Re: [Gimp-user] Color profiles & color spaces -- assignment v. conversion?

[Hedley Finger]

David, Sven:

On Thu, 2008-07-17 at 16:52 +1000, Hedley Finger wrote:
  
I know just enough about colour management to get myself into trouble.

On Gimp 2.4.6, there are now some new options under the Image > Mode >
menu path, namely

@   Assign to Color Profile // Actually uses Little CMS (lcms)
@   Convert to Color Profile // Actually uses Little CMS (lcms)

@   Assign colorspace  // Hmmm, should be 'Color Space' for niceness?
@   Convert colorspace  // Likewise!
    
Sven replied:
If you see four options there, then you have installed some additional
third-party plug-ins for color management that you should not need with
GIMP 2.4. It's probably best to get rid of those extra plug-in(s).
  
Yes, a respondent on another list said something similar -- the last two 
options were probably inherited from a previous Gimp 2.x release, 
because the Windows installer by default installs into the c:\Program 
Files\Gimp-2.0\ folder created by previous installers.  The first two 
options actually call Little CMS to do the work.
@   What does *assigning* an image to a colour profile do and what
effect does it have on colour management downstream?
    
It changes the meaning of the pixel values. Generally this means the
image looks different.
  
David, I see no difference when importing an image with no 
attached/assigned profile.  But you are saying that the pixel numbers do 
not change, so no harm done if an inappropriate profile assigned -- just 
assign a more appropriate one?
@   How is *converting* an image to a colour profile differ from
"assigning", and what effect does it have on colour management downstream?
    
Converting, instead of assigning a different meaning to pixel values,
converts the pixel values from the previous color profile to the
profile you specify, so that the result is as close to identical as
possible to the original..
  
So this is an irreversible step -- you may not be able to convert back 
to a previous profile because the pixel values may not contain enough 
information to allow this to happen?

Regards,
Hedley

--

Hedley Finger

28 Regent Street   Camberwell VIC 3124   Australia
Tel. +61 3 9809 1229   Fax. (call phone first)
Mob. (cell) +61 412 461 558
Email. "Hedley Finger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

_______________________________________________
Gimp-user mailing list
Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU
https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user