Spectra representation in the computer

Another very broad field in chemistry not adequately covered on the software market is handling of spectral collection. There is, of course, a number of instrument producers that provide spectra handling software for their own instruments and data stations . Unfortunately, their software is mostly neither open for the users to modify it nor documented adequately to take full advantage of it. The worst example of such software does not even allow the user the access to raw data produced by the instrument and offers no possibility to transfer the data to other computers where processing according to users needs can be done. The potential buyers must be aware of such products, especially if they intend to work intensively on their own measured data, what is mainly the case in the R D laboratories. 

There are still some other requirements that a representation should fulfill, but they are mainly of more specific nature. There is no such representation that would satisfy all requirements, hence, the representation must be selected in a kind of trial-and-error procedure guided by a good spectroscopic knowledge. 

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