On 11/02/2014 09:08 AM, Partha Bagchi wrote:
Yes, the openexr patch, the modified util.h, and the 7 files that need
to be modified. I can do it locally, but would be nice if they were in
git.
I added the openexr patch to a bug report. With this patch, the user
really does need to assign an appropriate linear gamma ICC profile to
the openexr file, as the GIMP built-in sRGB profile assumes nonlinear
data. All the patch does is revert to the original openexr code, from
before the latest openexr commits were made:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=316646
On the one hand, the modified util.h file isn't really something that
any of the devs would like to see as a patch, as it basically destroys
the functionality of the babl/GEGL "linear vs perceptually uniform" code.
On the other hand, it's very possible that some of the people who use
your excellent builds might like the "linear vs perceptually uniform"
functionality removed until such time as the UI options are not so
confusing.
On a related topic, awhile back I wrote patches that remove all of the
"(linear)" vs "(gamma)" precision options, plus all the supporting
linear/gamma precision switching code. It was very nice to use high bit
depth GIMP without seeing such a long list of precision options. But
those patches won't work with the latest git versions of babl/GEGL/GIMP
(I could update the patches if anyone really wanted to use them).
This bug report: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=737778
has a patch that retrieves the RGB working-space-specific Y and XYZ
parameters, and also specifies where the information needs to go to take
the place of the current hard-coded sRGB parameters. Unfortunately I
don't have sufficient coding skills to write code that would ferry the
retrieved information to the places in the code base that need the
information.
As far as the "7 files" go, modifying those files requires knowing what
RGB working space the user actually wants to use. This is why I
currently run three side-by-side installations of GIMP 2.9, one per RGB
working space that I'm currently using. If I knew how to write the Y/XYZ
"ferrying" code, there would be no need to resort to running three
side-by-side versions of babl/GEGL/GIMP.
No doubt just about any of the GIMP devs would be able to write the
"ferrying" code without much trouble, which is why I suggested that
perhaps a "proper ICC profile color management" branch of babl/GEGL/GIMP
could be set up.
Elle
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