Use ICC profile - Add "use monitor profile" option

[Blackx]

I am impressed by the new color management capabilities in 0.21. Even thumbnails are rendered perfectly
Only one thing could be improved (aside from the slowdown ) ... it would be great to have the profile automatically retrieved from the monitor. This is for us, who profile the monitor regularly, so the new monitor profile doesn't always need to be manually changed in XnViewMP. This would be less error-prone.

BTW the ICC settings could be a bit clarified. I've spent some time figuring it out until I found that the first profile is for monitor and the second is for images which doesn't have a profile embedded (and the latter setting should probably be "sRGB" by default).

[Danny]

It's a good idea in itself, but finding out the monitor profile is difficult across different OS. In Linux there isn't a standard way of defining a global monitor profile. It works more on a per program level.

[Blackx]

Thank you for your answer. What a pity
However, for other OSes it might be a welcome addition (I'm personally interested in Windows version). Also, I noticed that option for using the monitor profile is present in Windows version of GIMP. Maybe there is similar code for Linux too, even though it won't be completely standardized way.

BTW Your answer was helpful for me also in another way - to remind me that I need to switch the profiles in XnView MP. Of course I had forgotten to update them last time

[Danny]

Thank you for your answer. What a pity
However, for other OSes it might be a welcome addition (I'm personally interested in Windows version). Also, I noticed that option for using the monitor profile is present in Windows version of GIMP. Maybe there is similar code for Linux too, even though it won't be completely standardized way.

Well, i don't know enough to completely rule this out, just don't get your hopes too high. You'd have to write extra code for each OS i suppose. Since Windows and MacOS have a standard interface for color profiles, those surely could be covered. But in Linux it depends on which color management system you've installed. That makes it a moving, difficult target.

I think that option is there in the Linux version of Gimp, too. But i think it relies on having a certain color management system installed as well. If you have a different one - you're outta luck.

[Blackx]

Ok. Anyway, thank you for your comments and useful information!

[gaaned92]

I agree with Blackx that the ICC pane should be clarified :

1-there should be an indication that the first field refers to the monitor profile. A display ICC profile is to be provided in order to get correct colors on monitors. Generic monitor profiles are available at DPreview in case of unavailability of a calibration system.
2- Regarding the photo color profile, I follow Blackx thinking that it concerns photos without embedded profile (e.g. sRGB, AdobeRGB...). In this case a profile has to be provided and in general it is sRGB. ThusI don't understand the meaning of the "none" choice button.
sRGB being the default profile for photo, non color managed applications ( as Picasa) display correctly photos with such a profile. In this case, no profile transformation is performed and I dont understand why there is an overhead in Xnview.

MP displays correctly photos with embedded profiles if you check "use ICC profile (slower)" , "sRGB" and provide a monitor profile.

André

[circle.hk]

Hi Danny,

Will this feature be included in Windows / MacOS version of XnView first?
It is really useful for user like us using multiple monitors..

[Micha]

Hi Danny,

a general question for this topic - if I calibrated my monitor and the profil is set for Windows, than this profile is automatic used for viewing images per XnView?

I ask this, because I have the problem that Photoshop shows a light other looking images as XnView, Opera, Internetexplorer ... . So I try to find where the reason is. Is XnView, Opera, Internetexplorer ignoring the profile or PS?

[xnview]

a general question for this topic - if I calibrated my monitor and the profil is set for Windows, than this profile is automatic used for viewing images per XnView?

No currently you must set it in option of XnView

[Micha]

Hi Pierre,

where can I set the monitor profile, but so that the profile of the images is keeped?

[xnview]

Option>General>ICC

[Micha]

Also if I select the monitor profile than an image at XnView looks not like at Photoshop. So I think, XnView isn't the problem. If I render an image per Vray, than the frame buffer show me the same image like XnView. Doe's somebody know, why PS doesn't show the same like at XnView (also if I set the monitor profile)? Only if I enable a monitor softproof, than PS show me the same image like XnView. But I don't like to enable the softproof at every PS startup. Sorry for the OT.

Micha