[cairo] Cairo in Google Summer of Code
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
ku.b at gmx.de
Tue Mar 18 05:28:07 PDT 2008
Am 18.03.08, 13:08 +0100 schrieb Behdad Esfahbod:
> On Tue, 2008-03-18 at 12:40 +0100, Kai-Uwe Behrmann wrote:
> > Whether the more labourious and below described "colour space per object"
> > or a simpler "colour space per cairo context" is appropriate is not yet
> > settled down. After the concept is more detailed it should become clear.
>
> Can you please write a layman's intro to color management of the kind
> that cairo should be doing? Most of us in cairo still have no idea what
> the actual code should do...
Until LGM it could be ready. This would be a good chance to discuss
further concepts and details.
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> > [Medium] Add appropriate color-management support to cairo
> >
> > Cairo needs the ability to allow for colour management. By this project it
> > will become possible to work in different colour spaces, convert
> > automatically to blend different content and tag graphics objects to tell
> > backends about the colour spaces involved. The colour space information
> > will follow the ICC standard.
> > Learn about the constraints at different OS'es and handle API abstraction.
> > During the programming work you will design and implement the
> > corresponding means covering frontside API's and backend specific code due
> > to file formats and other specific requirements.
> > A small application, showing the new capabilities, will help in spotting
> > problems and can later be used for demonstrations.
> > A unit test and documentation is required for maintainablility and further
> > easy deployment.
> > -----------------------------------------------------------------------
kind regards
Kai-Uwe Behrmann
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developing for colour management
www.behrmann.name + www.oyranos.org
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