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ABOUT THE ICCXML PROJECT
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IccLibXML library acts as an extension of SampleICC's IccProfLib.
This extension provides Inherited classes for the classes in IccProfLib
that provide additional I/O routines to read and write the classes as
XML files. As such, it provides the means of converting ICC profiles
into and out of an XML format (hereafter referred to as icc.XML).
Documentation for the schema for the icc.XML in the library can be
found as part the ICCXML project distribution. IccLibXML also uses
libxml2 for the purposes of parsing XML files. The libxml2 libraries
need to be separately installed before building this project.
This project is known to work with SampleICC's IccProfLib version 1.6.3.
Along with the IccLibXML library are two command line tools provided:
-IccToXML to convert an ICC profile file into an icc.XML file.
-IccFromXML to convert an icc.XML file into an ICC profile file.
Since IccLibXML is an extension of IccProfLib, an icc.XML file can be
parsed creating a CIccProfile object, and then used as if it had been
read from an ICC profile.
The purpose of the ICCXML project is to provide a means of convering
the data in an ICC profile into a human readable, editable format that
can then be converted back into somthing that can be used for color
management.
Having an XML representation of ICC profiles is not meant as a
replacement for ICC profiles. XML is much less efficient in terms of
storage, and many support mechanisms are already in place for the use of
ICC profiles that will not operate well with XML data. However, there
are times where a human readable/editable form for ICC profile data
can be useful.
XML parsing within IccLibXML makes use of the Libxml2 project (found
at http://xmlsoft.org). The Libxml2 project tree will need to be
separately installed before the tools in IccLibXML can be properly
built. The Libxml2 project also relies on libiconv (found at
http://www.gnu.org/software/libiconv/) and zlib (found at
http://www.zlib.net/).
Note: At this point the icc.XML schema used to represent ICC profiles
has not been approved by the ICC. This schema is currently subject to change,
and has not undergone the process of formal standardization. Additionally,
the XML schema documentation and data representaiton should not be used
as a replacement for the ICC profile specificaiton provided by the ICC
which does undergo a formal standardization process.
LICENSE
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The ICC Software License, Version 0.2
Copyright (c) 2003-2010 The International Color Consortium. All rights
reserved.
Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
are met:
1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in
the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
distribution.
3. In the absence of prior written permission, the names "ICC" and "The
International Color Consortium" must not be used to imply that the
ICC organization endorses or promotes products derived from this
software.
THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED ``AS IS'' AND ANY EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED
WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES
OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE INTERNATIONAL COLOR CONSORTIUM OR
ITS CONTRIBUTING MEMBERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF
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ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY,
OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT
OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
SUCH DAMAGE.
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This software consists of voluntary contributions made by many
individuals on behalf of the The International Color Consortium.
Membership in the ICC is encouraged when this software is used for
commercial purposes.
For more information on The International Color Consortium, please
see <http://www.color.org/>.
INSTALLATION
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This project requires that SampleICC folder tree is first installed.
Then place the IccXML folder tree as a child folder of the base SampleIcc folder.
