Making connections with iccMAX
iccMAX profile connection Contents and Introduction
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Contents
ICC Colour Management Background and BasicsICC Colorimetric Profile Connection Spaces
Connecting and using V2 / V4 ICC profiles
Combining Transform Selection and PCS Adjustment
Decisions and Capabilities
Connecting using iccMAX / V5 ICC profiles
PCS Conversion and/or Adjustment
Extending device-to-device connection with multiplex channel connection
Combining transform selection and PCS adjustment
Profile Application Examples
V2/V4 Profile Application Scenarios
iccMAX Profile Application Scenarios
Introduction
This document is mainly focused on the concept of profile connection - especially when iccMAX profiles are involved. The examples provide a useful reference for elementary iccMAX profile connection. It is intended for people who want to have a rudimentary understanding about what it means to connect and work with ICC profiles and especially iccMAX profiles. It is not primarily about implementing CMMs nor is about what is put in a profile or profile creation. The main focus is about how one configures profile connection and profile usage with a fairly high-level description of basically what the CMM is doing when profiles are connected (while contrasting and expanding upon profile connection using version 2 and version 4 ICC profiles).Several questions one should be able to answer with this document related to connecting profiles are:
- What options are needed to have/use for configuring the connection?
- What parts of the profiles are used, and how are they used (on a high level)?
- What is the CMM doing (on a high level) to make the connection work?
- What kinds of things can one accomplish using different profile connection parameters?
It is recognized that in using the words "on a high level" there is some technical understanding required. However, the use of equations, detailed data structures and algorithms have intentionally been avoided in providing the high-level descriptions of what is involved. References to the specifications are provided for those interested in a more technical understanding.
It is hoped that this document might help foster a shared understanding about iccMAX connection by those working with and utilizing both the iccMAX specification as well as Interoperability Conformance Specification (ICS) documents - thus helping to make ICS documents more use useful and understandable.
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