PatchTool is designed to:
- Visualize color lists (xyY, XYZ, L*a*b*, L*C*h*, RGB, CMYK, spectral data) as color patches
- Import lists saved in standard file formats (CGATS, CxF V-1, V-2 and V-3)
- Import lists created with spreadsheets or word processors
- Import/export spectral data with various scales and ranges
- Import RGB data encoded in 8 bit, 15 bit, 16 bit, or scaled to 100%
- Import/export color lists in OSA UCS coordinates
- Import small TIFF images as color lists
- Import/export Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) files
- Switch between the Measured, Random, or Visual layouts of ECI2002 and IT8.7/4 targets
- Perform printer and monitor certification as defined by IDEAlliance
- Derive Color Correction matrices as per ASTM E1455
- Check your display calibration with a DTP94, i1Pro, i1Pro 2, i1 Display, i1Display Pro, Spyder2, Spyder3 or Spyder4
- Measure colors in reflectance with an i1 Pro or i1Pro 2
- Compare patches from separate files
- Compare two files with detailed statistics
- Average files using weighted or un-weighted methods
- Re-order, rename and renumber lists; turn and mirror patch layouts; flip rows and columns
- Convert color lists to standard color spaces (xyY, XYZ, L*a*b*, L*C*h*, RGB, CMYK)
- Convert lists using RGB or CMYK ICC profiles
- Generate device dependent (RGB, CMYK), device independent (L*a*b*, L*C*h*, XYZ), and OSA UCS color lists
- Check if a color list is clipped by a destination profile
- Determine profile gamut volume
- Extract data from photos of targets
- Tweak color lists for improved printed accuracy
- Export color lists in CGATS or text files
- Export RGB in 8 bit, 15 bit+ (Photoshop 16 bit), true 16 bit, or scaled to 100%
- Export to Munsell HVC
- Export to images
- Export to BabelColor CT&A (sold separately)