Re: Panther, sRGB, web browsers
Re: Panther, sRGB, web browsers
- Subject: Re: Panther, sRGB, web browsers
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2003 14:22:45 -0500
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When it comes to untagged images, I really think that assuming sRGB is
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better than giving the end user the option to assume anything else as a
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source.
I agree that assuming sRGB is probably the best choice. And if it was me,
I'd make that assumption explicit, even if it was hardwired. Perhaps then,
in an advanced Safari color setup dialog, there could be an informative
message like to the users like:
Untagged RGB images are assumed to be sRGB
and converted to the current monitor profile for display
Is that so hard for Apple to pull technically?
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But I might be convinced it's Ok to have a checkbox to turn off
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ColorSync/display compensation/sRGB as assumed source for untagged
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images, making it monitor RGB instead. But even that encourages mystery
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meat RGB.
Depends how Apple does it? It could be done along the lines of:
Assumed Source Profile for Untagged Images [current monitor profile]
The name in bracket could be fetched from the Monitor System Preferences.
Then, this kind of implementation, IMO, has merit because it make users
think twice and helps develop in them the reflex of always going to a
central, independent setup in their system for color setting.
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I think Apple needs to be thinking rationally about most
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users. Not a small segment of color geeks. Simple is better. Most of
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the world treats untagged images as sRGB, therefore I think we're all
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better off if that's the way OS X apps behaved as well. And if we don't
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like it, embed a profile in the image. Apple provides choice by making
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an easy to use system for the app to respect embedded profiles, and
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pass them off to the OS which does the work.
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Chris Murphy
I agree that simple is better, and color geeks only make a tiny segment of
users. And if most of the world treats untagged images as sRGB, like you
suggest then so be it! But, please, make this explicit somewhere in Safari
or iPhoto or ACDC or FotoStation or Cumulus or Portfolio; making the assumed
profile explicit will only serve to heighten everyone's color experience IMO
-- indeed setting up an important example and trend in color management
policy.
Best regards,
Roger Breton | Laval, Canada | email@hidden
http://pages.infinit.net/graxx
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