[Openicc] measurement device API

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Gerard and Yan,

Am 16.03.07, 11:34 +0100 schrieb Gerard Klaver:

> I bought recently a Colorvision Spyder2express, some win tests done, 
> Yan Ke ( http://www.yan-ke.com/spyder/ )  is working on a driver.

Great.
 
> Reason for this email is that a large part of the device interface i
> expect can be handeled by the SANE backend api. Using this can speed up
> development for color meters a lot.

Clever idea.
Could sprectral values (usually +-32 bands) be handled too, along with 
additional device specific data and instructions? Possibly like scanner 
settings? This would make print target measurements possible and could 
form a general path.
The only downside I see now is portability.

> The frontend programs like LPROF, ARGYLL using the SANE API are then
> able to get the data from the color meters.
> (each different color on screen is a scan for the color meter).


kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
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development for color management 
www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org + www.cinepaint.org