Maxwell Color Set Details
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Once you have measurements of your devices uploaded into Maxwell, there is a great wealth of information that you can obtain. You can have several different ways of viewing your colors.
To access the Color Set Details click on a track, choose Measurements, choose an individual measurement, and see the list under "Related Items." This page explains in detail what you can do with a measurement or other color set.
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Colors
- All the colors in the colorlist are presented in the order that they are represented on the colorlist file.
- Any of the colors can be clicked on to present a histogram of the color, XYZ values, etc.
Channel Report
The Channel Report uses SmartTargetTM technology to:
- Find single-ink patches
- Uses the calculation engine in CHROMiX's ColorThink Pro software to
- Automatically calculate dot gains.
Note: Channel Report requires CMYK data. (It will not work with RGB data.)
Solid Colors
The Solid Colors report uses SmartTargetTM technology to pull key patches from the target, including:
- "Paper" white
- 100% Cyan, 100%, Magenta, 100% Yellow, 100% black
- 300% ink patches, 400% ink patches
This feature provides a quick and easy way to view these important colors patches without having to remember where they are on the target.
For example, you can check to see if your paper has any optical brighteners by quickly choosing the paper white patch and viewing the histogram.
For more information on optical brightners, click here.
Note: These patches must exist in the color set in order for Maxwell to find them! Solid Colors requires CMYK data.
Target View
Target View will display the target colors in the correct dimensions if Maxwell can recognize the target contents.
In addition, you can:
- Mouse over any color on the target and view the address of the color
- A color-accurate enlarged sample swatch of the color
- The total number of patches in the target
Clicking again on any color in the target will
- Open up the color detail on the color
- Show a histogram of the color
- Show XYZ information on the color