SPOT COLOUR ACCURACY AND CONSISTENCY
CxF/X-4 is becoming the file format of choice to manage spot colours. Tom Mooney, at Global Graphics Software, asked colour experts across Hybrid Software Group what is known about this relatively new ISO standard and its advantages and disadvantages
Year
2023
Company
Global Graphics Software
Author
Tom Mooney
CxF/X-4 – an ISO standard (ISO 17972- Hybrid Software PACKZ 4 2018) – which stands for Colour Data Exchange Format. The 4 represents the spot colour characterisation data. It is a means of describing a spot colour without resorting to CMYK values which are specific to a press or Pantone book. Think of it as the information the paint mixer at a DIY store needs to prepare a pot of paint