[argyllcms] Re: Dev. Mnfctr and Dev. Model

  • From: "Pascal de Bruijn" <pmjdebruijn@xxxxxxxxx>
  • To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2008 21:52:10 +0100

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Graeme Gill <graeme@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Pascal de Bruijn wrote:
>>
>> I've just generated a camera profile, and there are still some entries
>> which I'd like to set/exclude:
>>
>> The following entries are listed as ????:
>>
>>  Dev. Mnfctr. = '????'
>>  Dev. Model   = '????'
>>
>> Can I set these? What do these values represent?
>
> They could be set, but unless the device you are using
> happens to match the registered tags for manufacturer and
> model, there is little point. This is really for manufacturers
> who want to ship profiles with a product, and who will therefore
> go to the trouble of registering tags with the ICC.

Well in my case, I actually know the Manufacturer:
 - CANO = Canon
 - NKON = Nikon

> You can set the Manufacturer and Model description tags instead.

This is of course possible. But I'd like to set the metadata as accurate
as possible.

So is there a way to at least set the Dev, Mnfct. item?

Regards,
Pascal de Bruijn

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