On 02/02/2015 02:38 AM, marti.ma...@littlecms.com wrote: > Alright, this is now in the list of "desired features" for next > releases. 2.7 release candidate will be out in days, so this would > eventually make its way on 2.8 or maybe will take a little bit more.
The GIMP devs would also like to use this option. Thanks! for putting it on the wish list for 2.8. Elle > Quoting Terence Tay <terence...@gmail.com>: > >> Noel, >> >> I've run into the same issue as you and I would find the option you >> described to color-manage RBGA images in an out-of-place manner very >> useful. >> >> Terence >> >> >>> On Feb 1, 2015, at 9:02 AM, Noel Carboni >>> <ncarb...@prodigitalsoftware.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Marti / Open Source Developer(s), >>> >>> As always, thank you for publishing your excellent LittleCMS library. >>> >>> Virtually all we use LittleCMS on are RGBA images. One of the >>> things we have to do now is handle the unused field (A) separately. >>> >>> Would it be possible/reasonable to add an option to LittleCMS so >>> that it would simply carry through unused A values without >>> modification (or with a simple format change, per the format specifiers)? >>> >>> As it is now we have to copy the data first, then color-manage it, >>> but it would be nice to be able to have a single function >>> (embodying a cmsDoTransform call) that would copy / color-manage / >>> format-convert ALL the data in one pass. We already have >>> workarounds implemented, but having it all done at once by >>> LittleCMS would better serialize RAM access and save some computer >>> time. >>> On today's powerful multi-core machines RAM bandwidth can be a bottleneck. >>> >>> If you are open to the idea of adding this functionality to the >>> product, I may be able to allocate some time to help with the >>> implementation. >>> >>> If you are a LittleCMS user on the mailing list who would also like >>> to see this addition, please let us know. >>> >>> Thanks. >>> >>> -Noel Carboni >>> ProDigital Software >>> > Lcms-user mailing list > Lcms-user@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lcms-user > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dive into the World of Parallel Programming The Go Parallel Website, sponsored by Intel and developed in partnership with Slashdot Media, is your hub for all things parallel software development, from weekly thought leadership blogs to news, videos, case studies, tutorials and more. Take a look and join the conversation now. http://goparallel.sourceforge.net/ _______________________________________________ Lcms-user mailing list Lcms-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/lcms-user
