Ouch... I've saw just only want to saw... I've didn't notice "out" in "completely out of gamut" phrase. So my previous message is completely mistake. I'm sorry. -----Original Message----- From: Nikolay Pokhilchenko <nikolay_po@xxxxxxx> To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:46:52 +0400 Subject: [argyllcms] Re: gamut mapping > nome cognome wrote: > > > I did some tests using AdobeRGB as starting space and sRGB as > > destination space. My monitor is a wide gamut one, so Adobe RGB is > > fully contained in its gamut. > > I used both Relative and Perceptual (with Argyll gamut mapping) > > intents. The original image contains a gradient completely out of > > gamut for sRGB, so using Relative intent I should obtain a uniform > > color, while using Perceptual intent with gamut mapping I should > > obtain the same (but shifted) gradient. > > This is a rather useless test, because the sRGB gamut completely go in the > AdobeRGB(1998) gamut without any gamut compression. So the mapping algorithm > acts just as simple relative conversion. > > > But there are no differences between Relative and Perceptual intents :( > > Yes! It means that Argyll's algorithms are consistent and don't distort > colors without needs. > You should use the reversal test - from AdobeRGB gradients to sRGB. > > > This is a 3-levels tiff with the original AdobeRGB gradient, the > > sRGB/Relative and the sRGB/Perceptual ones: > > http://darkbasic.homelinux.com/images/sv2/3_levels.tif (10.6 MB) > > > > You will need a wide gamut monitor to see the differences between > > AdobeRGB and sRGB, otherwise you will have to use the color picker. > > I can just do perceptual conversion to my laptop display profile :) > > > Cheers, > > > >