ColorLogic ColorAnt L Upgrades

ColorAnt is an easy-to-use tool that corrects an optimizes measurement data. The features include the ability to edit primary colors, substrate color and recalculate measurement data with the use of full sized test charts.

ColorAnt's main panel interface allows quick access to all tools from one easyto-use location. Icons display the purpose of each function on the panel.

What's New in ColorAnt 11?

• Custom Chart - Improved user interface for more efficient test chart creation
• Custom Chart - New Complementary Mini Chart for spot color libraries
• Edit Primaries - New option to enter the target density for primary colors
• Measure Tool - Support for the measurement device Barbieri Spectro Swing qb
• Interaction of ColorAnt and ZePrA - Improved exchange of spot color libraries
• Tone Value - TVI curves can now be adjusted to match the ISO 12647-2 standard
• Additional Data Import Option - Easy creation of custom data files using Excel spreadsheets
• Redesigned Preferences dialog - Define Report, Chart and Profile Directories

Highlights of ColorAnt

• View Window - new channel filters allow better combination of individual channels (available in 2D and 3D View)
• Compare Window - it is now possible to select the color distance formulas Delta-L, Delta-C, and Delta-H from the Compare Mode drop-down menu
• Intersection Tool - extract identical color patches of two different test charts
• Supports the newest standards, such as ISO 20654 (SCTV) or CxF/X-4
• Custom Chart - create full CxF/X-4 wedge including black gradient
• Two Idealliance charts have been added to the list of predefined charts
• Patches from Image - allows creation of image-related test chart based on a loaded image
• New Edit Primaries features - Linearize new channels using ISO 20654 (SCTV), Restore edits, and Search functionality
• More options in Tone Value tool - control panels now arranged in landscape format, and Protect Lights slider now affects all three correction functions
• Supports Ink Master file format (MIF)
• New Preview feature in Export Chart tool
• Additions to CIE Conversion and Ambient Light Measurements
• Measure Mode has been added to Measurement Tool - allows switch between Ambient Light Measurement mode and the standard Reflectance Measurement mode

Video ColorAnt 11

Proof Evaluation Tool

Proof Evaluation Tool - can be used to check whether the proof measurement data from a media wedge fulfills the requirements for a contract proof according to ISO 12647-7 or a validation print according to ISO 12647-8.

Command Line Interface (CLI)

Command Line Interface (CLI) - ColorAnt can now be controlled via the command line. It is intended for developers, scripters and experts and describes the usage of the command line interface of ColorAnt.

Note: The new CLI functionality is part of the new ColorAnt XL package.

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The group Data Import/Export - contains tools that beside loading existing measurement data files via the file menu allow to create measurement files.

Custom Chart - designed for creating the reference files for test chart generation. Custom Chart allows you to generate reference files for color spaces such as Gray, RGB, and CMYK. Creating multicolor charts requires a ColorAnt L license. Charts can have up to 15 channels. The new Mini Charts are intended to complement profiling with spot colors via Edit Primaries, as there are more secondaries included in the chart.

Export Chart - allows to create test charts based on device color values, which can be stored as TIFF or PSD files to be printed on a printer.

Measure Software - measure any test charts or media wedges via the UPPCT software tool and transmit the measurement data directly to ColorAnt. There are multiple measurement instruments supported.

Report Tool - generates a comprehensive analysis of your measurement data in form of a PDF or XML file. It also provides the user with corrective recommendations for such measurement

The actual tools to edit your measurement files are located in the Editing group.

Redundancies - Corrects color patches by averaging the redundant patches and replacing with the same value.

Correction - detects faulty measurements or inconsistent measured values and replaces the data with expected measurement values.

Smoothing - Corrects inhomogeneous measurement data and non-smooth curves by interpolating existing smoothed data.

White/Black Correction Apply manual corrections to whitest color patch, typically the paper or other substrate. Black correction method can be used to change the darkest black, thereby scaling the entire dataset to the modified black point.

The Brightener tool- adjusts the effect of optical brightening agents (OBA) on measurement data used in papers.

The Tone Value tool - allows very targeted changes to the tone value increase (TVI) curves. The latest version introduces a fourth correction option, ISO 20654 (Multicolor), which only adjusts the multicolor channels to ISO 20654 and leaves the CMYK channels untouched. In addition, a Protect Lights slider has been added which helps users to leave the highlights untouched when applying G7 or ISO 20654 corrections.

The Rescale tool - is an optional tool for re-sorting, making random test charts readable or also for rescaling to completely different test chart layouts.

Edit Primaries - is a very comprehensive tool to edit, exchange, add or remove primaries and the paper white point in your measurement data.

• new Adopt Secondaries feature allows user to take advantage of color overprints with other primaries, such as secondary color data

Color Editor - edit color patches and process color conversions of spot colors

• edit patch names, lab values (CIE), or device color values (DCS)
• convert and optimize a complete spot color library to a target profile for RGB, CMYK, or Multicolor

 

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The tools in the Merging and Conversion group are designed for use on multiple measurement data sets and it contains special tools for conversion.

Averaging - average multiple test chart measurement files having the same layout and amount of patches.

Link - merge multiple single readings of test charts to one big measurement file.

ICC Transformation - is designed to apply printer and/or DeviceLink profiles to reference data in order to conduct profile tests and comparisons.

Changes to the Observer from a standard 2 Degrees to a 10 Degrees observer and changes the Illumination from the standard D50 light source.

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