[Openicc] Introduction / Gutenprint]

[Robert L Krawitz]

   Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2005 21:01:18 -0400
   From: Michael Sweet <mike at easysw.com>
   Cc: openicc at freedesktop.org

   Gerhard Fuernkranz wrote:
   > Michael Sweet schrieb:
   > 
   >> Basically you add cupsICCProfile attributes to your PPD file to
   >> specify the output profiles for various printing modes supported
   >> by your device. Normally the output profile selection is done
   >> automatically using the current job options (media type, color
   >> model, resolution, etc.), however it is also possible to include
   >> the cupsICCProfile attribute in a print job to select a specific
   >> profile, overriding the auto selection, e.g.:
   >>
   >>     lp -o cupsICCProfile=CMYK.Glossy.2880dpi filename.jpg 
   > 
   > 
   > What does CUPS actually do with this parameter?
   > Or in other words, who is eventually applying the profile, at which level?
   > (and particularly, how is it done in the case "lp -o cupsICCProfile=... 
   > filename.ps")

   The profile is applied by the RIP (any of the *toraster filters).

1) So there's a hard-coded limit of three components to the name?
   That seems a bit limiting...

2) In CUPS 1.2, is there a 16-bit path from the RIP to the driver?

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