Here are links to some sample collections of copyrighted test images:
http://www.pcstats.com/articleimages/200601/samsungspp2040_300dpi1.jpg
http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/article_pages/test_images.html
http://www.outbackphoto.com/printinginsights/pi048/essay.html
So the first question is: What kind of test images, for what kinds of
testing, do you all, as a diverse group of GIMP users and developers, wish
you had access to?
Elle
I know we have a diverse and talented group of GIMP users. It seems to
me that assembling a good set of test images really does need to start
with feedback from GIMP users as to what kind of test images they might
find useful.
I already know which test images I've downloaded from the internet over
the years, for what purposes. I also know which test images I've put
together, and for what purposes. It could be that no one else would find
these images useful.
So the important question is:
*What copyrighted or otherwise test images GIMP users might have
downloaded from the internet and found useful, and
*what kinds of test images GIMP users might have already put together,
*for what particular testing purposes.
It could be the case that hardly any GIMP user has ever used any test
images (doubtful).
It could be the case that the phrase "test image" needs further
clarification. Here are some random examples of when an appropriate test
image might be useful:
1. Somewhere in my collection of copyrighted test images that can't be
shared, there is a brightly colored montage that includes buildings
along a stretch of beach, a parrot, and a woman's face. I found that
test image very useful for learning about various "conversion to black
and white" routines.
2. Grayscale block and grayscale and color gradient images are useful
for testing things like:
*How "LCMS2 plus the monitor+monitor-profile plus the GIMP color
management settings" affects how dark an image can get before dark gray
and black can't be visually distinguished.
*How smoothly the monitor+profile displays and the printer+profile
prints smooth gradients.
3. A granger rainbow can be used for all kinds of testing, such as
"Visually what kind of overlap is there between any given RGB working
space and the monitor+profile" and "What happens when extremely
saturated colors from a selected RGB working space are converted to the
printer profile using perceptual intent".
So before getting too far down the road of randomly assembling images
and hoping someone finds them useful enough to justify the time and
effort that would be involved, I think it would be helpful, actually
essential, to have feedback from at least a few GIMP users as to what
kinds of test images you've used in the past (preferably with links to
example test images), for what specific testing purposes.
Best regards,
Elle Stone
--
http://ninedegreesbelow.com
Color management and free/libre photography
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