CIE于1974年出版了其出版物CIE 13.2《测量和规定光源显色性能的方法》。出版物CIE 13.3-1995是CIE 13.2的更新版本，其中纠正了打字错误，并更新了术语。本手册中讨论的软件，可作为CIE D008-1995，Rel。2.0基于测量显色指数的更新方法。它将产生与根据CIE 13.3-1995计算的结果一致的结果，即最后一位数字四舍五入的不确定性。程序CIE13_3w。exe和CIE13_3d。exe是基于计算机的工具，用于指定光源的颜色渲染特性。程序根据CIE 13.3-1995中描述的规则，使用前8个CIE测试色样计算光源色度坐标、相关色温、14个特殊显色指数和一般显色指数。 该程序还允许使用其他测试颜色样本。程序CIE13_3w。exe在Windows环境（3.0或更高版本）中运行。CIE13_3d。exe是在DOS下运行的同一程序。这两个程序都包含将结果保存在文件中并打印的选项。CIE13_3w内置了剪贴板功能，可以将数据直接传输到文字处理器、电子表格应用程序或其他Windows程序。尽管已尽一切努力确保磁盘中不包含任何错误，但该磁盘并非CIE认可的官方出版物。

CIE published in 1974 its Publication CIE 13.2 Method of Measuring and Specifying Colour Rendering Properties of Light Sources. Publication CIE 13.3-1995 is an updated version of CIE 13.2, where typing errors were corrected and the terminology was updated. The software discussed in this leaflet and available as CIE D008-1995, Rel. 2.0 is based on the updated method of measuring colour rendering indices. It will produce results that agree - to the uncertainty of rounding the last digits - with results calculated on the basis of CIE 13.3-1995.The programs CIE13_3w.exe and CIE13_3d.exe are computer based tools for specifying colour rendering properties of light sources. The programs calculate, according to the rules described in CIE 13.3-1995, the light source chromaticity co-ordinates, the correlated colour temperature, the 14 special colour rendering indices and the general colour rendering index, using the first 8 CIE test colour samples. The program allows the use of other test colour samples as well. The program CIE13_3w.exe runs in a Windows environment (version 3.0 or higher). CIE13_3d.exe is the same program running under DOS.Both programs include options to save the results in a file and to print them. CIE13_3w has built in clipboard facilities to transfer data directly to word processors, spread-sheet applications or other Windows programs.Although every effort was taken to ensure that no error is contained in the disk, this disk is not an official CIE endorsed publication.