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

[edmund ronald]

So where does one get the information to write this "special application",
even as a command-line app?
How many times does one have to beg, whimper and cry to get it?

Edmund


On Fri, May 13, 2011 at 6:28 AM, Michael Sweet <msweet at apple.com> wrote:

>
> On May 12, 2011, at 8:09 PM, Graeme Gill wrote:
>
> > Michael Sweet wrote:
> >> What is the use case for this? Accurate profiling requires a stable
> target print, which
> >> requires some amount of drying/curing time. This isn't an ad-hoc
> process...
> >
> > The main user case is that it always be possible to calibrate and profile
> > a printer. If this is a "special application", then it won't get
> maintained
> > or tested.
>
> 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.
>
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