Version 5.3.02 - Serendipity Software

Spectro
The Spectro application allows for the measurement of colours with a Spectrophotometer. The accuracy of the
measured value can be viewed against an imported value
when mapped through a selected ICC profile.
The window is split into two sections. The right side allows for
the import and viewing of a Special Set, which is used as the
comparison base. The left side displays the measured values.
Selecting a particular measured value matches the closest
colour of the imported set, giving it relative deltaE values.
These can also be filtered to only show the closest matches for
better viewing.
Options
• Load Set – Select a Special Colour Set to load. This is
the set used to compare measured values with. Choose from any of the Special Colour Sets created.
• Match ICC – Select a Match ICC profile.
• Rendering Intent – Select the rendering intent for the Match profile.
• Spectrophotometer – Select your device from the list of supported Spectrophotometers.
• Activate – Connect to your selected device. Once connected, the pull down device list will change to display any
status messages from the device and the values measured.
• Turn Off – Disconnects the connected Spectrophotometer. Alternates with the Activate button.
• Add – Select this to append to the list for each reading. If this is not selected, the last reading is updated. This is
available after the device has successfully connected.
• e – Select the value of deltaE to display for when comparing measured colours with those in a loaded set. This
is used in conjunction with the Show All Swatches option.
• Show All Swatches – Select this to view all swatches. By de-­‐selecting this, only those swatches below or equal
to the deltaE value entered will be displayed. Colours within the defined tolerance values will show in blue.
Measured / Loaded Set Panels
The Measure and Loaded Set panels show the following information:
• Colour – A swatch visually representing the colour.
• Name – The name of the colour. This can be edited by clicking in the name field.
• Space – The colourspace of the colour (Lab or CMYK).
• Mode – The paint mode of the colour.
• Tint – The tint value of the colour.
• DotGain – The dotgain curve assigned to the colour (if any).
In addition, the Loaded Set panel displays the following:
• e/CIE94/CMC (1:1)/CMC (2:1)/Delta L/Delta a/Delta b – These columns list the relative delta’s of the loaded
set colours when compared to the selected, measured colour.
Export Menu
The Export menu allows for the measured values to be exported to a space or tab delimited file. Save all or only selected
entries and select the format for export:
• Lab – Export just the Lab values.
• XYZ – Export just the XYZ values.
• Lab XYZ – Export the Lab values followed by the XYZ values on the same line.
• XYZ Lab – Export the XYZ values followed by the Lab values on the same line.
• Separate Values With – Choose if the values are to be separated with spaces or tabs.
A contextual (right-­‐click) menu in the Measured / Loaded Set panels has the option to Delete (a selected colour); Delete
All (measured colours); Print (the measured/loaded set to a system device); and Font Options.
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