Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
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Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
Is there way to display in Settings > View > Info what is the currently embedded ICC profile name like sRGB or Adobe RGB, ProphotoRGB etc?
Inside Settings > General > ICC
If "Use ICC profile for monitor" is
unchecked - then color space embedded in image trough ICC profile is ignored?
checked - then color space embedded in image trough ICC profile is converted to whatever system or custom profile i specify?
Why do i need to specify any color profile here if i already specified one in windows settings?
How exactly this option works "RGB Profile used when embedded profile doesen't exist", meaning if image has no ICC profile embedded then XnView MP will assign specified profile to image and then will convert it to profile i specified in "Use ICC profile for monitor"?
Inside Settings > General > ICC
If "Use ICC profile for monitor" is
unchecked - then color space embedded in image trough ICC profile is ignored?
checked - then color space embedded in image trough ICC profile is converted to whatever system or custom profile i specify?
Why do i need to specify any color profile here if i already specified one in windows settings?
How exactly this option works "RGB Profile used when embedded profile doesen't exist", meaning if image has no ICC profile embedded then XnView MP will assign specified profile to image and then will convert it to profile i specified in "Use ICC profile for monitor"?
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
currently no wayFKCapitalism2 wrote: ↑Sun Aug 27, 2023 2:16 pm Is there way to display in Settings > View > Info what is the currently embedded ICC profile name like sRGB or Adobe RGB, ProphotoRGB etc?
yesunchecked - then color space embedded in image trough ICC profile is ignored?
checked - then color space embedded in image trough ICC profile is converted to whatever system or custom profile i specify?
The profile in System is the on from WindowsWhy do i need to specify any color profile here if i already specified one in windows settings?
yesHow exactly this option works "RGB Profile used when embedded profile doesen't exist", meaning if image has no ICC profile embedded then XnView MP will assign specified profile to image and then will convert it to profile i specified in "Use ICC profile for monitor"?
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
Thank you, also what is CYMK profile, how that option works?
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
it's the profile used for CMYK imageFKCapitalism2 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 28, 2023 7:13 pm Thank you, also what is CYMK profile, how that option works?
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
When Use ICC profile for monitor turned On it shows more dull, i assume its a proper way of displaying this image?
When i have Use ICC profile for monitor turned OFF, i see image more vivid, could you explain why this happens?
i assumed if image is in sRGB format even with color management off it should show as sRGB?
Source File: https://www.upload.ee/files/15627588/sR ... o.zip.html
When i have Use ICC profile for monitor turned OFF, i see image more vivid, could you explain why this happens?
i assumed if image is in sRGB format even with color management off it should show as sRGB?
Source File: https://www.upload.ee/files/15627588/sR ... o.zip.html
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
Interesting thread, even if I get a different result.
PNG colors become dull (in a wrong way) for me if I don't use my monitor's ICC profile (in system).
(I wonder if it changes automatically if I move Xnview's windows to a secondary display)
PNG colors become dull (in a wrong way) for me if I don't use my monitor's ICC profile (in system).
(I wonder if it changes automatically if I move Xnview's windows to a secondary display)
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
Not enough information, upload the files or screenshots to check. Try older version of XnView etc. pretty use you can figure it out.
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
Here are two example files.FKCapitalism2 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 4:09 pm Not enough information, upload the files or screenshots to check.
For me their colors look different in XnviewMp, without the monitor ICC
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
@phaolo: Is the colour difference you are seeing present when the images you posted are viewed on the forum?
When images are uploaded some metadata may possibly be lost, I'm afraid I can't elaborate, does anyone know?
If you don't see the difference, attaching the original files in a ZIP or similar archive should ensure that they can be downloaded and viewed the way you see them.
When images are uploaded some metadata may possibly be lost, I'm afraid I can't elaborate, does anyone know?
If you don't see the difference, attaching the original files in a ZIP or similar archive should ensure that they can be downloaded and viewed the way you see them.
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
No, they look identical in the browser (Firefox).cday wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 11:10 am @phaolo: Is the colour difference you are seeing present when the images you posted are viewed on the forum?
When images are uploaded some metadata may possibly be lost, I'm afraid I can't elaborate, does anyone know?
If you don't see the difference, attaching the original files in a ZIP or similar archive should ensure that they can be downloaded and viewed the way you see them.
(P.s: the hair's highlights are slightly different due to the jpg compression, however)
I tried re-downloading them from here and the behaviour is the same, so no related metadata was lost.
I doubt I can post the full originals, instead.
Here is a JPG screenshot of the PNG image in the program without ICC
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
Btw if it can be useful, my monitor is an AOC 24G2W1G4.
Color output RGB, depth 8bpc, range Full, SDR
Color output RGB, depth 8bpc, range Full, SDR
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
I downloaded both attached photos from your post, they both look identical to me colors and brightness wisein Firefox and Xnview MP v1.5.3.phaolo wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 10:51 amHere are two example files.FKCapitalism2 wrote: ↑Sun Sep 03, 2023 4:09 pm Not enough information, upload the files or screenshots to check.
For me their colors look different in XnviewMp, without the monitor ICC
Perhaps go in XnViewMp folder and rename xnviewmp.ini to something else and then start program again with clean settings and see if still going to notice any differences.
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Re: Color Profiles (ICC) and color spaces.
Done, but I got the same result. So weird..FKCapitalism2 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 04, 2023 8:20 pm Perhaps go in XnViewMp folder and rename xnviewmp.ini to something else and then start program again with clean settings and see if still going to notice any differences.
Maybe it could be because I'm using an old Windows 7, but in theory XnviewMp should still support it.