ColorFix Converts JPEG and TIFF Images from One "Color Space" to Another
Max Lyons has just released his new ColorFix utility for Windows or DOS that easily and quickly converts the colors in JPEG and TIFF images from one "color space" to another. This utility was written mainly to solve the problem of the Minolta DiMAGE 5 and 7 (and S304) cameras that save their images in a proprietary color space, not standard RGB. Even though Minolta supplies a software program called DIVU (Dimage Image Viewing Utility) to convert from one color space to another, it also applies other image corrections that yield undesirable results.
To quote Max's info:
- "Although ColorFix can be configured to convert between any two color spaces, its default setting is to convert the typically flat colors produced by the Minolta DiMage 5 and 7 digital cameras to something more appropriate (sRGB color space) for viewing on a computer monitor. Unlike most current digital cameras, the DiMage digital cameras capture images using a special, wide "color space" that may not display properly on most monitors using conventional image viewing software. ColorFix converts the colors in these images so that they appear more natural (i.e. vibrant) on a computer monitor. "
