CrossXColor History

May 2022

ColorLogic is proud to announce the release of ZePrA 10. This is the anticipated sequel to the 2021 Pinnacle Product Award winner, ZePrA 9 Smart Color Server. Among the most important innovations are the improved and expanded automation options such as the Command Line Interface (CLI) and Job Control Files. 

December 2021

ColorLogic GmbH, part of Hybrid Software Group, is proud to announce its release of ColorAnt 8, an advanced color measurement and correction tool that creates, analyzes and optimizes measurement data. ColorAnt 8 brings overall new capabilities and enhancements to the features used every day.

September 2021

ColorLogic is proud to announce the release of CoPrA 8. This version brings increased automation and efficiency to everyday tasks. The redesigned DeviceLink Editing module now guides you through the entire process of creating and modifying custom DeviceLink profiles based on individually edited test charts.

May 2021

ColorLogic is proud to announce the release of ZePrA 9. This version has improved and added new features such as the Spot Color Iteration and DeviceLink Iteration Wizards.

December 2020

ColorAnt 7 ReleasedColorLogic is proud to announce the release of ColorAnt 7. This version brings overall new capabilities and enhancements. This update brings more powerful tools to the end user for day-to-day color management challenges.

September 2020

ColorLogic GmbH has released its latest profiling solution CoPrA 7, the control center for ICC color profiling tasks.

April 2020

Despite the coranavirus pandemic, ColorLogic pursued its goals and released ZePrA 8, the latest version of its advanced smart color server that optimizes and automates printing data – now with Proofing. The outputs from the DeviceLink and Multicolor profiles combined with the sophisticated spot color rendering can now be used for color proofs. This is especially useful as many RIPs do not entirely support CxF/X-4 or SCTV calibration, nor do they have a spectral color prediction model for spot color rendering. The proofing module’s outstanding results were confirmed with a 7 color proof at the recent FOGRA Multicolor Forum 2019.

January 2020

ColorLogic is proud to announce the release of ColorAnt 6. The latest version of the color correction and optimization tool includes new features and updates to existing functionalities. This update brings more powerful tools to the end user for day to day color management challenges.

September 2019

ColorLogic GmbH has released its latest profiling solution CoPrA 6, the control center for ICC color profiling tasks.

February 2019

ColorLogic is proud to announce the release of ZePrA 7. The latest version of the smart color server has a host of new features, and includes features that are important specifically to the packaging sector.

August 2018

ColorLogic is proud to announce the release of ColorAnt 5. The latest version of the color correction and optimization tool includes new features and updates to existing functionalities. This update brings more powerful tools to the end user for day to day color management challenges.

September 2017

ColorLogic GmbH announced that it’s latest smart color server, ZePrA 6, now includes support for PantoneLIVE™, a cloud-based solution for digitally communicating color across the entire packaging workflow. ZePrA 6 integrates PantoneLIVE in the Spot Color module, allowing users to directly access spectral values of spot colors and use them for conversion tasks in ZePrA. With inclusion of PantoneLIVE, ZePrA is more versatile than ever before, ensuring that users have access to the most up to date color specifications regardless of where they are located. This ensures color consistency throughout any workflow, reducing opportunity for error, waste and rework.  

April 2017

This version contains the Measure Tool, which now supports the X-Rite i1iO and the Konica Minolta FD-9. Now it is also possible to change the print sequence of primary colors, to extract spot colors from PDF files and and to export CxF/X4 files.

There is a new tool for white and black point modifications and many existing functions have been extended and optimized.

June 2016

A large number of our customers, especially the numerous online print shops, process masses of data daily using ZePrA and they were pleased with the new MultiThreading feature for increased productivity.

Moreover, the cloud based automatic import of color tables and configurations increases productivity and above all production reliability. The expansion of the spot color module by introducing a new report function, which allows to simulate and test spot colors before printing was an key feature to this release.

April 2016

The integration of the reprofiling technology for output and DeviceLink profiles made CoPrA 4 the most comprehensive profiling solution. It was complemented by a number of improvements in the areas gamut mapping, accuracy and softness of profiles, the new rendering intent “Minimal White Compression” and additional modes and options for multicolor profiles.

March 2015

In addition to the new user interface ColorAnt 3 offered a variety of new features, above all the possibility to create custom test charts. The new tool CIE Conversion allows the adaptation of measurement data to various lighting conditions.

Perhaps the most important innovation was the introduction of the Edit Primaries tool which allows the user to alter primary colors and to recalculate measurement data. This was rounded off by supporting the CxF/X4 format.

August 2014

The close cooperation between the various ColorLogic products was also reflected in ZePrA 4, where the SmartLink module is supplemented by CoPrA SP (Serialized Profiles). This CoPrA version allowed creation of profiles and to define settings which could then easily be used in ZePrA.

ZePrA’s user interface was also newly designed and plainly structured, similar to that of CoPrA. The new transparency reduction allowed to properly convert even difficult PDF files containing transparencies that were previously problematic, whereby existing PDF elements remain preferably unchanged.

The easy to use auto wizard and the already available presets allow all users to create workflows quickly and reliably.

May 2014

The most obvious change in CoPrA 3 was the new design.

Plainly structured with various application areas and new features, including the built-in Profile Manager, these features were the basis for this production oriented profiling solution. This was also reflected increased profile quality and the particular features for special printing methods, such as considering the first printed tone in flexo printing.

It also indicated the approach to functionally combine ColorLogic products to a comprehensive solution, for example by enabling CoPrA to share DeviceLink settings with ZePrA.

April 2013

The tools in ColorAnt 2 generate, analyze and process spectral data. This version also considered the special requirements for flexographic printing including the exceptional gradation in the highlights.

July 2012

In order to build a successful and competent team in the USA, Barbara Braun-Metz and Thorsten Braun decided to guide it themselves on site. In July 2012 they launched the CrossXColor, Inc. branch office in Cape Coral, Florida.

January 2012

In order to competently and effectively meet the growing demand for ColorLogic products in the USA, Canada and South America, a strategic decision made. Merely establishing local sales partners appeared to be insufficient to address this important growth market. Therefore we decided to establish an independent subsidiary in the USA that would support our OEM partners and establish a sales network for North and South America.