Datacolor Announces Release v1.6 of Its Industry-Leading ChromaCal Software

Datacolor® is pleased to announce the release of version 1.6 of its ChromaCal™ Image Calibration software, an integral component of the ChromaCal Color Calibration System for Optical Microscopy. Designed to deliver consistent, presentation-quality color images without subjective adjustments, ChromaCal’s processing speed and image-saving options have been enhanced, and customers can now process gigabyte-sized files (common to environments using whole-slide imaging equipment). All existing customers will automatically receive this upgrade at no cost when next launching the ChromaCal Image Calibration software.

The ChromaCal System offers an integrated scientific solution for objective color quality and consistency, and addresses both the digital images and the display devices. Packaged in a powerful yet easy-to-use interface, ChromaCal streamlines the digital imaging workflow, and avoids subjective adjustments so that research data is preserved, never compromised.

Key Features of ChromaCal for Color Brightfield Imaging:

• Delivers consistent color in digital images for unsurpassed comparability of images between microscopy sessions and imaging systems
• Color consistency algorithms includes automatic white balance and brightness matching
• Fast batch processing of TIF and JPEG files
• Complete documentation of ChromaCal processing is stored in image metadata
• ChromaCal images are saved in separate files; original images are preserved
• Diagnostic tool to check linearity of your image capture system (critical for qualitative and quantitative analysis of color images)
• Flexibility to modify contrast while preserving linearity of image (not a gamma adjustment)
• Processes files up to 2GB in size (to accommodate whole-slide imaging environments)
• Flexibility to save ChromaCal images in JPEG format (for facilities sensitive to storage requirements)
• Integrated with ChromaCal monitor calibration software to assure color integrity over the entire imaging and evaluation continuum.