Illum Reader is a function that analyzes light.
Its purpose is to check the quality of your light in a light booth or under your viewing conditions.
#### Prerequisites
This feature can only work with the following spectrophotometers:
\- Konica Minolta MYIRO (Optional Ambient Light Adapter)
\- XRite Eye One Pro
\- XRite Eye One Pro (EFI ES 1000)
\- XRite Eye One Pro 2 (EFI ES 2000)
\- XRite Eye One Pro 3 (EFI ES 3000) and XRite Eye One Pro3 PLUS
Attention some XRite I1 Pro OEM cannot measure the illuminant
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#### How to use Illum Reader
Click on the icon "Create Light" in the toolbar of Coraye
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Make sure your spectrophotometer is connected.
When the "Read the test pattern" window appears, click on "I'm ready".
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A new window will appear to calibrate your spectrophotometer.
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**Place the spectrophotometer in its calibration position in its calibration position.**
| Konica Minolta MYIRO
| [](https://wiki.coraye.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-08/image-1628598136584.jpeg) |
| XRite I1 Pro 3 | [](https://wiki.coraye.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-08/image-1628598247510.jpeg)
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| XRite I1 Pro 2 | [](https://wiki.coraye.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-08/image-1628598318389.png) |
| XRite I1 Pro | [](https://wiki.coraye.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-08/image-1628598375772.jpeg) |
Then click on the **Start calibration** button.
When the calibration is complete, a new window will appear.
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Attention, you must use the cap to read the light with
the Konica Minolta MYIRO, the XRite Eye One Pro 1, 2, 3 and 3 PLUS.
| Konica Minolta MYIRO
| [](https://wiki.coraye.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-08/image-1628604011666.jpeg)
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| XRite Eye One Pro 3 and 3 PLUS
| [](https://wiki.coraye.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-08/image-1628603927152.png) |
| XRite Eye One Pro 2 | [](https://wiki.coraye.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-08/image-1628604094981.png)
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| XRite Eye One Pro | [](https://wiki.coraye.com/uploads/images/gallery/2021-08/image-1628604638148.png) |
To capture the light, it is now sufficient to measure directly with the spectrophotometer.
Successive measurements will be displayed one below the other.
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You can take multiple measurements and rename them as you want.
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When your measurements are complete, click on “ **Save and** exit”.
Your light samples will be added in the left column.
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#### How to manage your light samples
Right click on the color to rename, duplicate and delete.
The “ **Export** ” option allows you to save the color in a .sp file with spectral data.
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These .sp files are useful for sharing and saving your light samples.
The measurements can also be exported as a .sp file to be saved on your hard disk.
To save your measurement, right click on the measured light in the left bar, then select "Export" to save as a .sp file.
As you see, you can also rename, duplicate or delete the file when you click on it.
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#### What are the values associated with the measured sample?
When we measure a light, we can get information like CCT, CRI, Ra, MI, Brightness, Lab and x, y.
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##### Example:
Control of a Just Normlicht D65 viewer set to 2000 lux
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**The CRI** (Color Rendering Index (CRI)) is an indicator used to quantify the quality of light based on its ability to render the colors of objects naturally, compared to an ideal light source (daylight or reference light).The higher the CRI, the more the light is able to faithfully reproduce colors, which allows objects to be perceived more realistically.It is calculated on a sample of 15 reference colors:
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The CRI is expressed on a scale from 0 to 100:- A CRI of 100 means that the light source renders colors in a perfectly natural way (like natural light or sunlight)
.- A low CRI, below 50, indicates a light that distorts or makes it difficult to perceive colors.
This index is particularly used to evaluate the quality of lighting in contexts where color perception is important, such as in art galleries, retail stores, photography studios, or even in medical environments
[15 colors reference table](https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Xtw3-seXArveux5mqSzhKwcTtE14khsI/view?usp=sharing "15 colors reference table")