I make nail dip powder (for this purpose we will call the nail polish) I want ensure that my batches are the same color. Can I scan my original and then scan my new batch to confirm that the colors are the same? Or does it only match to paint swatches?
wait... you scan a random colour and it wont tell you the closest colour from all the brands???? you have to CHOOSE a brand first????? that's so stupid. i was literally about to buy one until you said that. why limit it like that? i want to walk down the street and test any colour paint i like. I wont know what Brand it is.
Ya, thats thr Problem If NCS would be free thats no problem brcause most of the Brands use NCS Colours... Maybe i will test the mini 3 for 30 days. Edit: Just bought the NCS Colour Pin Pro
I know. It's unfortunate but turns out it's about the complexity of the programing involved to allow more than one brand at a time. I know that it's something they are working on though.
@@TEBInteriorsInc sounds like a programming issue, they can choose to let it show you a 'closest' match first (regardless of brand) but i can see how that might give you many results (that might not even be available to you in the shops), but to force you to choose a brand first is absolutely backward. At the very least they should let you search from the top 10 brands in your country. (just make a list for each country!). They way they do it assumes i know what brand of paint a colour is... when i don't even know the colour name yet - how ridiculous.
Yes. You can scan colours from fabrics and get the LAB values from it. If you need to get the Pantone from the LAB values, here is an article on Nix Sensors website with how to convert it. www.nixsensor.com/blog/six-simple-steps-convert-lab-pantone/#:~:text=The%20Nix%20Pro%20and%20Nix,any%20scanned%20surface%20or%20object.
Hey there! That is actually on my list of 'to do's' so thanks for giving me a little push on that. 😊 In the meantime, I do have a short where I tested it against custom cabinets we had made for a client and it did great. Here is the link to that short. ruclips.net/user/shorts_VgBx-ZSu8s
Yes it did. I spoke with the tea at Nix Sensor and the new technologies in the updated app made it much more difficult to allow us to select more than one Supplier at a time. Hopefully one day they can patch that in 🤞🤞
I am not sure what you mean by Gel coat. is that a paint? And are you trying to match the colour of a gel coat OR match the colour of an object to a gel coat?
@@TEBInteriorsIncGel Coat is the colored polyester resin used on the first coat to build a boat in a mold. To repair a ding on the exterior of the boat, you use Gel Coat to repair, but matching the color can be difficult to do by eye. Will the Nix, tell you the breakdown of the color, by percentage or grams?
just got my nix3 and I'm in Australia it doesn't have Australia in the region section I guess I have to select Asia but once I select Asia I can't find (Dulux paint Company) I can only find Dulux in Canada region and I'm scanning the colours not one colour I scanned and it was the correct name so if you're living in Australia don't bother buying this product absolutely waste of money
Turns out there is a way to see the Australian paint brands with Nix. They are looking into making it more clear but in the meantime, here is how to see the paint brands for Australia. ruclips.net/user/shortsXrotI5mN-Rc?feature=share
I saw a different brand scanner online and it boasts that it can also detect the exact sheen I.E. flat, satin, similar, matte, high gloss etc. can the. Mini do that?
Oh really? That's very interesting. No the Nix MINI 3 cannot detect sheen. In fact, anything that has a sheen or gloss doesn't work well with the Mini 3 because it flashes light to detect colour and any gloss just bounces the light back
Hello, great video. So my clients bring me 3d rendered scene of living rooms where the floor in the picture is a model of floor tiles they manufacture. They also provide me with the real tile and the goal is to match the tile in the print to the real one, can this help me with that? . Cheers
Awesome video and most likely I will be upgrading, but I didn't hear the answer to the question. Is the Mini 3 more accurate than the Mini 2? Also you are correct, in the old Nix app you could match multiple brands at once. Maybe with this great review, you could request that option to be brought back. Again, great review.
DANG!!! You're right. lol. I very often get easily side tracked and forget main points. Yes. Yes the Mini 3 is more accurate than the Mini 2. Thanks for keeping me in check. 🤘🏼
G'Day mate. Thanks for the video. By any chance, have you tried scanning if the device is not laying flush on the surface? I have a weird use case where it would help to get the digital colour codes for areas of a wet oil palette. But Im assuming that it needs to be pressed up against the wet surface rather than hovering slightly over.
Hmm. I have not but that's interesting. I do know that it uses light to scan the surface so shiny surfaces don't always work well because the light reflects back. I will give it a try though and report back 😉🫡
The app is totally free for matching with paint brands. There are some premium libraries that will require a subscription. These premium libraries are: NCS Pantone FHI Pantone PMS RAL Hope that helps
How good is this device scanning unpainted surfaces? I'm installing speakers in church with masonry. I'd like to paint the speakers to closely match/blend in with the masonry. Thanks
You can scan any surface you want. You can scan a poster to grab a specific colour out of it. YOu can scan an orange OR you could scan Masonry. One thing I would warn against if high gloss or shiny surfaces. So if the wall you are scanning has a high gloss finish, the scanner will have a hard time with it as it is reflecting light against the surface and high gloss and shiny surfaces reflect too much light back at it. But if your masonry is not shiny...then Bob's your uncle.
By Chameleon paints do you mean iridescent? I think it would be pretty hard to match that as there is more than one colour and I think the Mini 3 is just going to give you back one colour. SO it may give you a colour that is a combination of the colours within the iridescent colour. Not sure about tri coat or what that is to be honest. lol
@@TEBInteriorsInc yea iridescent. Tri coat is basically, they sprayed it one color then put another color on top of that and then another color on top of that. I have no way of getting my paint code so i thought the nix mini 3 COULD be an option lol
Yes I see that. I just tried to create a Custom Library and it says "You don't have a compatible device connected". Is that the same issue you are having? I am going to reach out to them and get back to you.
Sorry for the delay but I received clarification on the custom libraries feature. It turns out that the Nix Toolkit app custom libraries feature is only available on models above the Mini version. Which is such a shame. See product feature differences here: www.nixsensor.com/color-sensor-recommendation/
We appreciate your Mini 3 purchase and hope you're having a blast with it! Just wanted to let you know that when it comes to custom libraries, they're exclusively available for our Spectro L and Spectro 2 models. If you have any more questions or need assistance, feel free to ask! 😊👍
That's exactly it's intended purpose. Say if you have a fabric and you want to extract one of the colours from it to use as a wall colour...the Nix MINI 3 will help you find the best match. I would suggest choosing 2 or 3 paint brands in your region and then grab some paint chips or tester pots from those brands and narrow it down to the closest match. I am going to do some videos where I grab a colour from an object and then see how close the paint is.
@@TEBInteriorsInc Thanks for the detailed reply. I'm a graphic designer and often get people asking to use a specific colour which they have no reference for, getting an acceptable RGB value or Pantone match with this would save me a lot of time over a year.
I have not tried that but am VERY interested to know. It will pick up the colour for sure, but if you are trying to match it with a paint colour, it really depends on the paint company to have a match or not. If you try it, let me know how it goes 🤘🏼😃
I would have preferred to see you scan random objects like a vase, liquid, etc. also, the affiliate link brings me back to RUclips and I want to order. I will go to their website and order and enter TEBMINI3 as discount code . I do like your personality and expertise so I will subscribe. The tests that you did were impressive.
What should you do if your not sure what brand the paint your scanning is? Guessing use the rgb codes right? Also my Sherwin Williams tool does sheen as well, albeit spotty accuracy at times, does the nix? Great video and walkthrough! Much appreciated.
RGB is for digital printing, really. Like if you wanted to create a digital poster or art work that tied in the colour of something like a fabric you have, then you would use the RGB. It's for computers. But if you are trying to match an existing paint colour, well that's trickier. I would suggest matching with a few of the top paint brands in your area with say... 3 options... Then get little tester pots if you can and hopefully one of those will match perfectly. As for the sheen, the Nix MINI 3 doesn't detect sheen. I would image that is a very difficult thing for it to do hence why the your Sherwin Williams gadget is hit and miss. But I am going to ask Nix about the sheen and will let you know what they say. 🤘
I am not sure why you feel it necessary to post this again but OK, let me answer for you. I do not know the specific scenario that you are hoping to use this for, but not every product covers every situation for every person. You don't buy a spoon and say "So this is useless" because it won't cut your steak. So no, this is not useless. This product has many use case scenarios for many reasons and scenarios. The main reason I use it, is when I have an item with a colour that I love and want to use that colour on a wall at a client project. For example, I can scan a specific Red in a fabric and the Mini 3 will give me a paint colour that matches from my local paint brands. There is also a fantastic Digital use for the Mini 3 that will get you all the digital references you need to use a specific colour in Graphic media content. So sure @victorabdelmalek7530, maybe this doesn't work in your specific case, and I am not sure if you realize this, but you are not the only person that exists at the moment so again, no...this is not useless. Hope that helps Hugs and Kisses Terry
@@TEBInteriorsInc this is the first time I posted so not sure what you're even talking about regarding me posting this "again". Regardless, most, if not all of your video is about matching paint colors, so yeah it's pretty much useless in that regard, princess. Have a nice day.
Turns out there is a way to see the Australian paint brands with Nix. They are looking into making it more clear but in the meantime, here is how to see the paint brands for Australia. ruclips.net/user/shortsXrotI5mN-Rc?feature=share
What are you going to colour match with your new Nix Mini 3?
walls and door frames. Also i wanted to create a custom Library with Dulux brosure as it is not supported with naming codes. only colour patterns
Into woodworking as a hobby and am building some bedroom furniture. Hoping to color match with the items we have already. Should be interesting =)
I make nail dip powder (for this purpose we will call the nail polish) I want ensure that my batches are the same color. Can I scan my original and then scan my new batch to confirm that the colors are the same? Or does it only match to paint swatches?
wait... you scan a random colour and it wont tell you the closest colour from all the brands???? you have to CHOOSE a brand first????? that's so stupid. i was literally about to buy one until you said that.
why limit it like that? i want to walk down the street and test any colour paint i like. I wont know what Brand it is.
Ya, thats thr Problem
If NCS would be free thats no problem brcause most of the Brands use NCS Colours...
Maybe i will test the mini 3 for 30 days.
Edit: Just bought the NCS Colour Pin Pro
I know. It's unfortunate but turns out it's about the complexity of the programing involved to allow more than one brand at a time. I know that it's something they are working on though.
Let us know how the NCS Colour Pin Pro works. I am interested to know.
@@TEBInteriorsInc sounds like a programming issue, they can choose to let it show you a 'closest' match first (regardless of brand) but i can see how that might give you many results (that might not even be available to you in the shops), but to force you to choose a brand first is absolutely backward. At the very least they should let you search from the top 10 brands in your country. (just make a list for each country!). They way they do it assumes i know what brand of paint a colour is... when i don't even know the colour name yet - how ridiculous.
@JulianMakes For sure. Again, they are working on this so hopefully soon *fingers crossed*
Does it work on textiles ? Is it possible to get LAB or LCH value of a colour through it.
Yes. You can scan colours from fabrics and get the LAB values from it. If you need to get the Pantone from the LAB values, here is an article on Nix Sensors website with how to convert it.
www.nixsensor.com/blog/six-simple-steps-convert-lab-pantone/#:~:text=The%20Nix%20Pro%20and%20Nix,any%20scanned%20surface%20or%20object.
Great video. Can we do a wall match test within your home or office to test the accuracy of existing paint on walls? Thanks.
Hey there! That is actually on my list of 'to do's' so thanks for giving me a little push on that. 😊 In the meantime, I do have a short where I tested it against custom cabinets we had made for a client and it did great. Here is the link to that short. ruclips.net/user/shorts_VgBx-ZSu8s
Have you compared with the color muse?
I haven't heard of the Color Muse so no I haven't compared. Have you tried the Color Muse before?
Just ordered the Nix Mini 3. Plan to scan my 3D printer filament swatches so I can try to find the closest match.
Awesome! Let me know how that goes 🤘🏻😁
You should list the paper clip as a Canadian invention. The space shuttle arm was also developed and built there.
Ah yes, the Canadian Space Shuttle arm... I forgot about that. I didn't know about the paper clip. Canada rules 🇨🇦
I wish that this could match to picture framing mat colors...
It used to let you use multiple brands at a time which I think was very useful
Yes it did. I spoke with the tea at Nix Sensor and the new technologies in the updated app made it much more difficult to allow us to select more than one Supplier at a time. Hopefully one day they can patch that in 🤞🤞
Would it work to match gel coat? Thanks for the video!
I am not sure what you mean by Gel coat. is that a paint? And are you trying to match the colour of a gel coat OR match the colour of an object to a gel coat?
@@TEBInteriorsIncGel Coat is the colored polyester resin used on the first coat to build a boat in a mold. To repair a ding on the exterior of the boat, you use Gel Coat to repair, but matching the color can be difficult to do by eye. Will the Nix, tell you the breakdown of the color, by percentage or grams?
Do you know if they have craft/model paints, a la FolkArt/Apple Barrel/Citadel/Army Painter in their libraries?
just got my nix3 and I'm in Australia it doesn't have Australia in the region section I guess I have to select Asia but once I select Asia I can't find (Dulux paint Company) I can only find Dulux in Canada region and I'm scanning the colours not one colour I scanned and it was the correct name so if you're living in Australia don't bother buying this product absolutely waste of money
Thanks for the advice…and I don’t have to watch this asshat now!
HAHA. asshat. funny
Turns out there is a way to see the Australian paint brands with Nix. They are looking into making it more clear but in the meantime, here is how to see the paint brands for Australia. ruclips.net/user/shortsXrotI5mN-Rc?feature=share
can it also catch up Adobe RGB codes? sRGB doesn’t help out in my case :00
Unfortunately it does not at this point. Not sure if it's on their Roadmap
I saw a different brand scanner online and it boasts that it can also detect the exact sheen I.E. flat, satin, similar, matte, high gloss etc. can the. Mini do that?
Oh really? That's very interesting. No the Nix MINI 3 cannot detect sheen. In fact, anything that has a sheen or gloss doesn't work well with the Mini 3 because it flashes light to detect colour and any gloss just bounces the light back
So cool, love that it just hangs off a lanyard
Absolutely, makes it easier to actually handle and great to help prevent my slippery butter fingers from dropping it 😳
Hello, great video. So my clients bring me 3d rendered scene of living rooms where the floor in the picture is a model of floor tiles they manufacture. They also provide me with the real tile and the goal is to match the tile in the print to the real one, can this help me with that? . Cheers
Awesome video and most likely I will be upgrading, but I didn't hear the answer to the question. Is the Mini 3 more accurate than the Mini 2? Also you are correct, in the old Nix app you could match multiple brands at once. Maybe with this great review, you could request that option to be brought back.
Again, great review.
DANG!!! You're right. lol. I very often get easily side tracked and forget main points. Yes. Yes the Mini 3 is more accurate than the Mini 2. Thanks for keeping me in check. 🤘🏼
Awesome I will put it on order now. My mini 2 was a little disappointing. Thanks for doing a great review.
G'Day mate. Thanks for the video. By any chance, have you tried scanning if the device is not laying flush on the surface? I have a weird use case where it would help to get the digital colour codes for areas of a wet oil palette. But Im assuming that it needs to be pressed up against the wet surface rather than hovering slightly over.
Hmm. I have not but that's interesting. I do know that it uses light to scan the surface so shiny surfaces don't always work well because the light reflects back. I will give it a try though and report back 😉🫡
@@TEBInteriorsInc thanks mate. Very much appreciated
Do you have to do a monthly subscription
The app is totally free for matching with paint brands. There are some premium libraries that will require a subscription.
These premium libraries are:
NCS
Pantone FHI
Pantone PMS
RAL
Hope that helps
How good is this device scanning unpainted surfaces?
I'm installing speakers in church with masonry. I'd like to paint the speakers to closely match/blend in with the masonry. Thanks
You can scan any surface you want. You can scan a poster to grab a specific colour out of it. YOu can scan an orange OR you could scan Masonry. One thing I would warn against if high gloss or shiny surfaces. So if the wall you are scanning has a high gloss finish, the scanner will have a hard time with it as it is reflecting light against the surface and high gloss and shiny surfaces reflect too much light back at it. But if your masonry is not shiny...then Bob's your uncle.
Can Nex Mini 3 give values in RGB or CMYK?
It sure can and here's how. 🤘🏻😁
Does it read chameleon paint or tri coats?
By Chameleon paints do you mean iridescent? I think it would be pretty hard to match that as there is more than one colour and I think the Mini 3 is just going to give you back one colour. SO it may give you a colour that is a combination of the colours within the iridescent colour. Not sure about tri coat or what that is to be honest. lol
@@TEBInteriorsInc yea iridescent. Tri coat is basically, they sprayed it one color then put another color on top of that and then another color on top of that. I have no way of getting my paint code so i thought the nix mini 3 COULD be an option lol
@@michaellee8660 hmm. Unfortunately, I really don't think it would help you.
i have it and i cannot create custom Library
Yes I see that. I just tried to create a Custom Library and it says "You don't have a compatible device connected".
Is that the same issue you are having?
I am going to reach out to them and get back to you.
@@TEBInteriorsInc yes exactly same issue Thanks! also i think it is software feature and not hardware related
Sorry for the delay but I received clarification on the custom libraries feature.
It turns out that the Nix Toolkit app custom libraries feature is only available on models above the Mini version.
Which is such a shame.
See product feature differences here: www.nixsensor.com/color-sensor-recommendation/
We appreciate your Mini 3 purchase and hope you're having a blast with it! Just wanted to let you know that when it comes to custom libraries, they're exclusively available for our Spectro L and Spectro 2 models. If you have any more questions or need assistance, feel free to ask! 😊👍
Can you use this to sample random objects to find a (close) paint match and does the material affect the accuracy?
That's exactly it's intended purpose. Say if you have a fabric and you want to extract one of the colours from it to use as a wall colour...the Nix MINI 3 will help you find the best match.
I would suggest choosing 2 or 3 paint brands in your region and then grab some paint chips or tester pots from those brands and narrow it down to the closest match.
I am going to do some videos where I grab a colour from an object and then see how close the paint is.
@@TEBInteriorsInc Thanks for the detailed reply. I'm a graphic designer and often get people asking to use a specific colour which they have no reference for, getting an acceptable RGB value or Pantone match with this would save me a lot of time over a year.
@@soupfork2105 ah yes. It totally does RGB and all the digital codes as well it has a purchasable Pantone pack. 👍
Has anyone tired to use this to match the color paint of their car? I have a custom color and was wondering if this would read it
I have not tried that but am VERY interested to know. It will pick up the colour for sure, but if you are trying to match it with a paint colour, it really depends on the paint company to have a match or not. If you try it, let me know how it goes 🤘🏼😃
I would have preferred to see you scan random objects like a vase, liquid, etc. also, the affiliate link brings me back to RUclips and I want to order. I will go to their website and order and enter TEBMINI3 as discount code . I do like your personality and expertise so I will subscribe. The tests that you did were impressive.
What should you do if your not sure what brand the paint your scanning is? Guessing use the rgb codes right? Also my Sherwin Williams tool does sheen as well, albeit spotty accuracy at times, does the nix? Great video and walkthrough! Much appreciated.
RGB is for digital printing, really. Like if you wanted to create a digital poster or art work that tied in the colour of something like a fabric you have, then you would use the RGB. It's for computers.
But if you are trying to match an existing paint colour, well that's trickier. I would suggest matching with a few of the top paint brands in your area with say... 3 options... Then get little tester pots if you can and hopefully one of those will match perfectly.
As for the sheen, the Nix MINI 3 doesn't detect sheen. I would image that is a very difficult thing for it to do hence why the your Sherwin Williams gadget is hit and miss. But I am going to ask Nix about the sheen and will let you know what they say. 🤘
Double checked. As of now it does not check sheen.
@@TEBInteriorsInc Wow...thanks for the info and for checking on that. Much appreciated!
So basically this is useless unless you know what paint brand was used. Fantastic.
I am not sure why you feel it necessary to post this again but OK, let me answer for you.
I do not know the specific scenario that you are hoping to use this for, but not every product covers every situation for every person. You don't buy a spoon and say "So this is useless" because it won't cut your steak.
So no, this is not useless. This product has many use case scenarios for many reasons and scenarios.
The main reason I use it, is when I have an item with a colour that I love and want to use that colour on a wall at a client project. For example, I can scan a specific Red in a fabric and the Mini 3 will give me a paint colour that matches from my local paint brands.
There is also a fantastic Digital use for the Mini 3 that will get you all the digital references you need to use a specific colour in Graphic media content.
So sure @victorabdelmalek7530, maybe this doesn't work in your specific case, and I am not sure if you realize this, but you are not the only person that exists at the moment so again, no...this is not useless.
Hope that helps
Hugs and Kisses
Terry
@@TEBInteriorsInc this is the first time I posted so not sure what you're even talking about regarding me posting this "again". Regardless, most, if not all of your video is about matching paint colors, so yeah it's pretty much useless in that regard, princess. Have a nice day.
Thanks, Gurl. You too. 😘
Any aussies tried this in 2023/24 please
Maybe go ask on another channel that doesn't involve an asshat.
Turns out there is a way to see the Australian paint brands with Nix. They are looking into making it more clear but in the meantime, here is how to see the paint brands for Australia. ruclips.net/user/shortsXrotI5mN-Rc?feature=share
4 mins into and u still bumbling 😅 waste or time. Just test the darn thing and be done.
Go watch someone else then.