Making connections with iccMAX
A guide to understanding how profile connection works using iccMAX profiles
iccMAX profile connection Connecting with iccMAX Transform selection and PCS adjustment
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Combining transform selection and PCS adjustment
Here is a table of combined iccMAX transform selection based on transform selection parameters and rendering intents.
| Transform selection parameters | Transform and PCS Adjustment | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profile Class | Profile Position | Rendering Intent | Transform Type | Transform Tag | Transform Endpoints | PCS Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | Colour LUT-based | AtoB0Tag | Device to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | Spectral Colour | DtoB0Tag | Device to Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | MCS | AtoM0Tag | Device to MCS | No PCS |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1 | Perceptual | BRDF Parametric Colorimetric | brdfColorimetricParameter0Tag | Device to BRDF parameters for XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | BRDF Parametric Spectral | brdfSpectralParameter0Tag | Device to BRDF parameters for Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | BRDF Colorimetric | brdfAToB0Tag | Device + Lighting / Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | BRDF Spectral | brdfDToB0Tag | Device + Lighting / Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | BRDF MCS Colorimetric | brdfMToB0Tag | MCS + Lighting / Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | BRDF MCS Spectral | brdfMToS0Tag | MCS + Lighting / Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | Directional Colorimetric | directional AToB0Tag | Device + Position + Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | Directional Spectral | directional DToB0Tag | Device + Position + Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1 | Any | Named Colour | namedColor2Tag | Name to XYZ/Lab PCS, Name to Spectral PCS, Name to Device, XYZ/Lab PCS to Name, Device to Name | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | Colorimetric Colour | AtoB1Tag or AToB3Tag | Device to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Absolute to Relative XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | MCS | AtoM1Tag | Device to MCS | No PCS |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1 | Relative | BRDF Parametric Colorimetric | brdfColorimetricParameter1Tag or brdfColorimetricParameter3Tag | Device to BRDF parameters for XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Absolute to Relative XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | BRDF Parametric Spectral | brdfSpectralParameter1Tag or brdfSpectralParemeter3Tag | Device to BRDF parameters for Spectral PCS | None or Absolute to Relative Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | BRDF Colorimetric | brdfAToB1Tag or brdfAToD3Tag | Device + Lighting / Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Absolute to Relative XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | BRDF Spectral | brdfDToB1Tag or brdfDToB3Tag | Device + Lighting / Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None or Absolute to Relative Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | BRDF MCS Colorimetric | brdfMToB1Tag or brdfMToB3Tag | MCS + Lighting / Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Absolute to Relative XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | BRDF MCS Spectral | brdfMToS1Tag or brdfMToS3Tag | MCS + Lighting / Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None or Absolute to Relative Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | Directional Colorimetric | directional AToB1Tag or directional AToB3Tag | Device + Position + Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Absolute to Relative XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | Directional Spectral | directional DToB1Tag or directional DToB3Tag | Device + Position + Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None or Absolute to Relative Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | Colorimetric Colour | AtoB2Tag | Device to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | Spectral Colour | DtoB2Tag | Device to Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | MCS | AtoM2Tag | Device to MCS | No PCS |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1 | Saturation | BRDF Parametric Colorimetric | brdfColorimetricParameter2Tag | Device to BRDF parameters for XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | BRDF Parametric Spectral | brdfSpectralParameter2Tag | Device to BRDF parameters for Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | BRDF Colorimetric | brdfAToB2Tag | Device + Lighting / Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | BRDF Spectral | brdfDToB2Tag | Device + Lighting / Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | BRDF MCS Colorimetric | brdfMToB2Tag | MCS + Lighting / Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | BRDF MCS Spectral | brdfMToS2Tag | MCS + Lighting / Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | Directional Colorimetric | directional AToB2Tag | Device + Position + Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | Directional Spectral | directional DToB2Tag | Device + Position + Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | Colorimetric Colour | AtoB1Tag or AToB3Tag | Device to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Relative to Absolute XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | Spectral Colour | DtoB1Tag or DToB3Tag | Device to Spectral PCS | None or Relative to Absolute Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | MCS | AtoM1Tag | Device to MCS | No PCS |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1 | Absolute | BRDF Parametric Colorimetric | brdfColorimetricParameter3Tag or brdfColorimetricParameter1Tag | Device to BRDF parameters for XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Relative to Absolute XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | BRDF Parametric Spectral | brdfSpectralParameter3Tag or brdfSpectralParemeter1Tag | Device to BRDF parameters for Spectral PCS | None or Relative to Absolute Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | BRDF Colorimetric | brdfAToB3Tag or brdfAToD1Tag | Device + Lighting / Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Relative to Absolute XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | BRDF Spectral | brdfDToB3Tag or brdfDToB1Tag | Device + Lighting / Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None or Relative to Absolute Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | BRDF MCS Colorimetric | brdfMToB3Tag or brdfMToB1Tag | MCS + Lighting / Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Relative to Absolute XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | BRDF MCS Spectral | brdfMToS3Tag or brdfMToS1Tag | MCS + Lighting / Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None or Relative to Absolute Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | Directional Colorimetric | directional AToB3Tag or directional AToB1Tag | Device + Position + Viewing angles to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Relative to Absolute XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | Directional Spectral | directional DToB3Tag or directional DToB1Tag | Device + Position + Viewing angles to Spectral PCS | None or Relative to Absolute Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | Colorimetric Colour | BtoA0Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to Device | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | Spectral Colour | BtoD0Tag | Spectral PCS to Device | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | Directional Colorimetric | directional BToA0Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS + Position + Viewing angles to Device | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Perceptual | Directional Spectral | directional BToD0Tag | Spectral PCS + Position + Viewing angles to Device | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | Colorimetric Colour | BtoA1Tag or BToA3Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to Device | None or Absolute to Relative XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | Spectral Colour | BtoD1Tag or BToD3Tag | Spectral PCS to Device | None or Absolute to Relative Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | Directional Colorimetric | directional BToA1Tag or directional BToD3Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS + Position + Viewing angles to Device | None or Absolute to Relative XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Relative | Directional Spectral | directional BToD1Tag or directional BToD3Tag | Spectral PCS + Position + Viewing angles to Device | None or Absolute to Relative Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | Colorimetric Colour | BtoA2Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to Device | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | Spectral Colour | BtoD2Tag | Spectral PCS to Device | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | Directional Colorimetric | directionalBtoA2Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to Device | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Saturation | Directional Spectral | directionalBtoD2Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to Device | None |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | Colorimetric Colour | BtoD3Tag or BToD1Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to Device | None or Relative to Absolute XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | Spectral Colour | BtoD3Tag or BToD1Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to Device | None or Relative to Absolute Spectral Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | Directional Colorimetric | directional BtoD3Tag or directional BToD1Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to Device | None or Relative to Absolute XYZ Adjustment |
| N-component LUT-based Input / Display / Output / ColorSpace | 1→2 | Absolute | Directional Spectral | directional BtoD3Tag or directional BToD1Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to Device | None or Relative to Absolute Spectral Adjustment |
| Abstract | 1→2→3 | Any | Colorimetric Colour | AtoB0Tag | XYZ/Lab PCS to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| Abstract | 1→2→3 | Any | Spectral Colour | DtoB0Tag | Spectral PCS to Spectral PCS | None |
| DeviceLink | 1 | Any | Colour | AtoB0Tag | Device to Device | No PCS |
| MultiplexIdentification | 1→2 | Any | Colour | AtoM0Tag | Device To MCS | No PCS |
| MultiplexLink | 1 | Any | Colour | MtoA0Tag | MCS to Device | No PCS |
| MultiplexVisualization | 1→2 | Perceptual | Colorimetric Colour | MtoB0Tag | MCS to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| MultiplexVisualization | 1→2 | Perceptual | Spectral Colour | MtoS0Tag | MCS to Spectral PCS | None |
| MultiplexVisualization | 1→2 | Relative | Colorimetric Colour | MtoB1Tag or MtoB3Tag | MCS to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Absolute to Relative XYZ Adjustment |
| MultiplexVisualization | 1→2 | Relative | Spectral Colour | MtoS1Tag or MToS3Tag | MCS to Spectral PCS | None or Absolute to Relative Spectral Adjustment |
| MultiplexVisualization | 1→2 | Saturation | Colorimetric Colour | MtoB2Tag | MCS to XYZ/Lab PCS | None |
| MultiplexVisualization | 1→2 | Saturation | Spectral Colour | MtoS2Tag | MCS to Spectral PCS | None |
| MultiplexVisualization | 1→2 | Absolute | Colorimetric Colour | MtoB3Tag or MtoB1Tag | MCS to XYZ/Lab PCS | None or Relative to Absolute to XYZ Adjustment |
| MultiplexVisualization | 1→2 | Absolute | Spectral Colour | MtoS3Tag or MToS1Tag | MCS to Spectral PCS | None or Relative to Absolute Spectral Adjustment |
| NamedColor | 1 | Any | Any | namedColor2Tag | Name to XYZ/Lab PCS, Name to Spectral PCS, Name to Device, XYZ/Lab PCS to Name, Device to Name | None |