ArgyllCMS quick start
ArgyllCMS quick start
- Subject: ArgyllCMS quick start
- From: Klaus Karcher <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2007 22:29:45 +0100
Hi,
I've got several requests off-list like "How can I use ArgyllCMS on a
Mac". "It seems to be Unix software, how can I use it anyway?". "I don't
know how to use the Terminal", ...
I can affirm that OS X *is* a Unix OS. Moreover it has the most
convenient command line interface I've ever seen (no wonder: it's from
Apple ;-)
I've prepared some instructions to help you getting started.
If you follow these instructions, you will create a folder "argyll"
inside your home directory, download ArgyllCMS and create a example profile.
Launch the Terminal application (located in /Applications/Utilities/)
and paste (or drag) the contents of the attached text file to the
terminal window line by line. Lines starting with a "#" are comments and
can be omitted.
Regards, Klaus
# make a directory "argyll" in your home folder:
mkdir ~/argyll
# change to this directory:
cd ~/argyll
# download the MacOSX binaries form argyllcms:
curl -O http://argyllcms.com/argyllV0.60_osx10.3_bin.zip
# extract the archive:
unzip argyllV0.60_osx10.3_bin.zip
# download and unzip the latest argyll patches:
curl -O http://argyllcms.com/argyllV0.60_osx10.3_bin_patch2.zip
unzip -uo argyllV0.60_osx10.3_bin_patch2.zip
# temporary add the argyll binary folder to your search path:
PATH=$PATH:~/argyll/bin
# tests if everything worked (the command will
# output something like "/Users/[your Name]/argyll/bin/profile"
which profile
# now you are ready to use argyllcms.
# download the latest FOGRA characterisazion data from the ICC:
curl -O http://www.color.org/FOGRA39L.txt
# convert it to argyll's ti3 format:
logo2cgats FOGRA39L.txt FOGRA39
# and create your own "ISO Coated v2" profile:
profile -v -ql -kp 0 .2 .9 1 .6 -l320 -L100 -S /System/Library/ColorSync/Profiles/sRGB\ Profile.icc -cmt -dpp -D "my first ISO Coated v2" FOGRA39
# rename it:
mv FOGRA39.icc my_first_ISO_Coated_v2.icc
# and open the containing folder in the Finder:
open .
# to learn more about ArgyllCMS, you shold read the documentation:
open ~/argyll/doc/ArgyllDoc.html
# if you don't like ArgyllCMS an want to get rid of it,
# just delete the argyll folder in your home directory.
#
# if you want to use it regularly you should read the paragraph
# "Apple OS X" in the Installing documentation.
#
# Regards, Klaus
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