[Openicc] Re: Hello *and* (was): LINUX, Gutenprint / CUPS / Color policies

[Chris Murphy]

On May 13, 2005, at 12:02 AM, Kai-Uwe Behrmann wrote:

> Am 12.05.05, 21:35 -0600 schrieb Chris Murphy:
>
>
>> The less the user has to think and do things, the better.  
>> Automatic generation
>> of a display profile using DDC is already important now, and as next
>>
>
> sRGB is far better than manufacturer provided profiles or what is  
> coming
> from DDC.
> The uncertainess about this makes DDC not usefull as a default  
> mechanism
> for profile generation today.
>
Hmm, this is the first I've heard of this, with respect to DDC. I  
admit I've never looked into it because I don't have to depend on DDC  
generated profiles, ever. I would be surprised if manufacturers would  
be building their hardware to report such bogus data when they could  
more easily just report sRGB primaries, a 2.2 gamma, and 6500K white  
point and get better results. Before implementing a more "custom"  
approach than this, one would think they tested it out.

Now, canned profiles on the other hand, that's not surprising.


Chris Murphy
Color Remedies (TM)
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