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The BabelColor Company has launched the first Mac version of "BabelColor", a color comparator and translator formerly available only for the Windows' platform.
The BabelColor Company has launched the first Mac version of "BabelColor", a color comparator and translator formerly available only for the Windows' platform. BabelColor for Mac is available in two distinct packages, one optimized for Mac OS 8-9 (Mac Classic), and the other optimized for Mac OS X.
BabelColor simultaneously displays color data and color patches from two RGB (Red-Green-Blue) spaces selected from thirteen pre-defined industry standard spaces, such as Apple RGB and sRGB. With BabelColor, one can easily translate color coordinates back and forth between any of the RGB spaces. You can immediately see if there is clipping, and get a color difference value using one of many color difference formulas.
With its multiple input and output modes, BabelColor provides a link between the color languages of the colorimetric trade (xyY, L*a*b*, etc.) and those of the video and computer graphics trade (RGB, Hex#, etc.).
BabelColor is a tool for color-critical work. Targeted users are graphic and web designers, product designers, colorimetry specialists, and anyone interested in translating colorimetric data between various RGB spaces or different illuminants. It is also a tool for anyone learning the basics of RGB color representations.
BabelColor, a great tool for:
Version 1.2 marks the debut of BabelColor on the Mac platform. While strikingly similar to the Windows version, as can be seen on our home page, the Mac version has been designed with the Mac user in mind. There are in fact two distinct Mac versions, one for Mac OS 8 and 9 (Mac Classic), and one for Mac OS X. In each version, the Mac specific menus are located and named according to standard Apple interface guidelines, where the user expects them.
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The single copy price of BabelColor is 65.00 US$. BabelColor for Mac and Windows can be purchased online from BabelColor's Web site.
A free evaluation copy can be downloaded by clicking on the link corresponding to your Operating system (files are in .sit archive format):
This evaluation copy can be used without any time restriction. However, some features are disabled. To have access to all the features, you need to purchase a license and register your trial copy. To install the program, first decompress the downloaded archive and read the Readme.txt file inside the folder. If the archive does not open when you double-click on it, you need to download the free StuffIt Expander from Aladdin Systems. Mac OS 8 and 9 systems only work with version 7.0.3 of StuffIt Expander while Mac OS X can use version 8.0.2.
Download a free evaluation copy of Download BabelColor for Windows all versions (2.9 MB)
This evaluation copy will work for 14 days, after the first install, with all the program features enabled. To use the program after the trial period, you need to purchase a license and register the installed copy. Please note that re-installing the program once the trial period is expired will not give you an additional trial period. To install the program, simply double-click the downloaded file. Additional instructions are available in the Readme.txt file.
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