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Version 2.8.0 b198 (2008-05-05)
New features:
- Spectral Tools -
Graph : A contextual
menu was added to configure the horizontal and vertical graph grids.
- Spectral Tools -
Metamerism Index : The
reference illuminant for the Color Inconstancy Index (CII) used to be fixed
at D65. It is now possible to select among a list of 12 preset illuminants,
or select a locally measured ambient illuminant.
Improvements:
- Spectral Tools -
ISO 3664+ : The
brightness uniformity can now be done on up to nine points as per ISO 12646
and the uniformity tool interface has also been improved. Target images for
monitor brightness uniformity measurements have been redone; they are
included as individual files.
- Spectral Tools - Graph : Finer scaling steps for the
graph display.
Bug fix:
- Fixed a computation problem when measuring reflectance
samples (with an Eye-One Pro) with an RGB space based on Illuminant E, in
the Main screen. The problem did not affect Emission or Ambient measurements
in the Main screen, or any measurement type, including Reflectance, in the
Spectral tools.
Other:
- New tutorial : Measuring color patches on a display
(included in the Help
file, in pdf format, which is available as a separate download).
- (Windows) The Color Decks database is now located in the
user "Documents" folder, where it can be more easily accessed. As an
additional benefit, there is no more a requirement to be a system
administrator in Windows XP; this change also makes the program better
compliant to Windows Vista security requirements.
- Windows 98 is no longer supported; the last compatible
version for this OS is 2.7.1.
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Version 2.7.1 b189 (2007-12-06)
Improvements:
- (Windows Vista) The drivers and system libraries (DLL)
are now fully approved for this OS.
- (Mac) The program is now offered in Universal binaries
and Intel packages.
Bug fix:
- Fixed the reload of the custom RGB space data when
starting the program. This bug was introduced in version 2.7.0.
- (Windows Vista) Windows Vista incorporates a Data
Execution Prevention (DEP) feature which monitors how applications access
memory. In most Vista Home systems, the DEP setting is set, by default, to
check only the system programs and services; in this case, even before the
fix, BabelColor CT&A started correctly. However, the DEP setting can be changed by
the user, either globally or on a program by program basis, and its default
setting may also vary for other OS configurations. BabelColor CT&A did not start
when the DEP was assigned to all applications, or to BabelColor CT&A only; this
has been fixed.
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Version 2.7.0 b187 (2007-05-21)
New features:
- A contextual menu was added to most data fields, enabling
a copy of all coordinates in a single mouse click. The copied data, in
Tab-delimited format, can be pasted in multiple columns within spreadsheets
and document tables.
- Because many LCD displays have a natural D60 white point,
the D60 Illuminant was added in the selection menus of the
Graph Tools and the
ISO 3664 Chromaticity
measurement.
- The Generic RGB space (ColorSync default space on Mac OS
X) was added to the RGB space list.
- Additional selections were added to the display space
Options/Preferences setting, and the Generic RGB space is now the proposed
default selection for Mac OS X.
Improvements:
- Faster program startup.
- Faster loading of the
Color Decks.
Bug fix:
- Fixed a data corruption problem when measuring emission
data in the Main screen after opening the ISO 3664 tools tab and coming back
to the Main screen (Note: there was no corruption when staying in the Main
screen or using the other Spectral Tools).
Other:
- Changed the Color Decks database format.
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Version 2.6.1 b181 (2007-04-03)
Bug fix:
- Corrected a bug which made the program crash in certain
operations when not registered.
Other:
- (Mac) The downloadable file is now compressed in a zip
type archive.
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Version 2.6.0 b180 (2007-01-03)
New feature (via PatchTool):
- User-defined color lists can now be added as color chips
catalogues (Color Decks). Adding a Color Deck is performed using the
"BabelColor CT&A Export" dialog of the
PatchToolTM
program (an external program), which converts color lists saved in CGATS,
CXF or plain text format to the Color Decks database format. PatchTool can
also remove Color Decks from the deck database. PatchTool's "BabelColor CT&A
Export" window is accessible even when the program is not registered;
however, accessing all of PatchTool's features requires
purchasing a
separate license.
Bug fix:
- Fixed a crash problem on Windows OS when using the
program from account names defined with letters having accented characters
(Ex: Frãnz, János, etc.).
Other:
- The program name was changed to "BabelColor Color
Translator and Analyzer", or "BabelColor CT&A" in short form, to better
differentiate it from other BabelColor products.
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Version 2.5.1 b178 (2006-08-18)
New features:
- Added the British Standard 5252F (BS 5252F) and RAL
CLASSIC Color Decks. BS 5252 comprises the colors referred to by BS 4800, BS
4900, BS 4901, BS 4902, BS 4903, BS 4904, and BS 6770.
Bug fix:
- The Eye-One Display and Eye-One Display 2 colorimeters
are now properly recognized (Note: the Eye-One Pro instruments were not
affected by the problem).
See screenshots of the FED-STD-595B and
Munsell Color Decks.
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Version 2.5 b175 (2005-06-20)
New features:
- Can input data from the Eye-OneTM
colorimeters and spectrometers.
- Spectral tools which include:
- Density tools: Reflection Density; Dot Area;
Print Contrast; Apparent Trap; Hue error - Grayness - Saturation;
- Metamerism Index tools: Hunter Metamerism
Index (MI); Special Metamerism Index (SMI); Color Inconstancy Index (CII);
virtual light booth with ambient illumination input;
- RAL tool: get the RAL DESIGN coordinates of a
color patch;
- Graph tools: analyze reflectance, ambient or
emission spectrums; get ambient illuminance (lux), monitor luminance (cd/m2),
ambient Correlated Color Temperature (CCT, in kelvin); spectral math
operations (Add, Subtract, Average, Multiply); compare an ambient
spectrum to ideal blackbodies or D-series illuminants spectrums;
- ISO 3664+ tools: viewing conditions
assessment, with Color Rendering Index (CRI; CIE Publication 13),
ambient illuminance, monitor luminance, CCT, chromaticity, and
illumination uniformity, light booth and daylight simulators evaluation
(CIE Standard 12, an updated version of CIE Publication 51).
- Export a spreadsheet savvy text report for most spectral
tools (Density, Metamerism Index, Graph, ISO 3664+) and export an image of
the spectral graphs.
Bug fix:
- Fixed a registration issue associated with operating
systems set in languages using double-bytes font encoding (Unicode),
languages such as Japanese, Chinese, etc.
See screenshots of the Spectral tools
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Version 2.1 b100 (2005-01-04)
New features:
- A custom RGB space can now be defined by the user.
- A custom D-series or blackbody illuminant can be defined simply using
the source temperature.
- 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).
- Get the Bradford chromatic adaptation matrix between the custom
illuminant and many standard illuminants.
See screenshots of the custom RGB
space interface
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Version 2.0.5 b094 (2004-11-01)
New feature:
- Addition of the DeltaE2000 (CIEDE2000) color difference formula.
Bug fixes:
- Solved the issue where it was not possible to precisely select colors
near the blue primary of large RGB spaces, such as ProPhoto, by clicking in
the "xy" chromaticity diagram.
- Fixed the problem of unstable interface for users in regions of the
world where a period is used as a separator for thousands (ex.:
230.456.123,43). The workaround of manually assigning a space to the
thousands separator is no longer necessary. Affected regions included:
Belgium, Germany and other German speaking countries, Italy, the
Nederlands, Portuguese speaking countries, and some Spanish speaking
countries.
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Version 2.0.1 b092 (2004-10-17)
Bug fix:
- Solved the issue where the program crashed when entering particular
combinations of RGB values (out-of-range parameters were sometimes generated
when converting to other color notations). New download recommended.
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Version 2.0 b091 (2004-10-12)
New features:
- First release with the "Color Deck" viewing mode where the user can
browse and convert colors from and to catalogs of color chips.
- Six RGB spaces have been added: BestRGB, Beta RGB, DonRGB4, eciRGB, Ekta
SPace PS5, and ProPhoto.
- Two color spaces have been added: Munsell HVC and L*C*h*.
- Now provides the individual contributions of DeltaL*, DeltaC*, DeltaH*
in the DeltaE color difference, as well as Delta h*.
- User selected Options (Window) / Preferences (Mac) are now saved, when
changed, and loaded when the program starts.
Improvements:
- The data tables in the saved report are easier to read (and import in a
spreadsheet).
- The input boxes parsing routine has been redone.
- The tutorials were reviewed for better cross-platform use. A tutorial
was added for the new "Color Deck" mode.
Bug fixes:
- Solved the issue where entering negative numbers in the L*a*b*/L*u*v*
input boxes resulted in odd data entry point behavior.
- Solved a bug in the CMC DeltaE computation which introduced a small
error for small color differences, but which increased with large color
differences.
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Version 1.2 b019 (2004-03-15)
New features:
- The first release of the Mac version, with support for OS 8 and 9 (Mac
Classic) and OS X.
Improvements:
- Windows version significantly faster than version 1.1.
- Better print routine which supports more printers and page widths.
- Improved parsing in input boxes.
- Improved GUI uniformity with various display Appearance settings
(Windows).
Bug fixes:
- No more printing limitations when using the program in a 800 x 600
display.
Other:
- Windows 95 not supported anymore.
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Version 1.1 (2003-11-03)
New features:
- First released version. For all Windows versions: 95/98/Me/NT/2000/XP.
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