ChromaChecker Capture is a fast, friendly color "scratchpad" that helps press operators — conventional or digital — match process and spot colors quickly. Match against another print, a given Lab value, a brand color from a library or project, a ColorCert project, or CMYK primaries, all driven by the handheld instrument you already own.
Use Capture on its own as a make-ready tool, or add a Print and/or Color Inspector tracking license later to track colors over time — by job and by customer — without changing the way your operators work.
For conventional press operators:
- Drive your handheld instrument — works with Techkon SpectroDens, X-Rite eXact, X-Rite i1Pro and more to bring solids, overprints, spots, and spot simulations to the right value fast
- Best Match density guidance — the software estimates the density change needed to hit the color
- Lab-to-density prediction — enter a Lab value and Capture predicts the density change for the best match
- Calculate to any ICC profile — solids, overprints, and spot simulations against your profile
- Out-of-gamut feedback — if a spot is out of gamut, see exactly how far (ΔE)
- Color libraries — calculate to any installed library (PMS, brand CxF, and more), with ColorCert project auto best-match
- Uniformity & Snowflake tolerancing — assess uniformity across or between pages, and use multi-axis "Snowflake" tolerancing for a consistent visual match at the same ΔE
For digital press operators:
- Match brand & spot colors faster — no ICC profile? Print a Grid to find the closest color without trial and error. Have a profile? Capture shows the CMYK (+n) values needed to match your measurement
- Save and prove matches — measure a physical color, save it as a reference, and compare future runs against it; print a QC label to document the match
- Tolerance checks — measure a print, compare to the target Lab value, and know instantly if it's in tolerance
- Variation tool — understand the variation in a print or graphic to confirm quality is met
- Build reusable references — create references for Color Inspector or Print Inspector to speed up future reprints of a job
Product Details
| Product Type | Press-side color-matching software (downloadable client) | Best For | Conventional & digital press operators |
| Match References | Another print, Lab value, color library, ColorCert project, CMYK primaries | Color Libraries | PMS, brand CxF, and more |
| Supported Instruments | X-Rite (i1Pro, i1iO, iSis, eXact), Techkon SpectroDens & SpectroPlate, Myiro-1, DS-700D, NIX Spectro 2, Variable Bridge, X-Rite IC Plate, and select remote instruments | ||
| Key Tools | Best Match, Grid, Variator, Snowflake multi-axis tolerancing, QC labels | ICC Support | Solids, overprints & spot simulations to any ICC profile |
| Tracking Upgrade | Add a Print and/or Color Inspector license to track colors over time, by job, and by customer (monthly, yearly, or 3-year) | ||
