RE: Color in Safari / color management architecture
RE: Color in Safari / color management architecture
- Subject: RE: Color in Safari / color management architecture
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 17 Oct 2010 16:50:13 -0400
Jan-Peter is making sehr gut points -- are you listening Mr. Apple?
MfG / Roger
> Hello all,
> The problem of the Mac OS (X) settings for a generic RGB colorspace
(should
> be sRGB IEC 61699 by default and changable by the user..) are discussed
> since years at the list. Apple ignores the problems of users and offers to
> solves the problems from color management professionals since years.
> A connected problem are three levels of configuration and application of
ICC-
> profiles
> - System Level Mac OS X
> - Application Level
> - (Printer) Driver Level
>
> It would be the best, if the compnay responsible for the operating system
> would deliver a color management architecture, where applications and
> printer drivers could "plugIn" in transparent way. This means espacially,
that
> developers, consultants and power users have the possibilty to verify, if
> applications and drivers are interacting with the OS concerning in a
correct
> way. In the last step, this could lead to certification of applications
and drivers
> for correct interaction with the OS.
>
> I don´t believe that Apple is able to understand the importance of
concepts. I
> don´t see either that the ICC is willing to make a recommendation for such
> kind of color architecture,
>
> Being a professional Mac user since 20 year in the graphic arts, I´m now
> preparing to make LINUX my preferred OS. I use Windows and Mac OS X
> only, if can´t avoid it for customer projects.
>
> Looking at ArgyllCMS, LittleCMS, the OpenICC project etc. I believe, that
> Linux and OpenSoure have the potential to be the preferred OS for color
> management professionals in 2 or 3 years.
>
>
> By the way, sRGB is not a "Microsoft / HP standard" It is since years an
> international standard IEC 61699 and also the W3C recommendation for
> untagged RGB-data.
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