[Openicc] GoSoC 2011: CPD and ... Mike Sweet workflow

Graeme Gill graeme at argyllcms.com
Thu May 12 21:36:56 PDT 2011


Michael Sweet wrote:
> It MUST be a specialized application - OpenOffice isn't going to print a target, take
> measurements, or make an ICC profile. Giving the user a control that turns off color
> management doesn't make color managed workflows any more accessible but DOES lead to a
> really bad (and frustrating) print experience.

This is incorrect. OpenOffice may well be used to print the target.
The target is very often just an raster image file. People use all sorts
of apps to print test targets, and complain bitterly when they
make a mess of something as simple as passing the raster values
to the device unchanged.

Graeme Gill.


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