COLOUR MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE
Colour Quality Control Software : Datacolor Tools
Datacolor Tools is an easy-to-use colour quality control software for industries where colour accuracy is a critical component of overall product quality.
Now available via annual subscription
By setting pass/fail tolerances, you can ensure consistent colour quality and remove subjectivity in your colour evaluation process.
Benefits of Datacolor Tools Software:
- High level of flexibility in defining, selecting and working with various industry colour standards, colour difference formulas, graphics, and illuminants including the latest CIE LED standards and indices from CIE, TAPPI, ISO, and more.
- Objective colour assessment with sample temperature, accurate Colorimetric data, and a clear visual quality representation.
- Open standard QTX protocol enables full-colour approval tracking and communication.
- Support more customers with the ability to add encrypted colour libraries* and share with clients or suppliers while protecting intellectual property.
* Participating companies – Archroma and CSI. Reach out to your standard provider for more information.
| TOOLS BASIC | TOOLS PLUS WS | TOOLS PLUS | |
|---|---|---|---|
| LITE Mode | |||
| Configurable button bars | |||
| Hide menu bar/button bars | |||
| Screen forms | Limited set of | ||
| Print forms | Limited set of | ||
| File forms | Limited set of | ||
| Multiple form display | |||
| Marks & Spencer setup | |||
| Manual curve adjustment | |||
| Manual gloss adjustment | |||
| COLOUR INDICES | |||
| Full range of Colour Indices including: E313 Whiteness/Yellowness, Berger Whiteness, CIE Whiteness/Tint, Ganz-Griesser Whiteness, TAPPI 525 Brightness, R457 Brightness, GE PQSII Yellowness | |||
| ASTM Haze (4 measurements) | |||
| CMCCON97 Color Inconstancy | |||
| DIN 6172 Metamerism index- additive and multiplicative | |||
| APHA 10 Scale | No form but in grid | ||
| Grey scale colour change, Grey scale for staining | No form but in grid | ||
| ISO 150-A06 Standard Depth | No form but in grid | ||
| Statistics-std deviation, mean avg | |||
| TOLERANCES | |||
| CIE L*a*b*C*h* u*v*, CIE 94, CMC, CIE DE2000, GE PQS, M&S 89, FMCII, Hunter | |||
| Per-standard tolerances | |||
| Edit temperature tolerances | |||
| Datacolor, AI and Generic tolerancing | No creation of new | ||
| New/Edit/Delete multiple tolerance blocks | Limited selection | ||
| Plots to support above Tolerances (2D and 3D) and absolute Trend and Histogram (Not for generic Tolerances) | |||
| 3 Illuminant Plot display | |||
| VISUALISATION | |||
| Envision Colour Patch (new component) Colour patch ( solid ) | |||
| Colour patch ( Image File ) | |||
| FORMS, TEMPLATES & BUSINESS FIELDS | |||
| Form Editor | |||
| Text output, Edit boxes, List boxes, Buttons, Plots (new types) | |||
| User defined fields | |||
| Date Picker | |||
| INSTRUMENTS & DATA MANAGEMENT | |||
| Connect a wide range of Datacolor and competitive Instruments | |||
| Various methods for Standard/Batch entry Manual entry of %R / %T values, Colour Coordinates | |||
| Storing data in the database | |||
| Swap standard/batch | |||
| Load standard as batch and batch as standard | |||
| Save modified Template as new | |||
| Create custom database fields | |||
| Use Procedures previously created | |||
| Save Screen for Startup | |||
| USER MANAGEMENT | |||
| User Management Module | |||
| Create a new user | No, only default ones | ||
| Customising a user profile | |||
| LINKS & OUTPUT OPTIONS | |||
| Direct link to Formulation Packages | |||
| Direct link to TRACK and/or ENVISION | |||
| E-mail capability | |||
| Export to ASCII file | |||
| MISCELLANEOUS | |||
| Terminal Server or Citrix Environment | |||
| Dynamic Sorting Module and Side-Center-Side Module | Optional | Optional | |
| Component | Recommended | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Processor | Dual Core processor | 1 |
| Memory RAM | 8 GB | 1 |
| Free Hard Drive Capacity | 500 GB | 1 |
| Video Resolution | True Colour | 2 |
| CD/DVD Drive | DVD Writer | 3 |
| Available Ports | (1) RS-232 Serial (for older spectrophotometers), (3) USB | 4 |
| Operating System | Windows 10 & 11 (32 or 64 bit) | 5 |
| Email (for supported level) | Outlook 2007 or above, POP3 | |
| Authenticated Sybase Database, supplied with the system | Sybase 12.0.1. EBF 3994 | |
| Optional Textile Database for SQL upon request | Microsoft SQL Server 2012 | 6 |
| Server OS | Microsoft Server 2016 |
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