Mailing Lists: Apple Mailing Lists
 Image of Mac OS face in stamp
Re: >4 channel profile confusion
[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

Re: >4 channel profile confusion

I don't know if Microsoft's ICM and/or Lino's CMM on Windows support MCHx
and/or xCLR. Someone here or on the ColorSync-Users list might be able to
chime in with an answer.

-David

> From: Steve Upton <email@hidden>
> Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2001 20:30:47 -0800
> To: David Hayward <email@hidden>, colord <email@hidden>
> Subject: Re: >4 channel profile confusion
>
> At 7:18 PM -0800 2/9/01, David Hayward wrote:
>> If I remember my history correctly, ColorSync supported multi-channel MCHx
>> profiles before the ICC spec documented them. Then when the ICC spec caught
>> up, it specified that the space types should be xCLR. This means that
>> ColorSync (and also the ColorSync PS Plug-ins) go to some extra effort
>> support both MCHx and xCLR profiles.
>>
>> The contents of MCHx and xCLR profiles are the same so if you have an app
>> that only support one of the variants, then you can just change the space
>> type in the profile header.
>
> Thanks David,
>
> I had a feeling it was something like this.
>
> Do you know if there are x-platform issues with this? Is there only
> one type recognized on the PC side (OK off topic for the list but
> where else could I ask <g>)
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Steve Upton

References: 
 >Re: >4 channel profile confusion (From: Steve Upton <email@hidden>)



Visit the Apple Store online or at retail locations.
1-800-MY-APPLE

Contact Apple | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy

Copyright © 2011 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.