| The key to color
Unlocking the secrets to cutting edge color communication by Andrea L. Eckman, Apparel Magazine, Apr 2004 Page 5
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<<prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 next>> Web-Based Communication Two of Asia's largest dye manufacturers, Oh Young of Korea and Oriental of Taiwan, have recently started using eWarna's XDyes product to support their dye sales to smaller dyehouses. Nagase of Japan had also recently begun promoting this product in Japan. XDyes works entirely on web pages, only a web browser is needed. The dye supplier pays for a web page in their own "livery," which is linked live to a folder of dye loadings (primaries) maintained on eWarna's internet server using eWarna's Labworks Pro product. More sophisticated dyehouses with their own spectrophotometers can use the dye supplier's data directly over the internet using Pro. Customers of the dye supplier then go to the web page and pick a color from a palette such as Pantone or by uploading a file passed to them from other color software, or by manually typing in data from specifier standards. They then select a range of dyes/ processes from the supplier using drop-down menus, and also select the illuminants under which match should be made. With one click, the dyehouse can see a listing of possible recipes, ranked by metamerism under those illuminants. The recipes are calculated in real time, so any changes to the dye loadings are automatically included. According to Richard Lawn, CEO of eWarna Malaysia, "The process is not as full-featured as typical recipe formulation software, such as Pro, where the first dyeing is re-measured on a spectrophotometer for correction, but XDyes is way ahead of manually trying many attempts at a color matching. Using XDyes, the dyer can get a first cut recipe for quick manual correction or can try out what effects selecting different dyes could have. He or she can also use XDyes as an interactive pricing tool; if the dyer knows the individual prices of the dyes themselves, then XDyes will let them calculate accurate costing estimates for producing any color picked." GretagMacbeth has introduced a web-based instrument management program. Instruments can drift from specifications over time, causing uncertainties in the color management process. The company's NetProfiler system allows you to automatically test, measure, and-profile your instrument remotely over the internet. According to the company, you can run all your instruments, at all your locations worldwide, against the certified standards as often as your like to ensure instruments perform accurately. The program allows unlimited report access that shows the performance and trends of every instrument in your network. GretagMacbeth also offers the NetPalette system that allows the real-time color data using web-based communications. The system can improve data organization and compliance with corporate standards while shortening the time from concept to final product. Additionally, X-Rite recently introduced a web-based color data communication solution, Web Edition. The color control solution helps textile professionals measure, analyze, control, and communicate color data, anytime, anywhere in the world. All of X-Rite's spectrophotometers interface with X-Rite's new quality assurance and formulation software, X-RiteColor Master 6.0, meaning users can manage color standards, create custom reports, and communicate color data from any location using Web Edition. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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