). Generic models
sold by other companies (third parties, or OEM, part #EODIS-OEM) should also
be compatible. At this time we cannot say if we will support or not custom
models sold by other companies since separate agreements with these parties
may be required. More specific info will be provided as new models are
released. Mac OS X 10.5+ required for Mac computers.
- Eye-One Display and Display 2 (X-Rite, formerly
GretagMacbeth)
- Eye-One Display 2 bundled with a monitor: If an
instrument is recognized to be an Eye-One Display or Eye-One Display 2 by
CT&A, then it can be used in the program and will provide accurate
measurements. Example-1: The MDSVSENSOR2, which is part of the SVII-PRO-KIT
sold by NEC for their wide gamut
Spectraview displays, such as the
PA271W model, is compatible
with CT&A; please consult the Instrument section of the Help manual
for more information. Example-2: The Eye-One Display offered with HP DreamColor monitors is NOT compatible with
CT&A.
- Adobe (1998)
- Apple RGB
- BestRGB
- Beta RGB
- Bruce RGB
- CIE RGB
- ColorMatch
- DonRGB4
- eciRGB_v2 (with the L*, i.e. L-star, tone
response curve)
- Ekta Space PS5
- Generic RGB
- HDTV (HD-CIF)
- NTSC
- PAL / SECAM
- ProPhoto
- SGI RGB
- SMPTE-C
- SMPTE-240M
- sRGB (Mac and Windows default space)
- Wide Gamut
- Any user-defined custom RGB space (see
just below)
-
Define an RGB space with custom primaries, a
custom illuminant, and a custom gamma.
-
Enter the xyz chromaticity coordinates of the illuminant
directly or obtain the coordinates
of any D-series (D50, D93, etc.) or blackbody illuminant by simply
entering the source temperature, in kelvin (Ex.: 9300 K for D93).
- Gamma can be either a single parameter or a multi-parameters function,
as defined for some standard spaces such as NTSC and eciRGB_v2 (called the
L*, i.e. L-star, tone response curve in this space);
all parameters are fully customizable.
- Get the coefficients of the Bradford and
CIECAT02 (New in version 4.0) Chromatic Adaptation Transform (CAT) matrix between your custom illuminant and many standard illuminants. You can
also get the inverse matrix coefficients.
- Export a spreadsheet savvy text report that
contains all the parameters required to define and compute the custom RGB
space coordinates (includes the XYZ-to-RGB and RGB-to-XYZ matrices).
-
Export your custom RGB space as an ICC profile.
This profile can be assigned to an image using image editing programs that
support profile embedding, such as Photoshop. It can also be assigned to a
color list in BabelColor's PatchTool or
used to convert a color list with PatchTool's
Gamut Tools.
- British Standard 5252F (i.e. BS 5252F, which comprises
the colors referred to by BS 4800, BS 4900, BS 4901, BS 4902, BS 4903, BS
4904, and BS 6770)
- Federal Standard 595B (FED-STD-595B)
- Munsell Color System
(with over 4000 color chips)
- RAL CLASSIC
- User-defined list imported using the "BabelColor
CT&A Export" dialog of the
PatchTool program, which converts color lists saved in Adobe Swatch
Exchange (ASE), CGATS, CXF or
plain text formats to the Color Decks database format.
- RGB
- L*a*b* referenced to the illuminant of the input space
- L*a*b* referenced to illuminant D50
- L*u*v* referenced to the illuminant of the input space
- L*u*v* referenced to illuminant D50
- "xy" coordinates selected by clicking in the chromaticity diagram
- L*a*b*/L*u*v* input via a colorimeter or
spectrophotometer (supported
instruments, purchased separately)
- RGB (see note 1)
- Hex # (Hexadecimal equivalent of RGB) (see
Note 1)
- HSB (Hue-Saturation-Brightness) (see note 1)
- Munsell Hue Value and Chroma (HVC) (with
fractional accuracy; see the HVC fields in
this example)
- L*a*b* referenced to the illuminant of the input space
- L*a*b* referenced to illuminant D50
- L*u*v* referenced to the illuminant of the input space
- L*u*v* referenced to illuminant D50
- L*C*h* based on either L*a*b* or L*u*v*
- "xy" coordinates shown in the chromaticity diagram
- xyY referenced to the illuminant of the input space
- XYZ referenced to the illuminant of the input space
- Luminance (cd/m2)
or Illuminance (lux), as well as
the Correlated Color Temperature (CCT, in kelvin), when
using an Eye-One in emission or ambient measurement mode
Note 1 : Only shown for RGB spaces.
- DeltaE*ab (CIELAB color difference)
- DeltaE*uv (CIELUV color difference)
- CIE94
- CIE94-textile (with kL
parameter = 2)
- CMC(2:1) (for acceptability, pass/fail, measurements)
- CMC(1:1) (for perceptibility measurements)
- CIEDE2000
The above differences are shown only if the two spaces which are compared
have the same illuminant. However, when the illuminant is different, the following color differences are
always available:
- DeltaE*ab referenced to illuminant D50
- DeltaE*uv referenced to illuminant D50
- CIE94 referenced to illuminant D50
- CIE94-textile referenced to illuminant D50
- CMC(2:1) referenced to illuminant D50
- CMC(1:1) referenced to illuminant D50
- CIEDE2000 referenced to illuminant D50
In addition, the individual contributions of the following parameters are
available for all DeltaE formulas:
- DeltaL*, the lightness difference
- DeltaC*, the chroma difference
- DeltaH*, the hue difference
- Delta h*, the hue angle difference
- The Bradford and CIECAT02 matrices can be used for Chromatic
Adaptation
Transforms (CAT). You can get the
CAT matrices (direct and inverse) between many standard illuminants
as well as between your custom-defined illuminant and a standard
illuminants.
- Exhaustive numeric data describing and comparing the selected colors can be saved to a text file.
- A chromaticity diagram can be printed with or without numeric data.
- SWOP gamut or ColorChecker data determined with C, D50, or D65
illuminant can be overlaid on the chromaticity diagram.
-
The display space can be user-selected.
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Spectral tools
- i1Pro (X-Rite, formerly GretagMacbeth). Supported
models: Rev A-D.
- (New in version 4.0)
i1Pro 2 (X-Rite). Supported models: i1Pro 2 M0/M1/M2, i1Pro 2 M2 only.
An Intel processor and Mac OS X 10.5.8+ required to access the new i1Pro 2
features on Mac computers.
- (New in version 4.0)
If you are using an i1Pro 2 with the i1Pro /
i1Pro 2 (XRGA) driver, you can select the M0 (Ill-A), M1 (D50), and M2
(UV-cut) Measurement Conditions as defined in
ISO
13655-2009. If you are using an i1Pro, or an i1Pro 2 with the
i1Pro / i1Pro 2 (non-XRGA) driver, the program will select the default
measurement condition supported by the instrument.
- Reflection density, with Absolute or Paper White base
- Dot / Tone (Dot Area): Murray-Davies or Yule-Nielson formulas; user-adjustable
n Factor
- Apparent Trap: Preucil (GATF) or Brunner
formulas
- Print Contrast, with Absolute or Paper White base
- Hue error - Grayness - Saturation, with Absolute or Paper
White base
- Density standards (as defined in ISO 5-3):
- ANSI Status A (recommended for measuring densities of
photographic color prints)
- ANSI Status E (used mostly in Europe; wide-band color
response; equivalent to the DIN status)
- ANSI Status I (narrow-band interference-type filter
response; equivalent to the DIN NB and SPI statuses)
- ANSI Status T (equivalent of ANSI Status E in North
America; the difference with Status E is how the yellow filter is
weighted)
- Manual or Automatic CMYK filter selection
- Up to five measurements per tool; get the average; select
one measurement, or the average, as a reference.
- Export a report formatted for a spreadsheet and a word
processor.
- IMPORTANT: An i1Pro 2 which supports the M0
(Ill-A), M1 (D50), and M2 (UV-cut) Measurement Conditions as defined in
ISO
13655-2009 is required to use these tools (an i1Pro cannot be
used!).
- Fluorescence Index (FI): This index requires only
one printed sample; the index is obtained by computing the color
difference between a measurement made with the M2 (UV-cut) measurement
condition and a measurement made with either M0 (Illuminant A) or M1 (D50).
The formula used to compute the color difference can be any of the standard
color difference equations listed below.
- Fluorescence Metamerism Index (FMI): This index
evaluates if the combined appearance of two printed samples varies
between a reference Measurement Condition (M2, UV-cut) and a UV-inducing
illuminant (either M0 or M1); it is based on the Hunter Metamerism Index.
The FMI is identified as either FMI(M0) or FMI(M1).
- Observer: 2 degree (CIE1931) or 10 degree (CIE 1964).
- Fluorescence Index Color difference formula:
- CIELAB
- CIE94, i.e CIE94(1:1)
- CIE94 textile, i.e. CIE94(2:1)
- CIE94(2:2) (recommended by Berns for metamerism
analysis)
- CMC(2:1)
- CMC(1:1)
- CIEDE2000
- Export a report formatted for a spreadsheet and a word
processor.
- Acquire and compare two spectrums.
- Measurement modes: emission, ambient, reflectance, and
flash
(the mode can be different for each spectrum; ambient and flash not supported by all
i1Pro versions)
- (New in version 4.0) For reflectance measurements: If you are using an
i1Pro 2 with the i1Pro / i1Pro 2 (XRGA) driver, you can select
the M0 (Ill-A), M1 (D50), and M2 (UV-cut) Measurement Conditions as defined
in
ISO
13655-2009. If you are using an i1Pro, or an i1Pro 2 with the
i1Pro / i1Pro 2 (non-XRGA) driver, the program will select the default
measurement condition supported by the instrument.
- Absolute or normalized scales, with zoom
- Basic mathematical operations on spectrums: ADD, AVERAGE,
SUBTRACT, MULTIPLY
- Compare measured ambient or flash spectrums with theoretical
spectrums of same illuminance.
- Get the illuminance (lux or lux-sec), the Correlated Color
Temperature (CCT, in kelvin), and the Color Rendering Index (CRI) of ambient
and flash sources.
- Get the luminance (cd/m2)
and the Correlated Color Temperature (CCT, in kelvin) of emission sources.
- Observe coordinates data by moving the mouse over the
spectrums.
- Obtain color space data for each spectrum:
- L*a*b* and L*C*h* (ab)
- L*u*v* and L*C*h* (uv)
- XYZ
- xyY
- Observer: 2 degree (CIE1931) and 10 degree (CIE1964)
- Illuminant:
- A, B, C
- D50, D55, D60, D75, D93
- E
- F2, F7, F11
- Color difference formula:
- CIELAB
- CIE94, i.e CIE94(1:1)
- CIE94 textile, i.e. CIE94(2:1)
- CMC(2:1)
- CMC(1:1)
- CIEDE2000
- Export a report formatted for a spreadsheet and a word
processor. The file is also CGATS compliant and can be opened by many
color-management software, including
PatchTool and X-Rite/GretagMacbeth MeasureTool.
- Export an image of the spectrums (Windows: BMP or JPG;
Mac: PICT). You can select to generate the image at a 1X scale, for monitor
display, or 2X scale (double resolution), for printing reports.
- Based on the measuring conditions of ISO 3664 to which it
adds many user-selectable conditions.
- ISO 3664 Viewing Conditions:
- P1: Prints: Critical comparison (requires an Eye-One with
an ambient diffuser adapter)
- P2: Prints: Practical appraisal (requires an Eye-One with
an ambient diffuser adapter)
- T1: Transparencies (direct viewing)
- Color monitors (the brightness uniformity is based on the
nine positions defined in ISO 12646)
- Measurements:
- Brightness
- Chromaticity: u'v' Uniform Chromaticity Scale (UCS,
CIE1976), 10 degree Observer (CIE1964)
- Correlated Color Temperature (CCT), in kelvin
- Color Rendering Index (CRI): CIE 13; also provides
the index of each sample
- Daylight simulator Metamerism Index (MI) and
Quality Grade: ISO 23603 / CIE S 012
- Brightness uniformity; up to nine positions can be
measured
- Chromaticity "Target center":
- D50 for "P1", "P2" and "T1" (ISO 3664)
- D65 for "Color monitors" (ISO 3664)
- 2856 K, 3200 K, 3500 K, 4100 K, 4700, 5000 K (non ISO 3664)
- D55, D60, D75, D93 (non ISO 3664)
- CRI "Reference Illuminant":
- D50 for "P1", "P2" and "T1" (ISO 3664)
- 2856 K, 3200 K, 3500 K, 4100 K, 4700, 5000 K (non ISO 3664)
- D55, D65, D75 (non ISO 3664)
- Automatically assigned from the measured color
temperature (CCT)
- MI and Quality Grade "Reference Illuminant":
- D50 for "P1", "P2" and "T1" (ISO 3664)
- D55, D65, D75 (non ISO 3664)
- Up to nine measurements can be recorded for each viewing
condition.
- Load an ambient spectrum from a file instead of measuring
it with an Eye-One.
- Print a well-formatted one-page report which contains
information dedicated to compliance reports.
- Export a report formatted for a spreadsheet and a word
processor.
- (New in version 4.0) If you are using an i1Pro 2 with the i1Pro /
i1Pro 2 (XRGA) driver, you can select the M0 (Ill-A), M1 (D50), and M2
(UV-cut) Measurement Conditions as defined in
ISO
13655-2009. If you are using an i1Pro, or an i1Pro 2 with the
i1Pro / i1Pro 2 (non-XRGA) driver, the program will select the default
measurement condition supported by the instrument. (Note: It is not
recommended to use the MI tools with samples which are fluorescent although
you can identify such samples with them).
- Color Inconstancy Index (CII): color stability of a
single sample under one illuminant relative to a reference illuminant
(Default reference: D65, user-selectable among 12 preset illuminants or a
locally measured ambient illuminant); expressed as a color
difference; user-selectable color difference formula; computed as per
CIECAT02.
- Special Metamerism Index (SMI): the color
difference between two samples under an illuminant can be considered an SMI
if the two samples match under another illuminant; user-selectable color
difference formula.
- Metamerism index: HunterLab Metamerism Index; based
on the data from two samples and two illuminants; the samples do not need to
match under any illuminant; CIELAB color difference formula.
- Observer: 2 degree (CIE1931) or 10 degree (CIE 1964).
- Two (2) optional ambient illuminants,: You can
measure or load from a file two illuminants; the program will compute the illuminance
(lux), the Correlated Color Temperature (CCT, in kelvin), the Color
Rendering Index (CRI), and the CCT used for CRI computation. Save the
spectrum and its derived data in a file for reference or future use.
- Color difference formula:
- CIELAB
- CIE94, i.e CIE94(1:1)
- CIE94 textile, i.e. CIE94(2:1)
- CIE94(2:2) (recommended by Berns for metamerism
analysis)
- CMC(2:1)
- CMC(1:1)
- CIEDE2000
- Illuminant selection:
- A, B, C
- D50, D55, D60, D65, D75
- E
- F2, F7, F11
- Two optional ambient illuminants (requires an Eye-One
with an ambient diffuser adapter if measured, but can be loaded from a file)
- Export a report formatted for a spreadsheet and a word
processor.
- (New in version 4.0) If you are using an i1Pro 2 with the i1Pro /
i1Pro 2 (XRGA) driver, all measurements will be taken with the three
Measurement Conditions, M0 (Ill-A), M1 (D50), and M2 (UV-cut), as defined in
ISO
13655-2009. If you are using an i1Pro, or an i1Pro 2 with the
i1Pro / i1Pro 2 (non-XRGA) driver, the program will select the default
measurement condition supported by the instrument.
- Reflectance sample measurement presented in RAL DESIGN
Hue-Lightness-Chroma (HLC) notation.
- L*a*b* and L*C*h* (D65, 10 degree Observer) also
displayed.
- (New in version 4.0)
Export a report formatted for a spreadsheet and a word
processor.
- The Whiteness tools are dedicated to the measurement of
white paper properties: Whiteness and Tint, Brightness, Fluorescence,
Opacity.
- Whiteness, Tint, Brightness, and Fluorescence
measurements require a compliant white backing. Opacity measurements require
a compliant black backing. Backing are not provided but compliance checking
tools are included (see below).
- Fluorescence measurements also require:
- a thin, transparent, UV filter
(not provided, but characterization tools are included), or
(New in version 4.0) an i1Pro 2 which supports the M0 and M2 measurement
conditions as defined in
ISO
13655-2009;
- an i1Pro or i1Pro 2 which is NOT UV-Cut.
- Whiteness and Tint: Measure a paper whiteness and tint
according to three different formulas.
- CIE-GANZ 82 (Ernst Ganz): The standard CIE formula. Based
on XYZ measurements (D65, 2 degree Observer). This formula is also described
in the ASTM E313 standard.
- CIE-Uchida (Hiroko Uchida): This formula extends CIE-GANZ
82 by supporting a wider range of tints and purity over which whiteness can
be evaluated. Based on XYZ measurements (D65, 2 degree Observer).
- CIELAB-HE 2007 (Guoxin He, Mingxun Zhou): Based on CIELAB
(D65, 10 degree Observer). Works over a wider range of tints and purity. It
is said to be more uniform and to better match visual ranking.
- Brightness: Measure a paper brightness according to TAPPI
T452 / ASTM D985 (see Note 2).
- Fluorescence: Measure a paper fluorescence according to
TAPPI T452 / ASTM D985.
- Opacity: Measure a paper opacity according to CGATS.5 /
ISO 2471.
- White backing compliance: Check the compliance of a white
backing used to measure color patches as per ISO 13655.
- Black backing compliance: Check the compliance of a black
backing used to measure color patches as per ISO 5-4.
- Derive a UV filter spectrum : Derive the spectral
characteristics of an unknown UV filter to be used for fluorescence
measurements.
- Export a report formatted for a spreadsheet and a word
processor. The file is also CGATS compliant and can be opened by many
color-management software, including PatchTool and X-Rite/GretagMacbeth MeasureTool.
- Export an image of the spectrums (Windows: BMP or JPG;
Mac: PICT). You can select to generate the image at a 1X scale, for monitor
display, or 2X scale (double resolution and size), for printing reports.
Note 2: There are sufficient
differences between an i1Pro or i1Pro 2 and an instrument designed expressly for the
requirements of TAPPI T452 or ASTM D985, that you should not expect to match the
results obtained with qualified equipment. However, the instrument geometry is
close, the lamp source is of the required type, the blue wavelength band is
simulated in software, and the reference white can be derived from the standard
instrument calibration in reflectance.
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System requirements
- Minimum:
- Windows 2000
- 750 MHz
- 512
MB RAM
- 1024 x 768, 32 bit color (the tool bar should be hidden
to maximize the display area)
- Recommended:
- Windows XP / Vista / Windows 7 / Windows 8 in Desktop
mode
- 1.0+ GHz
- 1+ GB RAM (2+ GB for Vista, Windows 7, and Windows 8)
- 1280 x 1024 display, 32 bit
color
- Calibrated display
- Help file:
- Available in
HTML Help and
PDF formats.
- To use HTML Help, you need to have Internet Explorer
4.0 or above installed on your system, which also installs the HTML Help
support files.
- To read PDF files, you need to install the free "Adobe Reader"
application (formerly named "Acrobat Reader"), Version 5 or above,
available at the following Web site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
.
- Minimum:
- Mac OS X 10.4+
- 750 MHz
- 512
MB RAM
- 1024 x 768, 32 bit color (the task bar should be hidden
to maximize the display area)
- Recommended:
- Mac OS X 10.6+
- 1.0+ GHz
- 1+ GB RAM
- 1280 x 1024
display, 32 bit color
- Calibrated display
- Compatible with:
- PowerPC and Mac Intel (Available in separate "PowerPC"
and "Intel" packages)
(Note : Version 4.0 is the last version for Mac with PowerPC
processors)
- The Windows version is compatible with Windows OS on dual boot
Mac.
- Help file:
- Available in
PDF format.
- To read PDF files, we suggest you install the free "Adobe Reader"
application (formerly named "Acrobat Reader"), Version 5 or above,
available at the following Web site:
http://www.adobe.com/products/reader/
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