Maxwell ColorShuttle

From ColorWiki

ColorShuttle is a client program that makes it easy to update the Maxwell color repository with measurements and profiles. It "bridges the gap" between the web browser and your computer. ColorShuttle 3.0 directly supports the i1 and iSis hardware, and uploads measurements right into Maxwell Tracks for immediate use anywhere in the world. It also creates and monitors hot folders so you can measure color using practically any hardware and software that can save measurements into a file format Maxwell can understand (which is continually expanding).

ColorShuttle is designed specifically to be able to run in the background on the user's computer, and:

• Automatically upload active monitor profiles into Maxwell monitor tracks,
• Drive measurement instruments for measuring profile targets, color charts and other color data,
• Monitor the computer's connections to printers, displays, measurement instruments, etc.
• Gather environmental data from humidity and temperature sensors (coming soon)

Contents 1 Overview of Features 1.1 Maxwell 1.2 ColorShuttle 1.2.1 Feedback 1.2.2 Measurement targets 1.3 Devices 1.3.1 To add a new device: 1.3.2 Bond Device to Track 1.3.3 Device details 1.4 Displays 1.5 Color Instruments

Overview of Features

Maxwell

The top setup window (pictured above) is for entering Maxwell account information. There is also:

• A quick link for finding the ColorShuttle User Manual (which you are reading right now),
• And check boxes that will allow ColorShuttle to automatically make use of compatible software like ColorThink, IDEALink Curve, and IDEALink Verify.

ColorShuttle

The ColorShuttle pane shows current settings for the ColorShuttle program.

Feedback

Click on the Submit Feature Request / Bug Report link to send us feedback on:

• New features you would like to see in the software,
• Bugs in the system that you think we should know about.

Measurement targets

To use custom-made targets, click the Open Target Folder link. This opens the proper folder on your operating system into which you can place the reference files for any targets you wish to use. ColorShuttle will accept target references made by the following programs:

• ColorPort
• MeasureTool

For more information about using ColorShuttle to read custom-made targets, go to Measuring your target with ColorShuttle.

Devices

Devices can be printers, presses, or hotfolders which you might want to have tracked in Maxwell.

Clicking on your computer name, will bring up an overview of:

• Your computer name, model and serial number,
• The hotfolders that have been created for your devices, their connection status, and which Maxwell track they are bonded to.

To add a new device:

• Click on the plus sign in the bottom left corner of ColorShuttle.
• Choose a folder to use as a hotfolder. (Create a new folder if necessary.)

Bond Device to Track

Once a device is created, it should be bonded to a Maxwell track. Once a device or hotfolder is bonded to a track, any measurement files that are dropped into this hotfolder will automatically be uploaded into Maxwell.

See How to setup Maxwell to track a printer for more information on creating a track in Maxwell.

Device details

Clicking on a specific device will bring up details about:

• The hotfolder it is assigned to
• The bonding status
• Recent history of files that have been uploaded for this device.

From this pane you can:

• Set the default instrument you will use to take your measurements
• Set your preferred target
• Open the measurement window using the Measure... button.

Displays

ColorShuttle can also be configured to automatically upload monitor profiles.

• ColorShuttle will automatically detect all displays that are connected to your computer.
• Names are assigned according to the display's internal EDID information.
• When a display is disconnected, the display name is grayed out.
• Clicking the Displays heading will show the available displays, whether they are connected and bonded, and which Maxwell track they are bonded to.

Clicking on a specific monitor will bring up details about:

• The name and serial number for the display,
• The calibration expiration settings,
• The bonding status,
• The recent history of monitor profiles that have been uploaded for this display.

Color Instruments

ColorShuttle automatically detects spectrophotometers and colorimeters* that are connected to your computer.

Clicking on the eject icon next to the instrument will disconnect the instrument from its driver, so the instrument can be used by other programs.

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*: coming soon.