Sven Neumann writes: > When an image file we open has an embedded color profile we should ask > the user if the image should be converted to linear sRGB (which is > what GIMP assumes internally). Er, what's "linear" about sRGB? It's gamma encoded (and that's a good thing). Doesn't the term "linear" in the context of colour spaces mean one with components that are linear in intensity, i.e. a linear transformation of the CIEXYZ colour space, which sRGB isn't. Or am I confused? I don't know, maybe we should also allow other (more wider gamut) internal working colour spaces than sRGB? A lot of the proprietary software users seem to use the "Adobe RGB" colour space. I don't know if they are just kidding themselves or whether it actually is noticeably better to use a wider gamut when working on photographic images. (If one uses a colour space with a much wider gamut than the monitor, or different primaries, (most monitors are "close" to sRGB), one definitely has to use a display profile.) BTW, a good site with colour management info is www.brucelindbloom.com --tml
