Import and Edit CxF/X-4 Data
Use this dialog to create CxF/X-4 files from the color data stored in CGATS measurement files, legacy CxF1/CxF2/CxF3 files, and QTX files. It is also possible to import the CxF/X-4 color data stored in PDF/X documents and existing CxF/X-4 files. You can view the spectral curves, add or correct the CxF/X-4 metadata and rename or delete color definitions. This is a single-color editing mode.
For step-by-step instructions, refer to Creating CxF/X-4 Data from Files and Editing CxF/X-4 Data.
- File
Click
and select the files to be loaded. Hold the Shift or Ctrl key pressed down to select multiple files.Use
and 
to successively load all files of the selected type available in the current folder (only one at a time).Alternatively, drag a file (any except PDF) onto the ORIS CxF Toolbox window.
- Color name
Use this list to select the CxF/X-4 color definition to be viewed, edited or deleted. The list is populated with all color definitions from all files you have loaded. Alternatively, click on a color box displayed under the list.
Ascending numbers – (1), (2), etc. – are automatically appended to the color name to distinguish different color definitions with identical names.
- Search
Use this option to quickly find a specific spot color if many colors are loaded.
Enter the first few letters of any part of the color name. This will select the first spot color the name of which is matched by these characters.
If your input matches multiple colors, click on the small arrow to select a color from the list. This list contains only colors with names that contain the characters you have entered.
Use these buttons to toggle between two modes of handling the import of additional files. The active mode is indicated with an underline.
All color definitions are removed from the dialog, i.e. replaced by those imported from the new files (default).
All color definitions remain in the dialog, the new color definitions are added to them. Use this mode to create CxF/X-4 library files, for example.
Click
to expand the area containing the color boxes. Click to hide it.
Click a color box to select the CxF/X-4 color definition represented by the color. This has the same effect as using the Color name drop-down list.
Diagram
- Reflectance spectrum
Spectral reflectance curves for the selected color and tint values.
X-axis: Wavelength of incident light in nanometers.
Y-axis: Portion of reflected light (1,0 = 100%)
Curve points: Measurement data
- Tint ramp
Solids and tint values (10% steps) of the spot color printed on the substrate (left) and on a black background (right). See also Tint ramp.
Click on a patch in the tint ramp to display its spectral curve.
Ctrl-click on a patch to add the spectral curve to those displayed already. Ctrl-click on the same patch again to remove this curve. Click normally on a patch to display its spectral curve and remove all others.
CxF/X-4 Metadata
This is the metadata information stored for the selected CxF/X-4 color definition. Click the buttons to expand the metadata groups if required. Refer to section CxF/X-4 Metadata for more details.
Add and correct information or rename colors as you see fit. Metadata already tagged in the imported files is added automatically to the appropriate fields if applicable. Some fields are automatically set to default values.
Specifying a spot color name, substrate name and substrate type is mandatory. These fields cannot be left empty or undefined. Switch to bulk-edit mode 
to change metadata fields for multiple color definitions in one go.
Buttons
Click this button to remove the selected CxF/X-4 color definition from the dialog.
Click this button to remove all CxF/X-4 color definitions from the dialog.
Click this button if you want to edit or delete multiple color definitions in one go. This switches to bulk-edit mode. Click
to return to the single-color edit mode.
Click this button to create a report for all CxF/X-4 color definitions loaded in this dialog.
Click this button to verify print quality by measuring spot colors against the CxF/X-4 color definitions loaded in this dialog (validation).
Click this button to export all spot colors as CGATS or Adobe Swatch Exchange (ASE) files. Using ASE files you can load the spot colors into the swatch palettes of Adobe design applications.
Note:ASE files do not contain any CxF/X-4 data. Having designed a page in an Adobe CS application, make sure to open the resulting PDF/X file in ORIS CxF Toolbox and reassign the CxF/X-4 data to the spot colors.
Click this button to save the color definitions in CxF/X-4 format. You can choose to save all colors to a single CxF/X-4 file or create a separate CxF/X-4 file for every color.
