SpectraMagic NX is a colour measurement software package that can be used to interface with Konica Minolta instruments and provide extended reporting and analysis of colour and colour difference.
Whether your colour control involves incoming raw materials, in process production or outbound colour critical goods and materials, SpectraMagic™NX makes it easy to inspect and control colour.
Utilize pre-defined screen templates for Pass/Fail assessment, statistical process control, or R&D analysis. SpectraMagic™NX can deliver exactly the output for your needs.
SpectraMagic™NX can be connected to all Konica Minolta Spectrophotometer and Chroma-Meter models and is suitable for all up to date Windows OS systems.
OS
Windows® 10 Professional 32-bit, 64-bit Windows® 11 Professional
(English, Japanese, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Portugese, traditional and simplified Chinese, and Hangul versions available)
Note: The hardware of the computer system to be used must meet or exceed the recommended system requirements for the compatible OS being used or the following specifications!
CPU
Pentium® III 600 MHz or higher (recommended)
Memory
128 MB (256 MB recommended)
Hard disk
450 MB of available disk space (At least 400 MB of available space is required in the system drive)
Display
Display unit capable showing at least 1024 × 768 dots/16-bit colours
Other
DVD-ROM drive (required for installation); one free USB port for protection key; one free port (serial port or additional USB port) for connection to instrument when connecting via cable (or USB port for USB Bluetooth® adapter when using a USB Bluetooth® adapter for performing communication with CM-700d or CM-600d via Bluetooth®); Internet Explorer Ver. 5.01 or later
CM-25cG, CM-23d, CM-25d, CM-26d, CM-26dG, CM-5, CR-5, CM-700d/600d, CM-3630, CM-3700A, CR-400/410, FD-5, FD-7, CM-36d, CM-36dG, CM-36dGV
Professional Edition ONLY
Colour space
L*a*b*, L*C*h, Lab99, LCh99, XYZ, Hunter Lab, Yxy, L*u’v’, L*u*v* and their color differences; Munsell (C, D65)
Indices
WI (CIE 1982, ASTM E313-73, ASTM E313-96, Hunter, Berger, Taube, Stensby, Ganz), Tint (CIE 1982, ASTM E313-96, Ganz), YI (ASTM D1925-70, ASTM E313-73, ASTM E313-96, DIN6167), WB (ASTM E313-73), Standard depth (ISO 105.A06), Brightness (TAPPI, ISO2470), Opacity (ISO 2471, TAPPI T425 89% White plate) , Haze (ASTM D1003-97)*, Density (Status (ISO 105.A04E), Staining degree rating (ISO 105.A04E), Grey scale (ISO 105.A05), Strength, Pseudo strength, K/S strength (Apparent ΔE*ab,ΔL*,ΔC*,ΔH*,Δa*,b* , Maximum Absorption, total wavelength, user wavelength) NC#, NC Grade
Only when measurement are taken with CM-5 connected: Gardner, Iodine Color Number, Hazen/ APHA, European Pharmacopoeia, US Pharmacopeia
*With some instrument types, the illuminating/light-receiving optical system may not satisfy the definition of “Haze” ASTM D1003-97 procedure B. However, this presents no problem as long as the value is used as a relative value.
Colour difference equation
ΔE*ab (CIE 1976), ΔE*94 (CIE 1994) and each component of lightness, saturation and hue, ΔE00 (CIE DE2000) and each component of lightness, saturation and hue, ΔE99 (DIN99), ΔE (Hunter), CMC (I:c) and each component of lightness, saturation and hue, FMC-2, NBS 100, NBS 200, ΔEc (degree)(DIN 6175-2), ΔEp (degree)(DIN 6175-2)
Observer
2°, 10°
Illuminants
A, C, D50, D55, D65, D75, F2, F6, F7, F8, F10, F11, F12, U50, ID50, ID65, User illuminant 1 to 3
Graph display
Spectral reflectance (transmittance) and its difference, K/S and its difference, Absorbance and its difference, L*a*b* absolute value, ΔL*a*b* (2D/3D color difference distribution, MI), Hunter Lab absolute value, Hunter ΔLab (colour difference distribution), xy chromaticity diagram, Trend chart and histogram of each colour space and colour difference equation, Pseudo colour display
Image display
Link between measured value and image data (JPEG or BMP format), Insertion of custom images
Instrument control
Measurement/calibration Automatic average measurement: 1 to 999 measurements Manual average measurement: Any number of measurements (Standard deviation and average value are displayed in the colour space selected during measurement.) Remote measurement (Excluding the CM-3000 Series) Instrument setting Upload of data stored in the instrument (Excluding the CM-3000 Series) List view of data stored in the instrument (Excluding the CM-3000 Series)
Target
Registration of several target colours (Automatic target colour selection), Manual input and registration of colorimetric data by specifying colour space, Target data download to the instrument (Excluding the CM-3000 Series)
Data list
List view and editing of target/measured data (delete, sort, averaging, copy & paste, search, file merge)
Link between JPEG images, Display of statistic value and pass/fail ratio
Visual judgement result input function, Additional data information inputting/listing function
External I/O
Loading/saving data files in original format (Extension: mes) (Several files can be loaded.)
Loading/saving template files in original format (Extension: mtp) (Several files can be loaded.)
Saving of data in text format (CSV, TXT), saving of data in XML format, Copy of listed data to the clipboard
Help function
Navigation Display
Quality Control Software for a wide range of applications in the Lab or production line