[Openicc] printer, driver, IPP, Gutenprint calibration data

[Richard Hughes]

On 25 January 2012 17:08, Jan-Peter Homann <homann at colormanagement.de> wrote:
> 1) Gutenprint calibration data is embedded as metadata into the printer
> profile.

Makes sense to me.

> 2) The Gutenprint printer profile  comes also with IPP specific selectors
> for e.g.
> - general mediatype (e. photopaper glossy)
> - Name of media (mySpecialPhotopaper)
> - resolution: 1440 DpI

Right; this is what gcm-calibrate already does.

> 5) The user selects "mySpecialPhotopaper" and 1440 DpI resolution
> 6) The printer profile is activated through the IPP selectors serverside

Makes sense.

> 7) Gutenprint extracts the calibration setting from the metadata of the ICC
> printer profile.

Right, sounds perfect.

Is the gutenprint calibration setting just an xml string?

Richard