BabelColor PRODUCTS
This page presents a top-level overview of our software products
Use it to compare the tools provided in CT&A and PatchTool. You can then jump to the features, specifications, screenshots and revision
history of each program.
CT&A
CT&A (Color Translator & Analyzer) is a
collection of tools specifically designed for
the measurement, conversion, and
analysis of individual colors or small
batches of colors (depending on the tool).
Tools are grouped by theme in individually
managed windows; these windows are
controlled with a menu or toolbar.
Note: The RGB vs RGB, Munsell, CRI, ISO
3664+, Metamerism Index, and RAL
DESIGN tools do not require a color
measurement instrument although an
instrument can be used for input. The
Density, FluoCheck, Graph, and Whiteness
tools only accept an input from an
instrument. Instruments are purchased
separately; a list of supported instrument
is shown in the specifications page.
Jump to a specific page:
Toolbar window:
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screenshots
RGB vs RGB tool:
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screenshots
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specifications
Munsell tools:
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screenshot
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specifications
CRI tools:
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screenshots
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specifications
Density tools:
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screenshot
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specifications
FluoCheck tools:
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screenshot
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specifications
Graph tools:
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screenshots
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specifications
ISO 3664+ / ISO 12646 tools:
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screenshots
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specifications
Metamerism Index (MI) tools:
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screenshot
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specifications
RAL DESIGN tool:
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screenshot
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specifications
Whiteness tools:
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screenshots
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specifications
Features highlights
Here are examples of specialized features
supported in CT&A or PatchTool.
Dithered color patches
Using PatchTool Export dialog, you can
generate an 8 bit target image with
dithered pixel colors. You obtain images
with essentially 16 bit accuracy in a 8 bit
workflow.
Munsell Color System support
This color system is supported in many
BabelColor software tools:
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CT&A bidirectional converter tools.
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CT&A RGB vs RGB tool.
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Munsell digital color catalogue in
the CT&A RGB vs RGB Color Decks.
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Convert and export color lists to
Munsell notation with PatchTool.
Density measurements
In combination with the i1Pro series of
spectrophotometers from X-Rite, a full set
of density tools are available in CT&A.
Basic density measurements are also
available with PatchTool. The M0, M1, M2,
and M3 Measurement Conditions are
supported as permitted by the instrument.
CIE 170 cone fundamental Observers
PatchTool supports the 2 deg. and 10 deg.
CIE 170 cone fundamentals. Import and
export tristimulus data. Export MacLeod-
Boynton chromaticity coordinates.
Convert XYZ to spectral data
With PatchTool, convert tristimulus data to
spectral data optimized for one or two
Illuminants.
OSA-UCS support
Generate color lists and import or export
Optical Society of America Uniform Color
Scale (OSA-UCS) coordinates with
PatchTool.
Extract a target from an image
Get the RGB, CMYK, or L*a*b* coordinates
of color patches in the image of a target
and compare them to reference values, all
within PatchTool.
Create custom RGB space ICC profiles
In CT&A, define a Custom RGB space by
selecting its primaries, its White Point, and
its gamma function (simple or detailed).
Export as a matrix ICC profile.
Color Measurement
and Analysis