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each major tool, and a general guide to using the tools for typical
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<p>This is Version 1.4.0, a bug fix and feature update to V1.3.7
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released on 1st March 2013. The first public release of icclib was
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in November 1998, and of Argyll was in October 2000. Code
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Summary</a> for an overview of changes since the last release.
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that accompanies the source code. </p>
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<p>Argyll is known to compile and run in at least nine environments:
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1) MSWindows 2K system using Microsoft VC++ 6.0 compiler<br>
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2) MSWindows 2K system using Microsoft VC++ 8.0 Express compiler +
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Platform SDK Feb. 2003<br>
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Platform SDK Feb. 2003<br>
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4) MSWindows 2K system using the MingW port of the GCC compiler<br>
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<h2><a href="ColorManagement.html">An Introduction to Color
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A <a href="ColorManagement.html">concise discussion</a> of what
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<h2 style="text-decoration: underline;">Operating Environments</h2>
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<p>Argyll is known to compile and run in at least the following
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1) MSWindows XP system using Microsoft VC++ 6.0 compiler<br>
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2) MSWindows XP system using Microsoft VC++ 8.0 Express compiler +
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Platform SDK Feb. 2003<br>
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Platform SDK Feb. 2003<br>
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4) MSWindows XP system using the MingW port of the GCC compiler<br>
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5) Linux on Fedora Core 8, 32 bit using gcc <br>
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6) Linux on Fedora Core 8, 64 bit using gcc<br>
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7) Apple OSX 10.3 PPC using gcc<br>
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8) Apple OSX 10.4 Intel using gcc<br>
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9) Apple OSX 10.5 Intel using gcc<br>
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MSWindows 2000, XP, Vista & Windows 7 32 bit.<br>
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MSWindows Vista 64bit & Windows 7 64bit<br>
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7) Apple OS X 10.3 PPC using GCC<br>
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8) Apple OS X 10.4, 10.5, 10.6 Intel using GCC<br>
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9) Apple OS X10.7 Intel using Clang<br>
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10) PCBSD 9.1 (FreeBSD) [You need to copy the libusb sub directory
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from ArgyllCMS V1.4.0]<br>
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MSWindows Vista 64bit, Windows 7 64bit & Windows 8 64 bit.<br>
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Linux Kubuntu 7.10<br>
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Linux Whitebox 4.2/2<br>
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Apple OSX 10.6 Intel<br>
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Apple OSX 10.7 Intel<br>
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<p>but may well compile and run correctly in many more than this. </p>
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<p>but may well compile and run correctly in many more than this,
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including OS X 10.8. </p>
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This is a <span style="font-weight: bold;">command line terminal</span>
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only environment. Those unfamiliar with command line environments
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[ The OEM
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i1Display Pro and<br>
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NEC SpectraSensor Pro are also reported to work.]<br>
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i1Display Pro, NEC SpectraSensor Pro and<br>
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reported to work.]<br>
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<a href="instruments.html#i1p2">Eye-One Pro2</a>
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"swipe" reflective/emissive spectrometer.<br>
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- display colorimeter (Not on MSWindows 64 bit)</span><br>
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- display colorimeter</span><br>
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<a href="http://www.hughski.com/">ColorHug</a>
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- display colorimeter. Experimental only, does not work on all
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See </span><a href="instruments.html">Operation of particular
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instruments</a> for more instrument specific detail.<br>
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Please note that instruments are
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being driven by ArgyllCMS drivers, and that any problems or
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queries regarding instrument<br>
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operation </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">should be
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directed to the Argyll's author(s) or the Argyll mailing list, and
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not to any</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">other party.</span><br>
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There is a <a href="ccmxs.html">list of contributed</a> <span
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style="font-weight: bold;">ccmx</span> (Colorimeter Correction
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Matrix) files for some display/colorimeter combinations.<br>
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Other instruments can be supported indirectly, since patch result
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files created by other packages can be imported into Argyll.<br>
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supports it</span>" - thanks.<br>
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please direct</span> any queries
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or problems regarding operation of color instruments in
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combination with Argyll, to the Author(s) of Argyll, and not to
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any other party. </p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Please note that instruments are
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being driven by ArgyllCMS drivers, and that any problems or
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queries regarding instrument<br>
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operation </span><span style="font-weight: bold;">should be
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directed to the Argyll's author(s) or the Argyll mailing list,
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and not to any</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">other
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<p>There is a <a href="file:///D:/src/argyll/doc/ccmxs.html">list
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of contributed</a> <span style="font-weight: bold;">ccmx</span>
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(Colorimeter Correction Matrix) files for some display/colorimeter
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<h2><span style="text-decoration: underline; color: rgb(51, 0, 51);"><a
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name="Copyright"></a>Copyright and Licensing:</span><br>
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3 license, as detailed in the <a href="License3.txt">License3.txt</a>
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<p>The UNIX USB library libusb included in this distribution, is
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copyright Johannes Erdfelt, Thomas Sailer and Brad Hards, and is
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licensed under the GNU LGPL Version 2 or later. See
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libusb/LICENSE and libusb/COPYING for details. <br>
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<p>The Win32 USB library libusb-win32, included in this
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distribution, is copyright Stephan Meyer, Johannes Erdfelt and
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Thomas Sailer, and is licensed under the GNU LGPL Version 2 or
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latter (the DLL) and GNU GPL Version 2 or later (the
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drivers, services, installer). See libusbw/License.txt,
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libusbw/COPYING_LGPL.txt and libusbw/COPYING_GPL.txt for details.<br>
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<p>The USB library libusb V1.0 included in this distribution, is
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copyright by the authors listed in the <span style="font-weight:
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bold;">libusb1/AUTHORS</span> file, and is licensed under the
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GNU LGPL Version 2 or later. See <span style="font-weight:
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bold;">libusb1/COPYING</span> for details of this license. The
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MSWindows kernel driver is Copyright Stephan Meyer, and is licesed
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under the GNU GPL Version 2 or later - See <span
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style="font-weight: bold;">libusb1/KDRIVER_LICENSE</span> and <span
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style="font-weight: bold;">libusb1/COPYING_GPL</span>. The
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WinUSB CoInstaller redistributable files from the Microsoft
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Windows Driver Kit are licensed by Microsoft according to
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the terms indicated in the <span style="font-weight: bold;">libusb1/license.rtf</span>
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file, section 2. These operating system files are provided
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("aggregated") here under the terms of the Microsoft license
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purely for convenience, and do not form part of the libusb V1.0
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package, and are therefore not subject to the terms of the libusb
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V1.0 license(s). The .inf files that make use of the CoInstallers
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are provided under a free use, "MIT" type license. </p>
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<p>The Win32 USB library libusb-win32 kernel drivers are included in
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this distribution in the usb/driver and usb/bin directories, and
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are copyright Stephan Meyer and Travis Robinson, and are licensed
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under the GNU Version 2 or later (the drivers, services,
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installer). See usb/driver/License.txt,
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libusbw/COPYING_LGPL.txt and libusbw/COPYING_GPL.txt for details.
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Additional terms noted on the <a
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are "This license combination explicitly allows the use of this
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library in commercial, non-Open-Source applications."<br>
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<p>The icc library in<span style="font-weight: bold;"> icc</span>/,
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the CGATS library in <span style="font-weight: bold;">cgats</span>/,
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or uninstall display profile, set display calibration from profile
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or .cal file, test displace and dispwin access to a display.<br>
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<small><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="i1d3ccss.html">i1d3ccss</a><span
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special purpose tool that can either install CCSS files, or locat
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and translate X-Rite .EDR files to CCSS files and install them.<br>
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<small><a style=" font-family: monospace;" href="oeminst.html">oeminst</a><span
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</span></small>Install Instrument manufacturers files for the
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Spyder 2, EDR or CCSS calibration files for i1d3 or Spyder 4,
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CCMX files for colorimeters.<br>
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<small><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="specplot.html">specplot</a><span
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spectral .ti3 readings into CIE XYZ or L*a*b* readings. Apply FWA,
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<small><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="spyd2en.html">spyd2en</a><span
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</span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family:
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monospace;"></span></small>A special purpose tool that enables
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the Spyder 2 colorimeter.<br>
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<small><a style=" font-family: monospace;" href="spyd4en.html">spyd4en</a><span
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</span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family:
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monospace;"></span></small>A special purpose tool that enables
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the full range of Spyder 4 colorimeter calibration choices.<br>
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plot spectrums.<small><a style="font-family: monospace;"
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<h2><b><u><font size="+2"><a name="AlphList"></a>Main Tools
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Alphabetic Listing:</font></u></b></h2>
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an instrument to read a single spot color value. <br>
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<small><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="spyd2en.html">spyd2en</a><span
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</span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family:
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monospace;"></span></small>A special purpose tool that enables
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the Spyder 2 colorimeter.<br>
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<small><a style=" font-family: monospace;" href="spyd4en.html">spyd4en</a><span
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</span><span style="text-decoration: underline; font-family:
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monospace;"></span></small>A special purpose tool that enables
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the full range of Spyder 4 colorimeter calibration choices.<br>
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an instrument to read a single spot color value. <small><a
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<small><a style="font-family: monospace;" href="synthcal.html">synthcal</a><span
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