Getting started
Yes, click on the Additional information icon on the top left corner and then select Resources.
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QTX History
‘Is New’ indicates the file was uploaded but not open in CloudQC Viewer. ‘Is Processed’ indicates that the file has been open, evaluated and shared via QTX or PDF.
If the user deletes all the QTX files, the program will go back to the first QTX upload screen
Up to 25 files
User Interface
Yes, on the top left of the screen, click on the name of the desired selection to switch to a different illuminant/observer. The appropriate components will change to reflect the illuminant/observer selection
This indicates that the instrument conditions of the batch(s) are different than the conditions that the standard was measured. Hovering over the red symbol will show the instrument conditions of the batches. If there are not discrepancies in the measurement conditions of standard and batches the symbol shows in black.
M1,2 Metamerism Index (Multiplicative) for secondary illuminant compared to primary illuminant. M1,3 is Metamerism Index (Multiplicative) for tertiary illuminant compared to the primary illuminant
Click on the Status or Comments icons for the specific batch and choose a status for Approved or Rejected. The user can apply the same status to multiple batches by clicking on ‘Apply to All Selected’ option
On the left navigation, choose the icon for illuminant/observers and choose up to 3 sets from the available list
On the left navigation, choose the icon for tolerances and choose from 4 possibilities
No, this is not possible in this version
If the QTX contains more than one standard, use the left navigation to click on the standards icon and select on the desired standard from the list.
Enabling this option preserves the white balance of the color displayed regardless of the Illuminant/Observer selected. When the option is not selected, white or grey colors look orange for certain illuminants like A or U3500
Yes, if the user choose the option Export selected Batches, only those batches selected on the batch grid will be included on the QTX and PDF files
Yes, all 4 components are dynamically connected. Highligjting a batch in any of the compoanents will highlight the batch in the other 3 components
Yes, color difference plot and reflectance plot can zoomed in and panned to specific areas
Press the symbol 
on the top right corner to reset the plot to the original size and position
Hovering on any point on the color difference plot or area of the reflectance curve will show the name of the batch as well as additional information
Working with QTX Files
Standard Fields
STD_NAME, STD_DATETIME, STD_REFLINTERVAL, STD_REFLLOW
Batch Fields
BAT_NAME, BAT_DATETIME, BAT_REFLINTERVAL, BAT_REFLLOW
Yes, only the standard(s) information will be available.
In this version, up to 10 standards and 20 batches for each standard
Yes, a copy of the duplicated file will be uploaded with a number in parenthesis at the end of the name
No, this is not possible in this version
Between users of CloudQC Viewer, the status and comments fields will be read from the QTX and populate the batch grid.
For users of Tools or competitive QC packages the fields STD_COMMENTS, BAT_STATUS and BAT_COMMENTS need to be added to be recognized by the program
