Continuous improvement
MeasureColor Production 24.3 new features:
- MultiSpot: Submit data directly to X-Rite Scorecard Server
- ProcessControl/MultiSpot: Show print quality submission status for jobs and measurements
- Extended job-information panel showing all relevant details for a job
- Image: Added Auto Job setup
Improvements:
- System Management: Improved user interface for creating/editing Tolerance sets
- MultiSpot: change focus between the last measured patch or average result in a measurement sequence
- The Image Preset preview now visualizes up to 12 colors
- Added additional and clearer warnings and messages regarding license issues
- Geometry and Specularity are shown when selecting color targets in the ink selection window
- Job presets now show warnings when a selected job preset contains more colors than the number of ink units of the selected machine
Bug fixes:
- Fixed a crash in Reference Manager when measuring a patch with X-Rite Ci62
- Fixed an issue where previews of a job preset would show incorrect job colors
- Fixed an issue in the Image module where non-XRGA devices could not measure PantoneLIVE targets
- Fixed an issue when calibrating the X-Rite eXact generation 1 on paper white
- Fixed an issue in Proof Certification where printed reports did not properly show Measurement Conditions
- Fixed an issue with the MeasureColor client showing a missing license file
- Fixed an issue in the ColorDrive module where job scores did not show in the job list
- Fixed an issue with job colors not showing when using PantoneLive targets
MeasureColor Reports 24.3 new features:
- Added Job browser to MeasureColor Reports
- Multiselect works better when a lot of items are loaded
- View management now has the option to restore all defaults
Improvements:
- Systemadmin view logs are now loading fewer items
- Updated terms and conditions to adjust company address
- Reports to reports transfer has been updated
Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where updating translations would take too long
MeasureColor Production 24.2 new features and improvements:
- Added measurement conditions to several places in the UI
- Now showing NetProfiler status when using an X-Rite eXact
- Save a single measured color sample as a reference
- Added support for Ci62, 64 and 64UV
- Support for CxF/4 exports
- Added support for exporting a single measurement PQX
- Added an exporter for GMG Profile Editor
- Added more APIs to make integration with automatic job setups easier
- For HP Indigo workflow, easy LUT-curve optimization
- Added support for the Patlight stack light
- In MultiSpot, when opening the roll panel, we focus directly on the input field to make it easier to use with barcode scanners.
Bug fixes:
- In MultiSpot, we fixed an issue where the job’s last edit date didn’t change after adding a sample + we fixed an issue when averaging is active and warnings would be shown when samples are in tolerance
- With Auto job setup, we fixed an issue where overprints might not work correctly and an issue where Auto job setup would search targets in different color books.
- Fixed an issue where the selected landing page wasn’t used when selected in the machine.
- Improved scaling when a traffic light view is used
- Improvements when Powershell is in constrained mode in the installer
- Fixed an issue where an empty graph would be shown in the printability report
- Now, taking tolerances from the tolerance set when showing reports
- Improvements in usability when activating a license offline
- Fixed an issue where MeasureColor would crash when entries were missing in the license
- Now checking the version of the Techkon device drivers and warning the user when it’s outdated
- Updated the SDK for Veoria measurement devices
- Updated the CxF implementation to add more data and increase compatibility with other applications
- Added additional color measurement conditions to MCX
- Updated the machine creation interface in System Management
- Now, showing a message when the selected preset has more colors than the machine can use
- In Reference Manager now only shows relevant conditions when importing a file
- Added more translations for the French language
- GMG OpenColor importer is now taking only one paperwhite from a GMG OpenColor project
MeasureColor Reports 24.2 new features and improvements:
- Changed data transfer from and to MeasureColor Reports to use a different format
- Updated to .NET8
- Compatibility improvements for PQX exports
- Added visual defects to PQX exports
- File exports now contain job number, description, and measurement number
- Now showing visual defect names in Visual defects report
- Add opacity to several reports
- Add MultiSpot DeltaE report
Bug fixes:
- Fixed incorrect URL to wiki from database utility
- Fixed a bug where a user couldn’t be deleted
MeasureColor 24.1 new features and improvements:
- Support for X-Rite EyeOne Pro3
- Support for Nix SpectroL
- Support for averaging (spot) measurements
- Spectral engine is now capable of handling multiple spectral curves (M-conditions) at the same time
- Job lists are now optimized for wide screen displays
- Job lists will now remember column width and sorting
- Automatic Import process (KBA Ergotronic, Heidelberg ImageControl, Komori PDC, BST eltromat iPQ Sectral, Veoria DeltaOne) will now pause on warnings and messages
- Updated Variable Inc Spectro Bridge driver
- Added roll number to measurement list
- Improved error check for GMG OpenColor connections from the System Management module
- MeasureColor Server will automatically attempt to update its license when license date or MCSA date is about to expire
Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where ChromaTrack and G7 calculations could cause a crash when important patches required for calculation are indicated as DUDs
- Fixed some smaller issues when transferring measurements from MeasureColor to MeasureColor Reports
- Fixed an issue where Spot Color Tool accepts measurements from devices that are in uncalibrated state
- Fixed an issue where Density M-condition does not update after change when not supported by device
- Fixed an issue where MeasureColor would show a measurement device is in scan mode, while it was still in spot mode
MeasureColor Reports 24.1 new features and improvements:
- Added additional data to PQX exports
- Measurement Frequency report now has a clickthrough from the new job indicator
MeasureColor 23.2 new features and improvements:
- Updating of GMG OpenColor color books can be automated using the Windows task manager. Read more on how to synchronize GMG OpenColor projects
- MeasureColor now supports the Veoria Delta One device! Read more about the features of the Veoria integration
- Re-measure button can now be hidden for user groups
- The number of messages about a missing PantoneLIVE license are greatly reduced
- The ALT-M hotkey will only be active when a triggerable device is active
- System management now shows information on the database connection
- Save as Reference function is available in MultiSpot
- A GMG logo is shown for color books that are imported via GMG OpenColor
- It is now possible to manually start an update of an GMG OpenColor color book via the Update button
Bug fixes:
- G7BlackNpdc is now also calculated for PatchSummary
MeasureColor Reports 23.2 new features and improvements:
- New version of Database Utilities simplifies installation procedures for different situations
- Improved Machine dot gain report
- New and improved MultisPot job report
- Added notification system so users can be notified of upcoming maintenance
- Notify system admins when background PDF service has stopped
- Job Calendar does not select all companies by default upon opening
- Plugins now show message when no data is available to display
- Improved performance for the Advanced Search report
- Added proper sorting issues in a number of list menus
Bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where scheduled reports would not update the date range properly
- Fixed an issue in job reports where double inks would not show up properly in trend lines
- Many smaller fixes and performance improvements
MeasureColor Reports 23.1 new features and improvements:
- Update to .NET 7.0
- Update SQLServer Management Studio installer to 18.12.1
- Improvements to installer procedure
- Bar graphs with OK sheet now show original and OK sheet score
- Job scorecard now shows production measurements only
- Optimization of user permission calculations
- Optimization to predefined date range filters
- Add performance counters for database-related operations
- Job report: Fixed an issue with scaling of attribute gauges
- Many minor fixes and improvements
- Improvements to a number of customized report views
MeasureColor 22.2
Updated system requirements: SQL Server version 2016 (13.x) and later
MeasureColor 22.2 new features and improvements:
- Updated to dotnet 4.8 as dotnet 4.6 has been declared end of life
- Added compatibility for Windows Server 2022
- Licenses can now be activated using registered email address and license key only
- Added new demo database for new installations
- Added support for XRite eXact2
- Added calculation for undertones (same Lightness) to ProcessControl module
- Color bar scan now allows remeasurement of individual patches
- Added Visual defects evaluation to Balanced scorecard view
- Several improvements to maintain compatibility with XRite CCATool
- Added HP Indigo LUT exporters to CTP feature
- Measurement dates and times are now shown in local time zone with information about the original time and time zone
- Added current username and license level to window title
- Added function to monitor which workstation is currently logged into the system
- Allow specific color bar patches to be excluded from scoring
- Save as reference function now allows immediate creation of printing condition and substrate
- Allow ChromaTrack automatic density correction to be applied automatically
- Duplicated jobs are opened automatically directly after creation
MeasureColor Reports 22.2
- Complete overhaul of the MCR user interface
- Per report improvements in look and feel, performance, stability
- Optimized PDF report generation
- New job calendar view
- New machine dot gain behavior report
- New customer quality performance report
- New Ink metrics report (most used inks, best/worst inks)
- Measurement devices in use (name, brand, serial)
- System overview report shows number of plants, jobs, measurements
- Overall speed and stability improvements
MeasureColor 22.1 new features and improvements:
- X-Rite eXact Autoscan productivity enhancements:
- Added onscreen button to trigger EAS laser guide
- Optimized need for instrument substrate white calibration
- Removed maximum patch count per measurement
- X-Rite eXact improvements:
- Removed need for substrate white measurement in scan mode if not needed
- Added support for Nix Spectro2 (USB)
- Other improvements:
- Job setup warns when SPIN and SPEX target patches are used in the same job
- Updated Teamviewer Remote Support application to the latest version
Bug fixes
Fixed a potential issue with Dotnet ATOM pool that could lead to OutOfMemory errors
MeasureColor 21.3 new features and improvements:
- New user interface for flexo and gravure operators in ProcessControl module:
- Overview of all job inks and and tone value deviations in a single view
- Warn operators for imbalance between left and right side of a roll
- Detailed view per ink showing all relevant information
- Show/hide the MeasureColor TrafficLight if desired
- Default landing view (Operator, Gamut, legacy Flexo Stream view) can be set per press
- Support for Sphere based MIF files
- Improvements to Techkon device connections
MeasureColor 21.2 new features and improvements:
- MultiSpot: Added feature to send MCX based print Quality data to external Reports server
- MultiSpot: Added support for Visual defects
- MultiSpot: Added Tools menu and functions to better align with other modules
- MultiSpot: Added an option to disable incoming measurements on the Spot detail view
- MultiSpot: Added support to set and store Roll numbers
- MCX: Added support for PantoneLIVE
- MCX: Added additional locking of PrintQuality meta data fields
- Auto Job Setup: Added option to extend the maximum number of jobs shown in the job list
- PantoneLIVE: Increased performance of job setup where PantoneLIVE is used
- Generic: Added new machine type ‘Gravure’
- Generic: Allow job info to be shown before a measurement has been added
MeasureColor 21.1 new features:
- MeasureColor Exchange (MCX): streamline color communication between brand owners, premedia and print suppliers
- New subscription based ‘MeasureColor QA’ license level
- GMG OpenColor connection: Import GMG color targets directly from OpenColor
- Integration improvements to BST eltromat iPQ Spectral to automatically handle new color bar definitions
- New UI for Reference Management module allowing more easy management of printing conditions and color targets
- Option to add new print quality reporting related metadata to MeasureColor presets and jobs
- Option to define receiving MeasureColor Reports server per job (was: per customer)
- Added option to userProfiles to allow transmission of print quality data
- Send print quality information to external MeasureColor Reports server with ease
- Moved Measurement workflow setting from userProfile section to machine settings
- Improved UI for managing target dot gain curves
- Added an option to UserProfiles to disable certain XRite Intellitrax options for press operators
Improvements:
- License management shows ‘last updated’ information
- Various performance improvements when recalculating/updating job scores
MeasureColor 20.3 new features:
- Support for Konica Minolta MYIRO-1
- Improved data recording workflow for KBA Ergotronic
- Support for Werma Kombisign 72 USB Signal Tower
- Support for Esko CurvePilot .ted curve files
Various improvements:
- Extended support for device geometry to CxF and CSV reference exchange
- Improved handling of CxF3 files that contain multiple measurement conditions
- Image module: Image files can now be exchanged while editing a preset
- Updated build-in user manual
- Improved data-transfer to prevent time-outs during job set-up when network connections are slow
Most important bug fixes:
- Fixed an issue where some KBA Ergotronic files could not be imported
- Fixed Status page for Reports servers
- Fixed an issue where the PQM dialog for PhotoType users scaled incorrectly
MeasureColor 20.2 new features:
- Added support for XRite ColorCert Scorecard API
- Improved functionality for Visual defects, Color registration and Barcode grading
- Retrieve Netprofiler status on applicable XRite spectrophotometers
- Track measurement device usage per measurement (available for Techkon SpectroDens, SpectroDrive, SpectroJet, XRite EyeOne Pro1/Pro2, eXact, 530, 939, SpectroEye, Intellitrax v1/v2, BST eltromat iPQ Spectral, Variable Inc Spectro1)
- ProcessControl module: Record roll numbers with ease on flexo machines
- Automatically use XRGA transformation for XRite Intellitrax v1
- Improved Reports data transfer progress and error indication
- MeasureColor Job Setup routine now allow up to 12 custom data fields
MeasureColor 20.1 new features:
- Support for Variable Inc Spectro 1
- X-Rite eXact AutoScan enhancements (3mm patch size, scan/spot switching)
- Spot color target matching during Job setup
- Support for transferring PantoneLIVE based jobs to Reports
- Added section ‘Global settings’ to Management Module
Various other improvements:
- ProcessControl module: GrayFinder corrections are now sent to Reports for detailed gray balance analysis
- ProcessControl module: Added support for Intellitrax2 foot pedal
- ProcessControl module: Improved Rutherford closed-loop support for light spot colors
- ProcessControl module: Reduce number of warnings for Intellitrax in case of missing spectral targets
- ProcessControl module: Improved indication of OK-sheets and Custom References
- ProcessControl module: Improved support for PantoneLIVE and Spot Color Tone Value (SCTV)
- ProcessControl module: Added support to measure dot gain for spot colors while using G7 for process colors
- ColorDrive module: Added support for BST iPQ Spectral inline systems
- Spot Color Tool: Remember last selected color book
- Spot Color Tool: Added list of recently used target colors
- Spot Color Tool: Added Print screen button
- Spot Color Tool: Added date/timestamp to interface (and print screen)
- MultiSpot module: Opacity measurement added (license restrictions may apply)
- MultiSpot module: Added an option to display absolute densities or delta-density
- MultiSpot module: Updated job info view
- Reference Manager module: Ink info2 field now supports multi-line input
- Generic: Added scale to CIE-L graphs
- Generic: Do not send MeasureColor demo data to Reports on a clean install
Most important bug fixes:
- MultiSpot module: Fixed an issue where custom data fields were not copied when duplicating a job.
- Spot Color Tool module: Fixed an issue where custom tolerances were not applied
- AutoSVF Importer module: Fixed an issue where the application could crash when a measurement is imported for a non-existing job
- Image module: Fixed an issue where ChromaTrack best match would work on PantoneLIVE colors
- Remote clients: Fixed an issue where the application could crash if a remote company had no machine assigned
- Generic: Fixed an issue where automatic connection setup between MeasureColor and MeasureColor Reports would not work
MeasureColor 19.2 new features:
- MeasureColor can now be set up for UGRA or Balanced Scoring
- Added the X-Rite eXact Auto-Scan measurement device
- Added the Datacolor CHECK 3 Portable Sphere Spectrophotometer
- Improved MakeReady status visibility, MakeReady button now toggles the currently displayed measurement
- MultiSpot ‘new sequence’ button now shows when it is set to ‘auto’
- Performance and stability improvements
MeasureColor 19.1 new features:
- Support for BST eltromat SmartDataPreparation / iPQSpectral job setup (addon)
- Supports KBA Ergotronic measurements to be imported in ProcessControl Module (addon)
- Ability to register Visual Defects in Process Control module
- Improvements to ChromaTrack Automatic Density adjustments and Density Channel selections
- Improvements to G7 analysis in case of ink zone based measurements
- Improved usability for reviewing dotgain and CTP curves
- Performance and stability improvements
MeasureColor 18.2 new features:
- Support for XRite Ci64 sphere spectrophotometers
- Improved support for inline measurement systems
- Ultra efficient data storage
- Support for ISO 18620 standard CTP curves
- Selecting a density filter during measurements
MeasureColor 18.1 new features:
- Operator oriented G7 Grayscale and G7 Targeted analysis tools
- MeasureColor Grayfinder technology and interface to optimize any gray balance standard with ease
- Automatic ChromaTrack Best Match Density corrections
- Spot Color Tone Value (SCTV, ISO 20654:2017)
- Tolerance per color
- New easy to understand ChromaTrack Best Match visual indicators
- Full integration of M-conditions (M0, M1, M2, M3) in all modules
- Full support of latest Techkon and XRite measurement devices
- Support for BST/Eltromat iPQ Spectral inline measurements
- Ability to disable specific color bar patches during job setup
- New job setup workflow for Image module
- Usability improvements for Reference Manager module
- Usability improvements for ColorBar Editor module
- Usability improvements to device calibration and measurement functions
- Installs Techkon TDService v2.x for support of new generation measurement devices (full client installer)
- Dud patches are ignored from average calculations (Intellitrax workflows)
- Support for SSL based server connections
- Data is no longer deleted from the database but archived
- Various bug fixes
- System stability and performance enhancements
MeasureColor 17.2 new features:
- Remote printers can now install clients workstations with ease
- Client software is updated automatically upon server upgrade
- Custom translations are now managed from the Server’s Management Module
- Warnings are shown upon user login when server hard disk or database runs out of space
- Native XRite Intellitrax v2 support
- Option to lock color books to prevent editing
- Added ‘first run’ procedure to configure server connection and measurement devices quickly
- Performance improvements when working with very large color books (10.000+)
- Spot Color Tool now uses separate tolerances for process and spot colors
- Many smaller system performance improvements and improved memory management
MeasureColor 17.1 new features:
- MutliSpot new job setup structure
- MultiSpot new presets can be generated without inks specified
- MultiSpot: force measurement of substrate after job creation (ChromaTrack)
- All new job setup structures: ability to add multiple inks at once
- CDS module new job setup structure
- PantoneLIVE TVI calculation improvements
- PantoneLIVE speed improvements
- ProcessControl module: measure opacity for white ink (switch on/off via Tolerance Set)
- Management module: New Tolerance Set page layout (better usability, import/export options)
- Reference Manager: ‘Search by measurement’ results are displayed with delta-Lch of potential matches
MeasureColor 16.2 new features:
- Reference Manager wizard to create references and printing conditions with ease
- Reference Manager new ICC importer supports N-Color profiles up to 15 colors
- Reference Manager new ICC importer can make use of spectral (cgats) data from profile
- Reference Manager new CGATS.17 file importer
- ProcessControl jobs can now be assigned to remote printers, printers only need light weight MeasureColor client
- ProcessControl module: Added support for various 3rd party Print Quality Management Systems using web services
- ProcessControl module now supports easy data transfer to Phototype PQM
- ProcessControl module Focus patch: let your operators focus on tone values or solids
- Custom reference feature enhancements for ink zones
- Custom reference feature for non-ink zone based jobs
- ProcessControl ink zones graph scaling
- ProcessControl ChromaTrack indicator graph scaling
- AutoJob setup now displays missing reference colors if needed
- Support for XRite eXact XP
- Various smaller enhancements and optimizations for data exchange with MeasureColor Reports
MeasureColor 16.1 new features:
- UserProfiles: tune software functions for specific use cases (typical operator, advanced quality manager, etc.)
- Complete new job setup procedures with simple, standard and advanced workflows. Selected via UserProfiles
- Flexibles module: new measurement module focused on operators in flexible packaging (included in MeasureColor Pack)
- Export color measurements to Ink Formulation software for quick ink corrections (included in MeasureColor Pack)
- New Reference Manager module to manage all color references and printing conditions with ease
- Save a measurement as new color reference (color book) from ProcessControl module
- New SpotColor Tool for quick, ad-hoc color analysis. Quickly compare against measurement or stored reference.
- Improved flexibility for automated, MIS based job setup
- Job lists now show last production jobs for quick production analysis
- Check and correct job setup errors before saving a job
- Advanced login options allows choice of measurement devices to load during startup
- Import, export and duplicate color bars straight from Colorbar Editor module
- Windows 10 compatible
- Improved installers check and download proper SQL server version upon installation
- Many smaller usability improvements
MeasureColor 15.1 new features:
- Easy to understand License System
- Simplified installation, new installer covers everything
- Automatic configuration
- Seamless PantoneLIVE integration
- Supports the NEW x-Rite eXact for Spot, Scan and BlueTooth
- Improved Techkon device connections
- Expanded filter techniques to find jobs and measurements instant
- Countless small performance improvements