Datacolor Paint Software
“At True Value, our team is focused on delivering exceptional customer service. By working closely with Datacolor, we have been able to add the key workflow needs for retail paint. PAINT version 2.0 is a user-friendly, color matching software that will enable our members to grow their business by providing expert color. Datacolor Paint is an all new software that redefines the search, match and dispense workflow for paint retailers. Featuring a modern user-interface, Paint is both easy-to-use and customizable, for immediate brand recognition.
I decided to give the ColorReader a try, as it’s not just useful for interior designers, decorators, and architects, it’s also a great tool for graphic and web designers as the ColorReader can take a reading in a second and sends the reading to the ColorReader app on your smartphone. The software identifies the precise color and matches it to color swatches using the RAL European color standard for powder coatings, paints, and plastics. There’s also a color match for NCS (Natural Color System) a Swedish color-matching standard. Additionally, it’s possible to download other color systems and swatches from individual paint manufacturers who support the ColorReader. Users can even use DataColor’s SDK to create their own swatches. The one swatch missing from the software at the moment is Pantone. I’d love to see lookup tables for Pantone chips, but I guess there are licensing issues at play.
The other really good thing that ColorReader can do is to suggest complementary color palettes that go well with a color you’ve just sampled. You can take a reading from a painted wall, and the ColorReader software can suggest what color your scatter cushions or drapes should be. It’s very clever and in my tests it looks to be really accurate. The ColorReader software can also be used to build up a color palette for specific projects which can be kept separately.
For graphic designers and web developers, the most important thing for a colorimeter to do is to provide accurate values for Lab, LCH, RGB and CMYK. Adobe cs3 cygiso keygen download for mac. This the DataColor software does and it’s a great way to sample a color that you want to use in a design or, for example, to find out what the precise color a client’s logo is. For my money, it’s a no brainer and the software keeps a log of its readings so you can go back and check over the values later on.
If I have a criticism, it’s the lack of clear instructions and a readable user guide that could help the user get the best from the ColorReader. There’s so much potential in this little device, it just needs a bit more support and maybe links to all the paint manufacturers who publicly support it by publishing digital swatches for their paint ranges.
Verdict: If you need to accurately record and identify colors as part of your job, the DataColor ColorReader is a fabulous tool that can really help interior designers and decorators, as well as anyone who needs to identify and catalog colors with a high degree of confidence and accuracy.
Pricing: £99 / €117.81 / $99
More info:http://www.colorreader.datacolor.com/eu/
Microsoft Paint
I decided to give the ColorReader a try, as it’s not just useful for interior designers, decorators, and architects, it’s also a great tool for graphic and web designers as the ColorReader can take a reading in a second and sends the reading to the ColorReader app on your smartphone. The software identifies the precise color and matches it to color swatches using the RAL European color standard for powder coatings, paints, and plastics. There’s also a color match for NCS (Natural Color System) a Swedish color-matching standard. Additionally, it’s possible to download other color systems and swatches from individual paint manufacturers who support the ColorReader. Users can even use DataColor’s SDK to create their own swatches. The one swatch missing from the software at the moment is Pantone. I’d love to see lookup tables for Pantone chips, but I guess there are licensing issues at play.
The other really good thing that ColorReader can do is to suggest complementary color palettes that go well with a color you’ve just sampled. You can take a reading from a painted wall, and the ColorReader software can suggest what color your scatter cushions or drapes should be. It’s very clever and in my tests it looks to be really accurate. The ColorReader software can also be used to build up a color palette for specific projects which can be kept separately.
For graphic designers and web developers, the most important thing for a colorimeter to do is to provide accurate values for Lab, LCH, RGB and CMYK. This the DataColor software does and it’s a great way to sample a color that you want to use in a design or, for example, to find out what the precise color a client’s logo is. For my money, it’s a no brainer and the software keeps a log of its readings so you can go back and check over the values later on.
If I have a criticism, it’s the lack of clear instructions and a readable user guide that could help the user get the best from the ColorReader. There’s so much potential in this little device, it just needs a bit more support and maybe links to all the paint manufacturers who publicly support it by publishing digital swatches for their paint ranges.
Verdict: If you need to accurately record and identify colors as part of your job, the DataColor ColorReader is a fabulous tool that can really help interior designers and decorators, as well as anyone who needs to identify and catalog colors with a high degree of confidence and accuracy.
Pricing: £99 / €117.81 / $99
More info:http://www.colorreader.datacolor.com/eu/
This isn't scientific, but I tested the DataColor ColorReader on the cover of this book and compared it with the result given by the Pantone color app that relies on the camera in my smartphone to see what the accuracy was like. The ColorReader has made a pretty good attempt to nail the color of the book.
Mark Sparrow