[sane-devel] Re: Affordable film scanner supported by SANE

[Major A]

> According to various readings, every scanner has a different CLUT[*]. 
> Every film needs also a different CLUT.
> 
> http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=000QOR
> http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=000E8u

Before we start creating custom LUTs for each scanner-film
combination, I just want to throw in that it would be a better idea to
generate ICC profiles. These are more general than just defining LUTs
for each channel. Many film scanners are supplied with ICC profiles,
but I don't know how good they are.

Maybe it's finally time to add ICC support to a SANE?

Also, every scanner-film combination has a different set of exposure
values (for negative films), maybe it would be a good idea to
incorporate that into the ICC profiles?

  Andras

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