Re: Maximum Chroma vs. Maximum Gamut
Re: Maximum Chroma vs. Maximum Gamut
- Subject: Re: Maximum Chroma vs. Maximum Gamut
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 11:41:15 EST
In a message dated 3/11/04 1:56:07 AM, email@hidden writes:
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> Is the CMM incapable of recognizing what colors can be created beyond
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those
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> that fall within the direct range of the patches measured? Are there
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> contaminant colors that exist in the primaries that are not able to be
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> reproduced by the primaries? Or...?
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That's an interesting question for a color scientist/ profile software
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developer. Extrapolation outside of the absolute L values and measured
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response to the values produced by the chart/ profiler within V2 profiles
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and current CMM's would sound like an anomaly to what is desired in the
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profile?
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Gamut limits would reduce any outside value to a known point on (or in the
case of Perceoptual intent, near) the gamut surface; there is no attempt to
produce print values outside the defined device gamut via extrapolation. Thats
what gamut clipping is all about.
C David Tobie
Product Technology Manager
ColorVision Inc
email@hidden
www.colorvision.com
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