[Openicc] Introduction / Gutenprint

[Michael Sweet]

Graeme Gill wrote:
> ...
> 3) Put the RIP and ICC based machinery in series. I.e. RIP to a 
> standardized
>     RGB or CMYK, and then do a device to device + separation + calibration
>     after the RIP. Device links can't work, and accuracy, gamut size and 
> speed
>     are compromised.

Another issue with this approach is performance - doing color
management at this point means processing a LOT of pixels, ~45million
for a 720 DPI letter/A4 page, and most printers support higher
resolutions these days...

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