PatchTool 2.3.0 b109

PatchTool is a multi-purpose tool for averaging, manipulating, viewing, converting and exporting color lists.
PatchTool imports CXF files with spectral data, or CGATS formatted lists, and even lists formatted in plain text.
PatchTool exports your color lists in CGATS compatible files, in plain text format, or as images; you can also export them as color catalogues to be used within the BabelColor CT&A program.
Main features:
General features:
- Visualize and compare color lists as color patches (the recognized color spaces are xyY, XYZ, L*a*b*, L*C*h*, RGB, CMYK, as well as spectral data)
- Designed for Windows and Mac OS X. Although the interface is very similar, the menus are laid out and labeled according to the user-guidelines for each platform.
- Includes a help manual in PDF format
Import:
- Import color lists defined in industry standard color lists formats (CGATS, CXF)
- Import color lists saved in plain text format, as generated from spreadsheets or word processors
- Import spectral data scaled between zero and one or between 0 and 100%
- Import spectral data defined in a range of either 380 to 730 nm or 400 to 700 nm
- Import RGB data encoded in 8 bit, 15 bit, 16 bit or scaled to 100%
Misc. functions:
- Compare a patch in a file to a patch in any other file, and get the color difference value
- Compare two files (with the same number of patches) in the same window
- Average color lists using either a weighted or un-weighted method (mix lists with or without spectral data)
- Turn and mirror patch layouts, flip rows and columns, rename and renumber color lists.
- View ECI2002 colors lists in "Measured", "Random" or "Visual" layouts.
- Re-order color lists according to any user-selected color space coordinate (or spectral value when available)
- Convert color lists to many standard color spaces (xyY, XYZ, L*a*b*, L*C*h*, RGB, CMYK)
Export:
- Export color lists as text files conforming to the CGATS standard format
- Export spectral data scaled between zero and one or between 0 and 100%
- Export spectral data defined in a range of either 380 to 730 nm or 400 to 700 nm
- Export RGB data in 8 bit, 15 bit+ (i.e. Photoshop "16 bit"), "true" 16 bit or scaled to 100%
- Export color lists in a simplified Tab-delimited format for text reports and spreadsheets
- Export color lists in many image formats (including TIFF-L*a*b* and TIFF-CMYK, 8 and 16 bit)
- Export color lists to be used as "Color Decks" in the BabelColor Color Translator and Analyzer (CT&A) program (BabelColor CT&A is not included)
System requirements:
Minimum:
- 750 MHz
- 1024 x 768 display
- 32 bit color
- 512 MB RAM
Recommended:
- 1.0+ GHz processor
- 1280 x 1024 display
- 32 bit color
- 1 GB RAM
Version restrictions:
- Limited features
- Nag screen

Enhancements:
- Added support for X-Rite DTP94 (MonacoOPTIX) colorimeter.
- PatchTool Compare files can be re-opened within PatchTool for further analysis.
- Now records the measuring instrument Serial Number in exported files and reports.
- There is no more a requirement to be a system administrator in Windows XP; this change also makes the program better compliant to Windows Vista security requirements.
- Windows 98 is no longer supported; the last compatible version for this OS is 2.2.0.