Features

• Next Generation Matching Algorithms
  Scientifically engineered algorithms provide faster, more accurate and consistent matching for opaque, transparent, and translucent materials. Optimal formulas can be produced in less time using any number of user-defined matching criteria.
• New Exclusive SmartMatch Technology
  Match Pigment includes Datacolor’s exclusive SmartMatch capability. The software learns with each use, adapting future recipe predictions to deliver more accurate first shot matches than ever before. In conventional recipe formulation, the predictions deviate from actual behavior due to interactions between the individual pigments and due to substrate effects. SmartMatch automatically compensates for differences between a colorant’s actual and predicted behavior in a pigment mix applied to a specific substrate. In laboratory testing, with repeatable application procedures, up to 80% of the predicted recipes were found to be right-first-time with a DE < 1.
  Search-and-correct is another approach used by Match Pigment and other systems to improve recipe prediction accuracy. The limitation with that approach is the need for a large number of formulas in the database to achieve significant improvement. SmartMatch gives you significant performance gains using a small library of known recipes from practical experience.
• Patented Wood Stain Matching
  Based on the industry leading Sybase database, Match Pigment provides referential integrity, flexible data access throughout the enterprise, and fast performance for even very large databases unlike competitive systems that use Microsoft Access. You can be assured that your mission critical color data is safe and available.
• Robust, Powerful, and Reliable Database
  Specify BOTH color and non-color raw materials and then assign these ingredients a priority or compatibility index to be used as a matching criteria. Resulting formulas are optimized for stability, manufacturability, and any other physical properties such as FDA-Approved, Light Fastness, or Heat Resistance. Significantly reduce the time from the lab to production.
• Unrivaled Ease-of-Use with “Formula Central”
  Work the way you want with Formula Central, a virtual color laboratory. Match a single sample or an entire folder of standards; then correct, search, retrieve, save, scale, or change units – all on one screen – just the way you want it. Complex matching operations are now simple and intuitive to do.
• Flexible Correction Options
  Match Pigment 2.2 offers three different options for color correction. This gives users the flexibility to optimize the color correction for addition amount and/or color quality. You can also automatically find the best colorant in the formula that will reduce the DE the greatest and optimize on that colorant or look for the best colorant not currently in the formula and optimize on that colorant.
• Smart Calibrator
  Typically, pigment calibration sets include different concentration levels for single pigments. With Match Pigment 2.2, it is now possible to include known pigment mixtures (formulas) in the calculation of optical constants. Smart Calibrator will choose the optimum method to calculate the optical constants of Pigments and Colorants, making it more convenient for the user to reach the best results for opaque, transparent, and translucent materials.
• CR Range Matching
  This new function allows the match engine to take into consideration Contrast Ratio variations during match prediction. Operators can now set Contrast Ratio ranges to find the optimum formula within these ranges. This gives much more freedom to the program to find a better solution.
• Production Ready Formulas
  Specify BOTH color and non-color raw materials and then assign these ingredients a priority or compatibility index to be used as a matching criteria. Resulting formulas are optimized for stability, manufacturability, and any other physical properties such as FDA-Approved, Light Fastness, or Heat Resistance. Significantly reduce the time from the lab to production.
• New Q™ Function
  Q™ lets you match an entire palette of colors against multiple sets of matching conditions to meet your requirements for cost, hide, compatibility, and durability. Q provides intelligent automation of large scale formulation tasks. Now you can set up a run before you leave for the evening and review your optimized formulas over coffee in the morning.
• Exclusive Product Line Maintenance
  The industry’s only Product Line facility allows you to organize ingredient and colorant set data based on manufacturers, systems, brands, and bases. Simple commands let you create and edit complex product lines even down to specific fill limits for different can sizes. This means you can roll out new products to your retail outlets in time to meet ever changing trends and customer demands.
• Easy Data Management and Security
  Use the simple Data Navigator to store, view, organize, and secure your database in the way that works best for your business. This means that there is no data management learning curve for you or your lab. You can start up faster and finish sooner.
• Full Network and Terminal Server Compatibility
  A wide range of networking options including terminal server allow you to share data with employees, contractors and partners based on a single database for simplified corporate-wide deployment. MATCH PIGMENT conforms to your IT requirements and scales as your business grows.
• New, Flexible Gloss Compensation Function
  Datacolor’s proprietary algorithm lets you adjust match or correction formulas based on the specular gloss difference between the target color and the product. Now, you can even define your own gloss compensation table. This means that you can quickly create new formulas across a range of different gloss levels for your own materials.
• Reduce Waste with Recycling
  Reduce Waste with RecyclingMatch Pigment’s Automated Material Recycling feature lets you slash disposal and inventory costs by reworking overruns, leftovers and returns more easily than ever before.
• Full QC Package Included
  The industry-leading Datacolor Tools software is included with every system for simple, textured or photographic on-screen color previews, and a full compliment of color QC and analysis tools. This means you do not need to purchase any additional software for your color laboratory.

Datacolor Match Pigment, three Features Levels:

• Datacolor Match Pigment PLUS
  Our “premiere” full-featured offering which now includes the New Exclusive SmartMatch Technology.
• Datacolor Match Pigment
  A powerful basic system including Datacolor TOOLS entry level
• Datacolor Match Pigment PLUS Workstation
  Economical alternatives for shared database, terminal server or multiple system deployments, workstations provide all the color matching and formula management power of their parent products without the expense of colorant calibration and administrative modules.

*Notes:

1) Minimum system configurations may limit performance, data capacity and operation of some features. Faster processor, more memory and faster hard drives will significantly enhance performance.

2) Accurate on-screen color display requires monitor calibration and true-color video mode.

3) Datacolor MATCH PIGMENT™ is supplied on a DVD disk. Recommend a DVD writer for data backup and file transfer from stand-alone systems.

4) Some legacy instrument calibration media are high-density (1.44MB) 3.5” diskettes.

5) Datacolor spectrophotometers use either an RS-232 Serial or USB connectors. Datacolor Spyder™ requires a universal serial bus (USB) connection. Printer port requirements (Parallel or USB…) depend on the specific printer selected.

6) Microsoft Windows® Vista® and Windows 7 are fully supported for new installations. Help file may require specific installation and configuration, contact Datacolor support for instructions or latest details.

7) Windows 64 bit operating system is supported. Windows Server 2008 R2 is supported.

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Datacolor Match Pigment Feature Comparison

• Datacolor MATCH PIGMENT Brochure (English)
• Datacolor MATCH PIGMENT Brochure (Russian)
• Datacolor MATCH PIGMENT User Guide
• Datacolor Match Pigment What’s new since version 1.2