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List:       koffice
Subject:    Re: Krayon - color spaces
From:       Matthias Elter <me () ns ! lst ! de>
Date:       2000-10-07 9:18:52
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On Sat, Oct 07, 2000 at 11:08:59AM +0200, Thomas wrote:
> It would indeed be a great help to be the first unix program to do
> more then 8 bits per channel, which is possible you said.
> 
> Let me then ask you for a next step; more then 3 channels. 

The old KImageShop code could handle any number of channels.

> It is known that for print you have to have your images in CMYK, that is
> 4 channels. Typically with procentile values (so 100 steps instead of
> the 256 8 bits produces)
> 
> It would be very nice to see CMYK support as well, meybe even with 16 bits
> per channel.

The problem with CMYK is converting it to RGB and back. You need color profiles to do \
it right, there is not real algorithm to do this.

Bye,
Matthias


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