Datacolor|TECHKON, a combined entity formed after Datacolor acquired TECHKON, has announced a new update of its color QA management suite is now available. ChromaQA 7.5 arrives with new features and enhancements. ChromaQA 7.5 now brings 18 new features and enhancements across SPEC, PRESS, STANDARDS, ADMIN, and SmartINK. Highlights include the ability to specify measurement locations within artwork, import colour standards from an ICC profile, customize drawdown reports, and create multiple ScoreCards.
Across the ChromaQA suite, version 7.5 gives users more control over how colour standards are created, measured, evaluated, and reported. The release also expands support for PantoneLIVE, Colibri colorant sets, SmartINK corrections, and SpectroCheck calibration reporting, helping printers and brands simplify everyday color quality workflows. When creating templates in Chroma Spec, it is now possible to upload a PDF or JPG image of the printed artwork. This not only allows the press operator to have visual confirmation of the print job but also enables the user to specify the exact measurement locations inside the image after selecting the colour standards.