[Openicc] new: Proof colour space setting

Kai-Uwe Behrmann ku.b at gmx.de
Wed May 3 09:35:37 PDT 2006


Ann,

the proofing profile is just a suggestion to show up in the first place. 
It can easily been changed in the application itself, like for different 
black generation. 

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


Am 03.05.06, 11:44 -0400 schrieb almccart at lexmark.com:

> Kai-Uwe,
> 
> Any 'final output condition' [such as SWOP] profile can be used in a color 
> managed color conversion for
> proofing.   For example, perhaps you are suggesting that everyone agree on 
> using a single 'SWOP' profile
> in the retargeting conversion when proofing for SWOP?  I think that is not 
> a workable idea.  There are
> valid reasons to want different behaviors in making the first conversion 
> from three component 
> space to 4 component space - e.g., black component. 
> 
> Best regards,
> Ann McCarthy
> Lexmark CPD
> Imaging Systems Engineering
> ICC Workflow WG Chair
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Kai-Uwe Behrmann <ku.b at gmx.de>
> 05/03/2006 05:52 AM
> 
>  
>         To:     almccart at lexmark.com
>         cc:     homann at colormanagement.de, OpenICC Liste <openicc at lists.freedesktop.org>
>         Subject:        Re: [Openicc] new: Proof colour space setting
> 
> 
> Hello Ann and all,
> 
> the idea of mine was to define a system wide proofing colour space, a 
> profile, which can be used by applications as a predefined and optional 
> activated profile for poofing on screen and print out. The proofing 
> profile settings set and activate the simulation of a film stock or a 
> intended printing condition (SWOP/ISOcoated).
> 
> Your idea is more about a single colour space, like PhotoGamut(?), in 
> differenence to a general system setting.
> 
> Sorry if my head line was missleading you. I changed the head therefore. 
> 
> Of course feel free to continue this interessting toppic.
> 
> 
> For the "proofing profile setting", hope this makes a difference now, I 
> decided to add it to the Oyranos configuration settings.
> 
> kind regards
> Kai-Uwe Behrmann
>                                 + development for color management 
>                                 + imaging / panoramas
>                                 + email: ku.b at gmx.de
>                                 + http://www.behrmann.name
> 
> 
> Am 02.05.06, 14:36 -0400 schrieb almccart at lexmark.com:
> 
> > Hi Jan-Peter and all,
> > 
> > I would agree that it needs to be a free choosable color space that is 
> > independent of
> > scanner, camera, monitor, types of RGB spaces and that is also 
> independent 
> > of any
> > particular CMYK.  Note that Adobe RGB is a monitor type of RGB even 
> though 
> > it is 
> > wide gamut.
> > 
> > Yes - I was thinking that a proofing color space would be an 
> intermediate 
> > between the
> > source color spaces [e.g., Adobe RGB, camera Raw RGB] and particular 
> print 
> > related
> > output spaces.  One question is how constrained should the gamut be? 
> > Should it be 
> > limited to a SWOP-like gamut? Or be like the ISO reference gamut - which 
> 
> > is a bit larger. 
> > Another way of thinking about it is -- Would you want a proofing color 
> > space to contain 
> > the Pantone colors? Or to be limited to a subset of Pantone colors as 
> many 
> > real print 
> > systems are?
> > 
> > I think you got the idea I was putting forth.  My question is - is that 
> > what you and Kai-Uwe 
> > had in mind?
> > 
> > Best regards,
> > Ann McCarthy
> > Lexmark CPD
> > Imaging Systems Engineering
> > ICC Workflow WG Chair
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Jan-Peter Homann <homann at colormanagement.de>
> > 05/02/2006 01:41 PM
> > Please respond to homann
> > 
> > 
> >         To:     almccart at lexmark.com, OpenICC Liste 
> <openicc at lists.freedesktop.org>
> >         cc: 
> >         Subject:        Re: [Openicc] new: Proof colour space
> > 
> > 
> > Hello Ann, and all,
> > Nice to hear, that leading ICC members are reading and posting to the 
> > openICC list :-)
> > 
> > I think, your answer is two steps ahead, of the mail of Kai-Uwe.
> > As I understand him, he want the possibility of a free choosable 
> > proofing colorspace independent from the RGB- or CMYK-workingspace in 
> > ICC aware open source applications.
> > 
> > As I understand your concept of an "proofing colorspace" as an 
> > intermediate colorspace between widegamut colorspaces like 
> > camera-profiles on RAW data or AdobeRGB and printoutput.
> > 
> > Finetuning of colors and saturation is done in the "proofing 
> > colorspace", if the work is done, gamutmapping from "proofing 
> > colorspace" to print output colorspace needs and can be done either with 
> 
> > relatice colorinteric and blackpoint-comepnesation or with ICCv4 
> > perceptual gamutmapping, if the gamut of the "proofing colorspace" is 
> > similar of a better "reference medium gamut" for ICCv4 profiles.
> > 
> > Do I understand your intentions correct ?
> > 
> > :-) Jan-Peter
> > 
> > almccart at lexmark.com wrote:
> > > 
> > > Hello Jan-Peter and all,
> > > 
> > > So -- if we were to define a 'proofing colorspace' what would the 
> > > requirements be?
> > > For example:
> > > 1. RGB encoding
> > > 2. Encompassing and similar in shape to the ISO printing gamut defined 
> 
> > > in ISO 12640-3 Annex B
> > > 3. Not significantly larger than the ISO printing gamut defined in ISO 
> 
> > > 12640-3 Annex B
> > > 4. Unambiguously defined transformations to/from CIE XYZ
> > > 5. Primaries placed so that if the file is incorrectly assumed to be 
> > > sRGB, severe hue shifts do not occur.
> > > 6. Primaries placed so that HVS response to tone and hue adjustments 
> are 
> > 
> > > reasonably homogeneous
> > > throughout the space [i.e., perceptual isometry].
> > > 7. Adapted white point, color space white point and black point 
> > > chromaticity = D50
> > > 8. Print-referred image state
> > > 9. Adapted white point and color space white point luminance: 160 
> cd/m^2 
> > 
> > >   [=ICC PCS]
> > > 10. Image surround - 20% of adapted white point
> > > ...?
> > > 
> > > Does this represent a good initial list of attributes? 
> > > Is there an existing public domain RGB that meets these criteria?
> > > 
> > > Best regards,
> > > Ann McCarthy
> > > Lexmark CPD
> > > Imaging Systems Engineering
> > > ICC Workflow WG Chair
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > >                *Jan-Peter Homann <homann at colormanagement.de>*
> > > Sent by: openicc-bounces at lists.freedesktop.org
> > > 
> > > 05/02/2006 07:41 AM
> > > Please respond to homann
> > > 
> > > 
> > >         To:        Kai-Uwe Behrmann <ku.b at gmx.de>
> > >         cc:        OpenICC Liste <openicc at lists.freedesktop.org>
> > >         Subject:        Re: [Openicc] new: Proof colour space
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hello list,
> > > A proofing colorspace would be very helpful.
> > > I know  several photostudios, which are dealing with agencies, 
> prepress
> > > bureaus and print shops.
> > > 
> > > They are working in RGB and deliver RGB and CMYK-Files (ISOcoated) to
> > > their clients.
> > > 
> > > Before they are converting to CMYK (ISOcoated) with relative
> > > colorimetric and blackpoint compensation, they do a proof and optimize
> > > the RGB-file, if colorclipping of saturated colors are occuring.
> > > 
> > > The goal is to build an archive of RGB-files, where all RGB-files can 
> be
> > > converted relative colorimetric with blackpoint compensation to the 
> main
> > >   destination colorspace, without the need to make image by image
> > > analysis , which rendering intent fits best.
> > > 
> > > Most uzsers I know prefer to have a special menue for softproofing,
> > > instead of doing it in the colorsetting file.
> > > 
> > > Very helpful is also, if the softproof menue is synchronized with the
> > > menue "convert to profile"
> > > 
> > > If the softproof is OK, the file can be converted to the destination
> > > colorspace with one mouseclick.
> > > 
> > > :-) Jan-Peter
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Kai-Uwe Behrmann wrote:
> > >  > Hello list,
> > >  >
> > >  > what would you think about a dedicated proof colour space?
> > >  >
> > >  > The current situation in CinePaint is: we have RGB/Cmyk image data 
> > > and can
> > >  > proof them to whatever colour space on screen. If someone wants to
> > >  > simulate an special output device like a film stock or a print 
> media, 
> > it
> > >  > seems there is no sense by sticking to the editing colour spaces
> > >  > (RGB/Cmyk). It is not clear if the user wants a RGB or Cmyk colour 
> > space
> > >  > to proof against.
> > >  >
> > >  > It could as well mean the proofing options should become a separate
> > >  > advanced configuration group.
> > >  >
> > >  > Whats the opinion on the list about this matter?
> > >  >
> > >  > regards
> > >  > Kai-Uwe Behrmann
> > >  >                                 + development for color management
> > >  >                                 + imaging / panoramas
> > >  >                                 + email: ku.b at gmx.de
> > >  >                                 + http://www.behrmann.name
> > 
> 
> 
> 


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