Re:This file has Pantone colors that have been removed and r...
by coding123 on Sunday October 30, 2022 @01:36AM
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Also a paint shop does not do that for free. I remember going to one and while talking to the owner his subordinate kept walking up and asking if this is the right color (they were matching) and the owner said, I think it needs a bit more ... 5 minutes later he would come back and show him and keep iterating. I don't think you can always just put some paint sample under a light and have a computer spit out RGB. It takes time and IS expensive to match paint, especially automotive, etc..
Achieving that level of known properties requires equipment, personnel, and materials beyond what would make commercial sense outside of the market segment in which the cost of Pantone systems make sense.
To put it another way, cost of entry is Pantone’s moat and why it has been filling the same market segment for many decades…where $21/month is pretty much no different than free.