profile/invprofcheck

Summary

Check ICC forward against reverse lookup.

Usage Summary

usage: invprofcheck [-options] profile.icm
 -v           verbose
 -l limit     sset total ink limit (estimate by default)
 -h           high res test (27)
 -u           Ultra high res test (61)
 -c           Show CIE94 delta E values
 -k           Show CIEDE2000 delta E values
 -w           create VRML visualisation (profile.wrl)
 -x           Use VRML axes
 -e           Color vectors acording to delta E
 profile.icm  Profile to check

Usage Details and Discussion

invprofcheck provides a way of checking how well an ICC profile inverse transform inverts the forward transform. For devices with more than 4 channels, a total ink limit is assumed, and (if no -l parameter is given) a reasonable number is deduced from the reverse table. A grid of device values is created, and the transform from PCS->device, and then device->PCS is computed in L*a*b* space. The average, maximum and RMS error delta E values are computed and displayed in the chosen delta E metric. A VRML plot of the error vectors can be created. invprofcheck tries to only test in-gamut color values. Note that because it scans a device grid, for a CMYK device, the density of test points will be progressively higher in the dark regions, and the average and RMS values will be distorted by the denser sampling.

The -v flag prints out extra information during the checking, including the color values of each test point.

The -l flag allows setting a total ink limit (TAC) for printing devices. If a device has a total ink limit, and hasn't been characterised with device values above this limit, then plotting the gamut in these areas will almost certainly be misleading.

The default device grid is relativy low, and 11 (ie. 11 x 11 x 11 for an RGB device, 11 x 11 x 11 x 11 for a CMYK device etc.).

The -h flag selects a higher device grid resolution of 27.

The -u flag selects an extremely high device grid resolution of 61. This will probably take a long time to run.

The -c option causes the error differences to be displayed in CIE94 delta E, rather than plain L*a*b* delta E. CIE94 delta E has a closer correspondence with perceived color differences than the default CIE76 delta E values.

The -k option causes the error differences to be displayed in CIEDE2000 delta E, rather than plain L*a*b* delta E. CIEDE2000 delta E has a closer correspondence with perceived color differences than either CIE76 or CIE94 delta E values.

The -w creates a VRML 3D visualization of the differences between the test points and the profiles prediction of the resulting colors.

The -x flag adds Lab axes to the VRML output.

The -e flag causes the error vectors in the VRML output to be color coded according to their lengths, from longest to shortest: yellow, red, magenta, blue, cyan and green.