Gordon C writes ... > In an idle moment, I compared the simultaneous display of > an image with anembedded profile by both PS and Windows > Explorer (XP). They were not the same. I also compared > it to a print made from the same file on a Durst > Lambda for which I have the profile. The print and the PS > display matched. > > Windows is doing colour management - I proved it by removing > the profile from the image, and Windows displayed it differently > - as I would have expected.
What are you using to display the image file with Windows? My experience, altho with Win2k, wouldn't have expected it to display any differently. That is, I've always described the Windows method of CM as "passive". It will tag a display with its proper profile but not compensate. What this allows is for CM savvy software, like PS, to know what the profile is and thereby "actively" compensate. MacOS, on the other hand, has been CM active OS for more than a decade. I'll be interested to see responses from XP knowledgeable peers. I also hadn't learned that Explorer (for Windows) had become an CM active application ... although Explorer for MacOS has been CM active for some time. This lack of active CM for the Windows web browser has insisted we all convert to sRGB (a de facto standard for gamma=2.2 monitors) for wwweb presentation. I'll probably learn of recent changes in this regard too. cheerios ... shAf :o) Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland www.micro-investigations.com (in progress) =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
