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Re: [Digital BW] Colormunki Design Exporting LAB values

2010-12-31 by Terry Ritz

You might find some helpful info at the link below, although I suspect
you're past this by now. . .

http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/bw_printing/bw_print_colorm
unki.html#addendum 

Keith is a list member, btw.

Terry.


On 10-12-31 3:09 PM, "Yan" <ylucille@...> wrote:

> 
> ah yes, I heard that apple users were blessed with the option to export the
> data as a CSV file.  One more reason to get a mac I suppose.  Looks like
> windows user need excel 2007 and newer for the IMPORTXml function.  going to
> try my luck with OpenOffice next.
> 
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Terry Ritz <t.ritz@...>
> wrote:
>> 
>> On 10-12-30 10:04 PM, "Yan" <ylucille@...> wrote:
>> 
>>> I've been happy linearizing my QTR curves with the LAB values in my
>>> Colormunki
>>> "palettes".  I have been typing the LAB values manually into Excel though.
>>> Whats the smart way to open Lab values in excel with exported colormunki
>>> readings?  the only file format that Colormunki Design seems to export in is
>>> "Cxf2".  whatever that is...opening that in excel is not pretty
>> 
>> I have CM Photo and using the ColorPicker I can export my readings to a CSV
>> file. Excel will open the CSV file and it's than an easy matter to
>> copy/paste the Lab values into the QTR file (I'm on a Mac). A text editor
>> would also work, but it would be more cumbersome.

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