ColorCert Release Notes EN
ColorCert Release Notes EN
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Important Notes:
QA Tools Perpetual Licenses prior to 5.x require an upgrade in order to use 5.x (PN# CCR-CCQAP2S). Please contact X-
Rite Sales if you have any questions or need assistance in obtaining the upgrade.
Mac OS USB Dongle Users should not upgrade past 3.6.9. The dongle driver is not compatible with the latest Apple
application notarization requirements. We strongly encourage all users to upgrade to software dongle licensing. Please
contact X-Rite ColorCert Licensing at [email protected] if you have any questions or need assistance.
What’s New:
Pressroom Tools
Added Artwork Target to the file naming rules.
Changed submission to Scorecard Server to include Critical Color and NetProfiler compliance results.
Adjusted default behavior of “Add spotcolors separately” on a custom media strip.
Removed drop shadows from the Job Setup Wizard mediastrip.
Removed a problem which prevented the user from opening really old substrate-only profiles.
Fixed an issue that could block editing of Job Details.
Fixed a potential crash when trying to load jobs from a Repository server.
Fixed a problem which prevented the user from opening a ColorCert Application file after a previous attempt to
save an Application file failed.
QA Tools
Adjusted column header spacing on Performance Report.
Adjusted label positions in Samples Widget.
General
Fixed to prevent crash when Windows redraws the UI and reports impossible window sizes.
Pressroom Tools
Fixed an issue preventing buttons from working when old UI is first loaded.
Fixed Job Setup Wizard access to MIS database on macOS 13 and later.
QA Tools
Added Instrument, Filter Mode, Tolerance, and Tags to Database Summary Report.
Reduced delay in showing Select Standard menu when a Customer or Project with a large number of related
standards is loaded.
Changed so that InkRoom Report no longer rounds tolerance and delta values when using a comma decimal.
Changed so that new installations will once again automatically create the default database.
General
Included additional data tags when importing from CxF.
Known Issues:
Mediastrip PDFs with a combined total of more than 15 inks and/or spot colors appear to contain only black
patches in the OSX PDF viewer. This is a bug with the macOS Preview tool. The PDF is correct.
Ci6x Bluetooth connections are not supported on macOS.
eXact Bluetooth connections should be limited to the eXact if the scanning function is being used to avoid
possible interference from other Bluetooth devices.
Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server version 18 is only compatible if Microsoft SQL Server is configured to use
SSL Encryption. Microsoft ODBC Driver for SQL Server version 17 must be used if SSL encryption is not
configured on the SQL Server.
Supported Languages:
English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Finnish, Czech, Japanese, Chinese Simplified, Chinese
Traditional, Vietnamese, and Korean
Installation:
For detailed steps, refer to the video guides at the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLINrEFMouJNyV_msjEUS8XnS86UyQNhpG
Note that administrative user rights are required to install or uninstall the software!
Network Requirements:
Internet connection recommended for activation, online services, and databases
Allow Port 80 (HTTP) and 443 (HTTP/S)
Proxy configuration is available within the software application preferences
Firewall Trusted Domains (Whitelist/Allow Access):
o ColorCert: *.colorcert.com, *.wyday.com
o ColorCert Scorecard Servers: *.cc-scorecard.com
o ColorCert Repository Servers: *.cc-repo.com, *.pantonelive-portal.com
o PantoneLIVE: *.pantonelive.com
o NOTE: Access should be granted by domain name and not IP address as IP addresses can change
leading to access issues. Be aware that we do not issue notice of IP changes and reserve to change
them as needed as part of service delivery.
Other Notes:
All current operating system updates should be applied.
Due to instrument drivers and licensing, thin client and virtual machine installations are not supported.
TeamViewerQS is included within the ColorCert application folder to facilitate remote support. Note that this
version does not require installation or perpetual connection, however, be aware that some IT resources may
block its use.
For QA Tools an MSSQL or MSSQL Express database version of 2016 or above is recommended.
Microsoft Visual C++ 2015 Redistributable is available at the following link:
o https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/the-latest-supported-visual-c-downloads-2647da03-1eea-
4433-9aff-95f26a218cc0