How do I embed sRGB into Exports?

[sugarkane]

Hi.

As a bit of good housekeeping while struggling with an .icc problem I upgraded from Gimp 2.6 to (as of yesterday) the latest 2.8.

Now when I export my work into a .jpg or .tif the sRGB embedding that used to be automatic no longer takes place.

I can tell by going onto my Windows hard-drive, finding the exported file (e.g. XYZ.jpg), right-clicking on;

"Properties" >>> "Details" >>> "Image" >>> "Colour Representation".

It should have "sRGB" on this line but is now blank - indicating that the embedding to the file did not occur in the Export from Gimp.

This must be simple to correct - it was previously working without my knowledge - but it's got me head-scratching and hamstrung until I can fix it.

Help much appreciated.
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Update - Since posting I've experimented with different files and it seems that if sRGB is embedded by the manufaturer's software - in my case I shoot RAW files and open in Canon's DPP to view and convert to .tif to edit in Gimp - it will be retained by Gimp all through its Import and Export processes.

Anyone who knows more than I - I'd appreciate a confirmation that this last paragraph is correct.

I seem to be okay going forward. I think.

But ... for whatever mysterious reasons this normality has been interrupted earlier and I need to go back to some Gimp files and re-Export with sRGB now embedded.

So my issue questions remain open and help is still appreciated.

[rich2005]

I had to fire up a winXP VM since my linux Gimp probably has too much in the way of 'history'

and I never got round to right clicking on the files for their properties in windows. Too late now, I am heading out.

They are there in Gimp properties however. Probably a windoze thing

A couple of screenshots for info. http://i.imgur.com/ACnmS.jpg

[sugarkane]

Thanks - just the screen shot you have posted explains the Image Properties window (new to me) and its use so that I can confirm my Preferences are set correctly going forward. Getting the same on my (current, not previous) Gimp files as on your grab.

[denster]

To satisfy my curiosity. When I import the pics from my camera they are srgb..when I export from gimp they are not. They print good and look good in all respects. Would I really need to change anything. Rich2005 I couldn't make out the lettering on your image or find it in tools???Thanks for putting up with this old fart.

[denster]

To satisfy my curiosity. When I import the pics from my camera they are srgb..when I export from gimp they are not. They print good and look good in all respects. Would I really need to change anything. Rich2005 I couldn't make out the lettering on your image or find it in tools???Thanks for putting up with this old fart.

[rich2005]

@ denster

In that screenshot, the Gimp colour management settings are in the Edit -> Preferences -> Color Management menu
and the image properties come from the Image -> Image Properties menu.

If you get good results with your prints, I would not worry too much about it.

@ sugarkane

I could not get "Properties" >>> "Details" >>> "Image" >>> "Colour Representation" from a right click in WinXP

So I checked using Imagemagick identify -verbose 'image.ext' as being independant of GIMP
and that showed sRGB in the properties. So fairly confident that the default sRGB is being used.

[kid1000002000]

I can confirm that I am having the same problem. Unfortunately, my lab refuses to process photos unless they have a color profile embedded in them.

[rich2005]

As before you need to determine which profile is acceptable to your printer, ten-to-one it is a CMYK profile.

You can get a few RGB and CMYK profiles from Adobe (must be one of the few things they do not charge for)

http://www.adobe.com/support/downloads/d...ftpID=3680

and there is a range of CMYK profiles here:

http://www.color.org/chardata/drsection1.xalter

While it is possible to fiddle a profile in Gimp, ImageMagick is a much better tool. The command

convert somefile.jpg -colorspace sRGB -profile 'rgbprofile.icc' newfile.jpg (should work)

and the similar for CMYK

convert somefile.jpg -colorspace CMYK -profile 'cmykprofile.icc' newfile.jpg

If command lines beat you, there are also (free) online conversion services

http://www.rgb2cmyk.org/ and back again http://www.cmyk2rgb.com/

while there look at the 'about' section - some good advice.