[Openicc] Photoprint as CUPS driver ??

[Jan-Peter Homann]

Hello Alastair, Robert and all,
So far a s I know, is Photoprint a standalone application, which uses 
Gutenprint, lcms and ArgyllCMS.

How big would be a amount of work, to reuse some code of Gutenprint and 
create a "Photoprint CUPS driver" which could be used CUPS raster driver ?

The  functions of this Photoprint CUPS driver should be as following:
- Gutenprint setup (for internal queues) inside the driver
- print testcharts from inside the driver
- Assigning of ICC profiles or direct profiling for every queue inside 
the driver
- use of a folder for printer ICC profiles, which could be used also for 
cupsICCprofile workflow
- Import the Gutenprint PPD of the choosen printer
- Enhance the  PPD with the icc profile of every queue configuration for 
cupsICCprofile workflow
- Save enhanced PPD
- pass through of non color related PPD settings to Gutenprint

The tasks which should be possible with ths Photoprint CUPS driver 
should be as following
- usage in a CUPS sRGB workflow with either GhostScript or poppler as 
xxxtoraster
- allow to use a profiling service and create the needed PPD after 
importing the profile
- Doing profiling inside the driver with ArgyllCMS and step by step 
guide for the enduser
- providing a CUPS based interface for color aware application like e.g. 
Krita, Inkscape, Scribus...


I depending on the amount of work and motivation of a developer, I would 
sponsor the development with a monthly fee.


kind regards
Jan-Peter





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