The International Color Consortium (ICC) was formed in 1993 by eight vendors in order to create an open, vendor-neutral

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system which would function transparently across all

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s and software packages.

Overview

The ICC specification, currently on version 4.3, allows for matching of

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when moved between applications and

s, from the point of creation to the final output, whether display or print. This specification is technically identical to ISO 15076-1:2010, available from

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ICC profile In color management, an ICC profile is a set of data that characterizes a color input or output device, or a color space, according to standards promulgated by the International Color Consortium (ICC). Profiles describe the color attributes of a ...

describes the color attributes of a particular device or viewing requirement by defining a mapping between the source or target

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and a ''profile connection space'' (PCS). The ICC defines the specification precisely but does not define algorithms or processing details. As such, applications or systems that work with different ICC profiles are allowed to vary. ICC has also published a preliminary specification for iccMAX, a next-generation color management architecture with significantly expanded functionality and a choice of colorimetric, spectral, or material connection space. Details are a
https://www.color.org/iccmax/

Membership

The eight founding members of the ICC were

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. Sun Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, and Taligent have since left the organization. there are 5 founding members, 37 regular members and 18 honorary members. Most members specialize in

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s. Regular members include:

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, Heidelberg Printing Machines AG, Hewlett–Packard,

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ICC profile specification version

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External links

Official Web site
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ICC profile specification version

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