PatchTool Features

From industry standard color lists formats: CGATSand CXF color lists formats
From user-defined lists (plain text format) from spreadsheets or word processors
RGB data encoded in 8 bit, 15 bit, 16 bit, or scaled to 100%
Spectral data scaled between zero and one or between 0 and 100%
Spectral data defined in a range of either 380 to 730 nm or 400 to 700 nm.

Assign IDs and switch between the Measured, Random, and Visual layouts of ECI2002 and IT8.7/4 charts
Average color lists using either a weighted or un-weighted method (mix lists with or without spectral data)
Compare a patch in a file to a patch in any other file, and get the color difference value
Compare two files (with the same number of patches) in the same window
Obtain statistical data on the differences between two files
Re-order color lists according to any user-selected color space coordinate (or spectral value when available)
Turn and mirror patch layouts, flip rows and columns, or rename and renumber color lists
Set the display color profile

To many standard color spaces (xyY, XYZ, L*a*b*, L*C*h*, RGB, CMYK)
To Munsell notation using many conversion options, and select amongst various output formats
As text files conforming to the CGATS standard format
In a simplified Tab-delimited format for text reports and spreadsheets
In many IMAGE formats (including TIFF-L*a*b* and TIFF-CMYK, 8 and 16 bit)
Spectral data scaled between zero and one or between 0 and 100%
Spectral data defined in a range of either 380 to 730 nm or 400 to 700 nm
RGB data in 8 bit, 15 bit+ (i.e. Photoshop “16 bit”), “true” 16 bit, or scaled to 100%
Color lists to be used as "Color Decks” in the BabelColor Color Translator and Analyzer (CT&A) program (BabelColor CT&A is not included)

Certify a proofing printer according to IDEAlliance requirements (for SWOP and GRACoL approved papers)
Certify a monitor according to IDEAlliance requirements