[Openicc] Print Color Pipeline

[Kai-Uwe Behrmann]

Am 25.01.11, 10:00 +1000 schrieb Jon Cruz:
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 3:39 AM, Kai-Uwe Behrmann wrote:
>> Am 24.01.11, 17:02 +0100 schrieb edmund ronald:
>>> You know, maybe the gimp-usability guys have some suggestions here?
>>> I think they're one of the most affected apps for profiled printing.
>>> In fact, one of the big arguments for Linux would be to have a
>>> seamless Gimp setup, equivalent to the seamless Photoshop setup you
>>> get with the Mac.
>>
>> Agreed. Peter Sikking has already prepared ideas for a UI. As it stands 
>> now, IMO the common print dialog (CPD) would be the single best 
>> controlable entry point for colour management settings.
>> Do plan Krita and Scribus to use that dialog for local printing?
>
>
> I do think this should be taken grain of salt. I'm not sure of the 
> status in recent months, but when I've discussed things with Peter, he 
> seemed to not quite grasp some of the subtle needs of professional 
> printing. Things like artists being able to control overprint, knockout, 
> rich black, etc.

However, it will be much more difficult to get those features inside CUPS.
CPD offers more control just by its place in the achitecture.

> The best thing would be to consider the use cases that showcase the 
> various issues and make sure he can get a good UI to cover all, not just 
> the average end consumer cases.

Agreed.
It would be great, if you experts could work on that.

kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
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developing for colour management 
www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org