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RE: [Digital BW] ICC v. Transfer Function in Epson driver

2005-10-18 by Howard Shaw

Steve Kale wrote,
> 
> Hmm.  RGB is not a colour space per se.  A set of RGB numbers 
> don't mean anything without a colour space attached eg Adobe 
> RGB.  I think (getting out of my depth here as I am not 
> familiar with the X-rite) you need to find the context in 
> which those numbers sit.
> 

The "RGB" numbers are not like the 0-255 you would get in Photoshop but on
the sme scale as the density readings. For example a dmax Vis reading of
1.68 might read R1.70 G1.65 B1.63 if it was a warm black. 

I don't see a model in Bruce Lindbloom's list that would seem to be
appropriate.

Howard

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