Re: [dev] Problems with farbfeld image editing tools

2017-07-03 Thread Mattias Andrée
On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 19:11:46 +0200 Mattias Andrée wrote: > On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:55:42 +0200 > Laslo Hunhold wrote: > > > On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:47:37 +0200 > > Mattias Andrée wrote: > > > > Dear Mattias, > > > > > Perhaps farbfeld should specify that it should use linear sRGB, right > > > n

Re: [dev] Problems with farbfeld image editing tools

2017-07-03 Thread Mattias Andrée
On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:55:42 +0200 Laslo Hunhold wrote: > On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:47:37 +0200 > Mattias Andrée wrote: > > Dear Mattias, > > > Perhaps farbfeld should specify that it should use linear sRGB, right > > now it specifies sRGB, which implies non-linear. It wouldn't make > > the format

Re: [dev] Problems with farbfeld image editing tools

2017-07-03 Thread Laslo Hunhold
On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:47:37 +0200 Mattias Andrée wrote: Dear Mattias, > Perhaps farbfeld should specify that it should use linear sRGB, right > now it specifies sRGB, which implies non-linear. It wouldn't make > the format less complicated in my opinion, but it would be easier to > implemented e

Re: [dev] Problems with farbfeld image editing tools

2017-07-03 Thread Mattias Andrée
On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 18:25:23 +0200 Laslo Hunhold wrote: > On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 17:28:29 +0200 > Mattias Andrée wrote: > > Hey Mattias, > > > Because if the limited number of values that can be stored in an > > 8-bit integer and because humans don't notices small differences > > between dark colou

Re: [dev] Problems with farbfeld image editing tools

2017-07-03 Thread Laslo Hunhold
On Mon, 3 Jul 2017 17:28:29 +0200 Mattias Andrée wrote: Hey Mattias, > Because if the limited number of values that can be stored in an > 8-bit integer and because humans don't notices small differences > between dark colours as well as small differences in bright > colours, sRGB encodes colours

[dev] Problems with farbfeld image editing tools

2017-07-03 Thread Mattias Andrée
Because if the limited number of values that can be stored in an 8-bit integer and because humans don't notices small differences between dark colours as well as small differences in bright colours, sRGB encodes colours non-linearly so there are more bright colours and fewer dark colours. However,