[Openicc] profile distribution / Adobe / ECI

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Bob.

maybe it is not that difficult to obtain a permission, so lets ask first 
the copyright holders and think later about possible alternatives.

regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
                                + development for color management 
                                + imaging / panoramas
                                + email: ku.b at gmx.de
                                + http://www.behrmann.name


Am 30.05.05, 09:30 -0500 schrieb Bob Friesenhahn:

> On Mon, 30 May 2005, Gerhard Fuernkranz wrote:
> > 
> > The standard Adobe profiles would be pretty interesting. They are freely
> > available, but unfortunately, the Adobe color profile license only allows
> > redistribution on a standalone basis, or embedded in images, but *NOT*
> > bundled with, or incorporated into any other software. I'm not even sure,
> 
> As food for thought, last time I read the Adobe color profile license, it
> seemed to me that distributing the profiles within image files would be
> perfectly legitimate.  It is not particularly difficult to extract profiles
> from image files.  In fact, with GraphicsMagick/ImageMagick you can specify an
> image file where you would specify the name of a profile, and any profiles in
> the image will be used just as if the image file was a profile.
> 
> Bob
> ======================================
> Bob Friesenhahn
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> GraphicsMagick Maintainer,    http://www.GraphicsMagick.org/