ImageEn for Delphi and C++ Builder ImageEn for Delphi and C++ Builder

 

ImageEn Forum
Profile    Join    Active Topics    Forum FAQ    Search this forumSearch
Forum membership is Free!  Click Join to sign-up
Username:
Password:
Save Password
Forgot your Password?

 All Forums
 ImageEn Library for Delphi, C++ and .Net
 ImageEn and IEvolution Support Forum
 EXIF: Reading Interoperability sub-IFD
 New Topic  Reply to Topic
Author Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  

codedcolor

Germany
8 Posts

Posted - Jun 23 2013 :  13:16:36  Show Profile  Reply
I got some images taken with a NIKON D5100 camera that I want to show and rotate using ImageEn. This camera uses the more professional Adobe RGB color space. Now I need to find out which color profile I need to use in order to show the image with the correct colors.
I am using ImageEn 4.3.1 now, but I still cannot read this info from the EXIF data. Even worse, this very important info is lost after using the lossless rotation.

Using the wrong color space means that a beautiful image with vivid colors could have some kind of gray haze on it or other color problems. Here's two sample images that demonstrate the problem. This assumes that you have a professionally calibrated monitor. If you don't, then you might have to believe me ;-)




The color space is stored in the Interoperability IFD. The EXIF Attribute IFD has a pointer to the Interoperability IFD in the tag $A005.


Here's a sample image with the interoperability IFD with Interoperability Index "R03" which means Adobe RGB:

I had to resize the image using Adobe Photoshop so that I could attach it to your forum. Unfortunately Adobe Photoshop embedded an ICC profile in addition to the InterOp IFD. Please don't suggest that I read this. It is not present in the original camera image.

Could you please provide a version of ImageEn that handles the Interoperability IFD correctly?

fab

1310 Posts

Posted - Jun 26 2013 :  12:25:15  Show Profile  Reply
ImageEn can only use ICC color profiles (enabling it using "IEGlobalSettings().EnableCMS := True;").
Anyway, please could you post a link to the image?
Go to Top of Page

codedcolor

Germany
8 Posts

Posted - Jun 27 2013 :  02:45:32  Show Profile  Reply
I'll send you a picture by E-Mail. I've received quite a lot of images with this interoperability IFD, so this issue is pretty critical for us, especially because this IFD is lost after the lossless rotation. Even the Photo Viewer that ships with Windows evaluates this info. Now I know why so many images look correct in Windows Photo Viewer and wrong in ImageEn.
Go to Top of Page

fab

1310 Posts

Posted - Jun 29 2013 :  00:38:59  Show Profile  Reply
I just implemented it.
Next minor release will be able to read interoperability tags (index and version) and assign automatically AdobeRGB1998 color profile when index is 'R03' (and of course EnableCMS=true).
A developing version with this feature is available on request.
Go to Top of Page

codedcolor

Germany
8 Posts

Posted - Jun 29 2013 :  07:32:18  Show Profile  Reply
Wow, great work and support!
Go to Top of Page

Murat

Russia
48 Posts

Posted - Aug 20 2013 :  22:56:39  Show Profile  Reply
Hi Frabrizio,

I am registered ImageEN user, could you please email me a new ImageEN version with Interop IFD support. Thanks!
Go to Top of Page

xequte

39064 Posts

Posted - Aug 22 2013 :  17:28:44  Show Profile  Reply
Hi

Please email sales@xequte.com



Nigel
Xequte Software
www.xequte.com
nigel@xequte.com
Go to Top of Page
  Previous Topic Topic Next Topic  
 New Topic  Reply to Topic
Jump To: