U.S. Web Coated (SWOP)v2 vs. SWOP2006_Coated5v2
U.S. Web Coated (SWOP)v2 vs. SWOP2006_Coated5v2
- Subject: U.S. Web Coated (SWOP)v2 vs. SWOP2006_Coated5v2
- From: Paul Foerts <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:39:20 +0100
On 09/01/08 20:08, "Marco Ugolini" <email@hidden> wrote:
> In a message dated 1/8/08 3:34 AM, Paul Foerts wrote:
>
>> I'm referring to the color transformation/conversion modules of the legacy
>> high-end digital scanners/systems (Hell, Crossfield, Dainippon Screen,
>> Scitex...), based on lookup tables and direct conversion without a "profile
>> connection space" and without the need for "rendering intents".
>
> That's a faulty comparison: device links do not use a PCS, sure, but only
> because they were *created* based on an ICC transform that indeed made use
> of a PCS, with the added custom settings for black, ink purity, etc.
>
> Those scanner LUTs, instead, had never been created that way, that I know
> of. Am I mistaken about that?
Marco,
It was just to indicate that "device links" existed before the introduction
of a PCS and before the creation of the ICC. The ICC team was inspired by
the use of a PCS by Hell...
The way how device links are built today, does not invalidate the philosophy
of the "legacy" systems.
Paul
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