QC Tracking is a tool designed for Quality Controllers. The structure of the database distinguishes Products and their respective Objects or components. Each Object can have any number of Tracks. Additionally, it is possible to group Products into Groups and create Collections (available on the website). This provides extra flexibility for easily organizing a lot of colors that have to be managed.
- Depending on your sample it is critical to understand that most of the Instruments can measure accurately flat, uniform surfaces with a matt finish. If you have metalized, high-glossy varnished, or laminated object or/and if surface effects have been applied, an object is translucent or visible change the color when observed from different directors then regular 0/45° geometry might not work!. Learn more about selecting the right instrument and measurement methodology here.
- Some objects might be non-uniform. The built-in averaging feature can help - please take into account that CC Capture stores information about sample uniformity during averaging. It is also important not to set a tolerance that tightened than uniformity of the sample.
- Inspect visually your specimen to find if has not defected, no scratches, stains, or any artifacts that may accidentally change the color definition.
- Color Inspector Default Color Specification is D50/2°, however, it is possible to define any other (not available on the free credentials demo account). QC Tracing uses a single Color Specification - only defined M-condition data are stored in the database.
- For QC Tracking you can define a color by color coordinates, and select it from Asset (Color Library or Color Palette) but it is highly recommended to measure the physical sample with exactly the same kind of instrument that will be used for QC Tracking. Most users expect that different instruments should measure the same color sample almost identical, which is unrealistic. Advanced metrology by the definition accepts different results especially if two instruments use different sources of internal light, monochromators, sensors, geometry, aperture, or any other components of the measurement system. If QC Tracking is about using i1Pro for daily checks create a Reference with i1Pro not eXact, Myiro, or Barbieri LFP. Even some kind of instrument has to be set in the same way (same M-condition, aperture, geometry, measuring mode...) CC Color Inspector makes it possible to track the same object with two or more instruments - but each has to have its own Reference.
Make sure that you have CC Capture Installed and supported Instrument connected
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