[Openicc] openicc Digest, Vol 59, Issue 36: Linux CM ideology .. Linux CM proposal...Camera Input Profiling etc.

[edmund ronald]

On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 3:56 AM, Scott Geffert <scottgeffert at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would like to respond to the topic of Input/Camera calibration.
> The lack of camera calibration contributes to problems throughout the entire
> color-managed workflow. There is a misconception that cameras cannot be
> profiled (outside of copywork) yet this is simply not true. ICC profiling
> and (chart-based RAW profiling) is just as important as a display profile or
> printer profile. A soon to be released RIT research study should be
> carefully reviewed by everyone in the color management community as it
> clearly identifies the benefits of objective methods from capture to output
> to observer.ArtImaging There are things that can be improved regarding
> camera profiling for sure in future iterations of color management
> technology, but color management is the only way to control and normalize
> Input devices, just like ICC controls and normalizes output devices.

If I were nasty I would say that photographers get the color they
deserve. One can get good accurate color out of Capture One or Raw
Developer, with ICC profiling. Adobe have deliberately chosen to go
their own way, but one could argue that the general IQ of Photoshop
users is going down, and so "consumer color" is replacing "pro color"
in this product line.

Edmund