Space considerations may be arcane for today's environment but it was
most definitely high on the considerations list for the original sRGB
proposal in 1996. <http://www.w3.org/Graphics/Color/sRGB>
Chuck Norcutt
Moose wrote:
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>> ..... The point was simply that the use of a standard on the web precludes
>> the necessity of embedding a profile which occupies a significant number of
>> bytes. That's exactly why it's used.
>>
> I don't believe it. A profile tag is just that, a handful of bytes.
>
> I think it's good old fashioned inertia and lack of understanding of
> something arcane to C++ programmers and UI designers.
>
> Check the numbers. I saved an 800x533 pixel JEPG at PS level 7 three times.
>
> Adobe RGB with tag 109,162 bytes
> sRGB with tag 117,874 bytes
> sRGB without tag 114,686 bytes
>
> Less that 3k bytes in todays world is less than a sneeze. I can remember
> writing little utilities in assembler that ended up as exes smaller than
> that, but those days are long gone.
>
> Moose
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