Comments on re-assigning profiles
Comments on re-assigning profiles
- Subject: Comments on re-assigning profiles
- From: Tom Beckenham <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2003 15:02:23 +1100
Regarding current and future ICC based color managed workflows, what are
the opinions regarding products allowing users to "re-assign" embedded
profiles. Given that the only practical occasion where one would want to
"change" the profile would be if an incorrect profile was initially
embedded, then this would indicate a problem earlier in the workflow that
should be addressed. Even if service providers are receiving work from
unknown sources, tagging a profile onto un-tagged or incorrectly tagged
images is really nothing short of educated guessing. Ideally the work should
be re-scanned or re-shot and the correct profiles associated with the
equipment and process should be embedded.
I realize we do not all work in "ideal environments" where this can be
easily managed, but breading this kind of thinking and operation into the
industry that directly affects us will help ensure the effective growth of
ICC technology.
Another thought would be to enable the ability to see the history of an
images' color management, so as to determine if a file has had profiles
reassigned. Perhaps an ICC specifications insisting this information is
embedded into an images independent metadata as it travels through color
managed workflows/processes would make it easier to determine if the color
data is accurate.
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