--- title: Color QC and Matching Blog | spectrophotometer description: spectrophotometer | CyberChrome - Our Color QC and Matching blog --- [![CyberChrome Color Control Software for Industry](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Images-apr2015/logo.gif?width=231&height=125&name=logo.gif)](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/) # Color QC and Matching Blog ## [Tip #8 Sample Presentation for Color Measurement](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/104371/Tip-8-Sample-Presentation-for-Color-Measurement) Posted by Elaine Becker on Fri, Apr 20, 2012 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/hs-fs/file-26136441-jpg/images/paint-bucklet---offset.jpg) ](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/104371/Tip-8-Sample-Presentation-for-Color-Measurement) Much of this blog series has been focused on the instrument and getting the best possible [inter-instrument agreement](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/76644/Tip-4-Inter-Instrument-Agreement).  However, we can’t forget the basics of good practice in color measurement when it comes to sample presentation.   Some types of samples can be very repeatable to present to the instrument, while others pose more challenges.  [Read More](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/104371/Tip-8-Sample-Presentation-for-Color-Measurement) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/104371/Tip-8-Sample-Presentation-for-Color-Measurement#comments-listing) Tags: [color tolerances](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/color-tolerances), [electronic color standards](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/electronic-color-standards), [color matching](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/color-matching), [color standard](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/color-standard), [inter-instrument agreement](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/inter-instrument-agreement), [translucency](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/translucency), [color spectrophotometer](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/color-spectrophotometer), [spectrophotometer](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/spectrophotometer) ## [Tip #4 - Inter-Instrument Agreement](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/76644/Tip-4-Inter-Instrument-Agreement) Posted by Elaine Becker on Mon, Oct 31, 2011 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/hs-fs/file-26133189-jpg/images/bcra_tiles.jpg) ](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/76644/Tip-4-Inter-Instrument-Agreement) **What is Inter-Instrument Agreement? Should I care?  How do you determine it?   How do I know what my numbers are?  Can I measure it myself?** [Read More](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/76644/Tip-4-Inter-Instrument-Agreement) 1 Comment [Click here to read/write comments](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/76644/Tip-4-Inter-Instrument-Agreement#comments-listing) Tags: [electronic color standards](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/electronic-color-standards), [color standard](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/color-standard), [instrument profiling](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/instrument-profiling), [inter-instrument agreement](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/inter-instrument-agreement), [color spectrophotometer](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/color-spectrophotometer), [spectrophotometer](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/color-qc-and-matching-blog/topic/spectrophotometer) ## [Tip #1: Instrumentation for Sharing Electronic Color Standards](https://www.cyberchromeusa.com/Color-QC-and-Matching-Blog/bid/57996/Tip-1-Instrumentation-for-Sharing-Electronic-Color-Standards) Posted by Elaine Becker on Wed, Jun 15, 2011 - 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