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Re: [OM] Linux/PhotoShop question

Subject: Re: [OM] Linux/PhotoShop question
From: Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:27:23 -0400
Thanks.  No, I didn't know that.  That's enough to put it on hold for a 
long time I think.

Chuck Norcutt


On 9/19/2010 10:17 AM, Fernando Gonzalez Gentile wrote:
> I did so some time ago (maybe two years ago ... )
>
> Never used it, last July I didn't install it at all.
> See:
>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux_color_management>
>
> "Historically, color management was not an initial design
> consideration of the X11 display system on which much of Linux
> graphics support rests, and thus color managed workflows have been
> somewhat more challenging to implement on Linux than under OS's such
> as Microsoft Windows or Mac OS X. This situation is now being
> progressively remedied, however it must be admitted that color
> management under Linux, while functional, has not yet acquired mature
> status. Although it is now possible to obtain a very consistent color
> management workflow under Linux, certain problems still remain:
>
>      * The absence of a central user control panel for color settings.
>      * Many hardware devices for color calibration lack drivers and
> proper supporting software on Linux.
>      * Some necessary software such as LUT loaders can seldom be found
> in the package repositories of even the major Linux distributions."
>
> --------------
>
> I bet you already knew about this :-)
>
> Fernando.
>
>
>
> On Sun, Sep 19, 2010 at 11:08 AM, Chuck Norcutt
> <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:
>> Thanks.  Sounds like I should start by downloading the Windows version
>> of GIMP so I have some first hand information.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
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