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# Import / Export a color table with the spectro densitometer XRite eXact

Do you want to import tables from third-party applications or measured with other spectrophotometers?\
\
Do you want to export the color tables from your XRite eXact to create color charts or to export them to RIPs, software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, etc ...? \
**Then Coraye is a solution for you.**

![Spectro Densitomètre XRite eXact](/files/-MfY4UtdtRkHVM8DIWMF)

### Creation of a color table compatible with the eXact Manager software

Create or import a compatible color table in Coraye.

{% hint style="info" %}
List of color table formats supported by Coraye:

* CXF (.cxf) to share with :\
  \- RIP EFI®,\
  \-  RIP ColorGATE®, \
  \- XRite®, \
  \- PANTONE®, \
  \- XRite eXact Spectrodensitometer (import / export) 
* Adobe® (.ase, .aco, .acb) to share with \
  \- Photoshop®, \
  \- Illustrator®, \
  \- Indesign®, \
  \- RIP Ergosoft®\
  \- RIP Epson® Edge Print (Import / Export) 
* CSV (.csv) to share with \
  \- Microsoft® \
  \- Excel, \
  \- RIP Wasatch® (import / export) 
* Caldera® (.lab) (export only)
*  CorelDraw® (.xml) 
* NeoStampa® (.spt) 
* Versaworks (.spot) CIE CGATS (.txt) 
* Onyx® Postershop (.tab) 
* Data Color® (.qtx) (Only supports spectral data)
  {% endhint %}

![](/files/-MfY37cVEht-vp2FrzdJ)

Right click on the table located in the left column, then click on "Export"

![](/files/-MfY3DrY2CxSC9LPanFu)

In the export window, select "**.cxf EFI**"

![](/files/-MfY3IxcmI7ElbjIoSHa)

Then click on the "**Export**" button

![](/files/-MfY3OpHzuwWEt82iXfx)

All you have to do is save your .cxf file in the folder of your choice so that it is accessible when you import into the eXact Manager.

### Importing the .cxf file into eXact Manager

Connect your eXact spectrodensitometer then launch your **eXact Manager software**.

![](/files/-MfY3TALo7pX156mmkA2)

Click on "**File> Import color library**" then select the previously created .cxf file.

![](/files/-MfY3XFR5FWT-h9xvViC)

Your file appears in the list of local color libraries on the **eXact Manager software**.

![](/files/-MfY3bFL50O-FnXj9pTc)

All you have to do is "drag and drop" into the "**LIBRARIES**" area of the eXact.

![](/files/-MfrQwYn-Id5aeJWegUR)

Your new color table is loaded into your eXact spectrophotometer, and can be used to perform shade research or to perform quality checks.

![](/files/-MfY3qSQRa_q7Y_AM_Y_)

### Import a .cxf file from eXact Manager into Coraye

Have you created a color table with your eXact spectro densitometer and want to print a color chart, export it to a RIP or use it in third-party software such as Photoshop or Illustrator? \
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All you need to do is copy your color library located in your eXact to the eXact Manager library. \
Then right click on the color library to export your color table (.cxf)

![](/files/-MfrXGKHOh7M0waU7q9U)

All you have to do is import the .cxf file (generated by the eXact Manager) into Coraye.

![](/files/-MfrVtcxUlZqAIaguHB-)

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