Downloading Benjamin Moore's Personal Color Viewer
The Personal Color Viewer 3.0 has been out for more than a year now and we are finding that many customers are looking for step by step instructions on how to download and use the application. In this post we'd like to shed some light on the download process for the Personal Color Viewer, but first we want to re-introduce you to the product.
What is the Personal Color Viewer?
The Personal Color Viewer is a fun, easy- to- use interactive color visualization program that allows you to see how thousands of Benjamin Moore colors, color combinations, and specialty finishes will look in any room or exterior surface of your home before you pick up a paintbrush!
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Choose from more than 50 new sample images
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Upload your own room images
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Search our virtual fan deck of thousands of colors
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Experiment with faux painting techniqures
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Save projects in your Project Notebook
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Share projects by e-mail
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Export projects to your desktop
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Work cross-platform, PC and Mac
Watch this short video to see the Personal Color Viewer in action!
Getting Started!
You can either use the Personal Color Viewer on the Benjamin Moore website or you can download the Personal Color Viewer application to your personal computer. The application is FREE in both cases. Some users choose to download the application to their computer so they can use the application offline.
Using The Personal Color Viewer Online
When you use the application online you get the benefit of viewing 57 Interior and 49 Exterior Combinations. If you download the application you will have a few less sample images and combinations. We did this to keep file size low.
To use the online version of the application you have to be connected to the internet. You also have to be registered with the website to upload your own photo.
Downloading The Personal Color Viewer To Your Personal Computer (Mac or PC)
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Select your language and click the Download Now buttton on this page. You can get to this page by scrolling to the bottom of the PCV web version.
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Fill out your Registration information
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Review your information, Copy your serial number down (in red)! You'll need your serial number later. After that you can Click to Install Your Software.
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After clicking the Install button you'll be brought to a new page.
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Install the lastest version of Adobe AIR and Flash Player before clicking the Install Now button on this page.
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Click the Install Now button
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Please wait while the application installs. You should see a pop up with a loading bar. If you do not see this bar, minimize your screen as it might be hidden underneath your browser window. Keep in mind that it may take a while to install. During installation on a machine running a newer operating systems like Windows 7 I think you have to be near the computer to answer a few security questions that are routinely asked during install.
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Once the loading bar finishes it will ask you if you would like to open or save the file. Choose "Open"
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You should see another loading bar after you click open and when that's finished the Personal Color Viewer will ask for your serial number that you copied down earlier. Enter this number and the application should load. You're Finished!
Downloading the application to your own computer is great because you can use the application offline.
We'll try to answer more questions about the Personal Color Viewer via blog posts but if you have any questions please comment and we'll answer!