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The problem is that it exists
It is a "standard" unfortunately, and a very poor one at that, only
because so many people are unknowingly forced to use. Look at
the way it started...
http://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/sRGB
To quote Microsoft:
"Recently the International Color Consortium has proposed
breakthrough solutions to problems in communicating color in
open systems. Yet the ICC profile format does not provide a
complete solution for all situations."

"Currently, the ICC has one means of tracking and ensuring that
a color is correctly mapped from the input to the output color
space. This is done by attaching a profile for the input color
space to the image in question. This is appropriate for high end
users. However, there are a broad range of users that do not
require this level of flexibility and control. Additionally, most
existing file formats do not, and may never support color profile
embedding, and finally, there are a broad range of uses actually
discourage people from appending any extra data to their files.
A common standard RGB color space addresses these issues and
is useful and necessary."
etc..etc...

Basically, Microsoft did not want to deal with an open ICC
standard, so they made up their own crappy one, based on the
native color "profile" of a cheap uncalibrated color monitor.
Posted by: keel   Posted on: 09/13/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Microsoft started the problem  keel | 09/13/05
Wow, MS brought cheap PCs to the masses. How horrible.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
We need to be careful what we fault MS for ...  George Mitchell | 09/13/05
Not grateful for color mess  keel | 09/13/05
More Proof Microsloth Is Tapping Into Apple For Talent  itanalyst | 09/13/05
Wow, then it  Real World | 09/13/05
Especially when it (Vista) is based on...  MacCanuck | 09/13/05
Sounds to me  Real World | 09/13/05
Yes Micrsoft is good a giving the customer what they want  voska | 09/13/05
The market has proven you wrong  Real World | 09/13/05
Not really...  jheine | 09/13/05
Does the taste of sour grapes bother you?  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
No, But That Constant Sucking Sound From Redmond Bugs Me  itanalyst | 09/13/05
Fix what? When so many like it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
No... I like and appreciate a fine "whine"...  MacCanuck | 09/13/05
Yes, malcontents often whine when they can't have their way.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
Bitterness and intolerance  MacCanuck | 09/13/05
Do you have ANY concept of color control?  j.m.galvin | 09/13/05
Sorry you are wrong...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
You're a blithering ninny  j.m.galvin | 09/13/05
You (galvin) are making his point ...  George Mitchell | 09/13/05
Answers  keel | 09/13/05
Apple does the same  TrueSpeak | 09/13/05
Selling mediocracy!  Reverend MacFellow | 09/13/05
Ummm, because it's a lot cheaper and...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/13/05
What's cheaper or standard about Windows?  MacGeek2121 | 09/13/05
Let's see  Richard Flude | 09/13/05
The problem is that it exists  keel | 09/13/05
Gee they cannot even do the color processing  michael_t | 09/13/05
Who cares?  sykandtyed | 09/13/05
VISTA technology  qfisher | 09/15/05

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