Whats in the ICC Profile Specification ?
The ICC Profile specification (9) begins with a descriptive part in which device profiles, color spaces, profile connection spaces, profile element structure, and embedded profiles are explained. The contents of the device profiles are described in a top-down fashion. The ICC profiles basically consist of a table of contents followed by tagged data. The profile document first defines several types of device profiles and what tags must be in these profiles. Then it describes the defined tags and what type they are. After this is a definition of the underlying types. The document concludes with examples and appendices. One particularly important appendix describes how to embed profiles in Encapsulated PostScript, PICT, and TIFF files. Various profile types are specified in the ICC Profile: • Input Device • Display Device • Output Device • Color Space Conversion • Device Linking • Abstract Profile For each profile type, a set of mandatory tags is defined. Any other defined tag may also be