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ARCHITECTURE WORKING GROUP

Charter: The Architecture Working Group will address issues relating to ICC architecture.

Specifically the group will:

  1. Document the current architecture, including its functionality for the purpose of defining the baseline for further work and internal usage
  2. Investigate and propose improvements and alternatives to the current architecture to address identified issues
Chairman:
Onyx Graphics Corp.Mr. Max Derhak
Members:
Adobe Systems Incorporated Mr. Lars Borg
Adobe Systems Incorporated Mr. Manish Kulkarni
Adobe Systems Incorporated Mr. Peter MacLeod
Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Mr. Marc Mahy
Apple Computer, Inc Mr. Luke Wallis
Artifex Software, Inc Mr Michael Vrhel
Canon Development Americas, Inc. Mr. John Haikin
CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH Mr. Heijo Reinl
Eastman Kodak Co. Mr. Dave McDowell
Fujifilm Photo Film Co. Ltd Mr. Craig Revie
Fujixerox Co., Ltd Mr. Hiroaki Ikegami
Fujixerox Co., Ltd Mr. Fumio Nakaya
Hallmark Mr. Scot Fernandez
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Mr. Uwe-Jens Krabbenhoeft
Hewlett Packard Dr. Ingeborg Tastl
Hewlett Packard Mr. Marti Maria
--- Mr. Jack Holm
ITT Space Systems Division Ms Stacey Casella
Kodak Graphic Communications Canada Co. Mr. William Li
Lexmark International Inc., ISD Ms. Ann McCarthy
London College of Communication Dr. Phil Green
Quad/Graphics, Inc.Mr. Tom Collins
Rochester Institute of TechnologyMr. Mitchell Rosen
Sun Chemical Ms. Veronika Lovell
Toshiba America Business Solutions Dr. Harold Boll
Worldcolor Mr. Bob Hallam
Xerox Corp. Mr. Rob Buckley
Xerox Corp. Mr. John Rahill
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. Tom Lianza
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. James Vogh
Zoran Corp.Mr. James Recene

DIGITAL MOTION PICTURE WORKING GROUP

Charter: Codify an open, vendor-neutral, cross-platform, color management system architecture for Digital Motion Picture production that will enable utilization of ICC color management.

Objectives

  1. Identify a small number of significant color-critical Digital Motion Picture production workflows
  2. Identify factors that make an open, vendor-neutral solution important
  3. Identify any liaison relationships that need to be established, and establish these
  4. Recommend effective ways for applications to use the ICC specifications to satisfy those workflows
  5. Identify where predictability and consistency are required in the workflows and insure that the recommendations enable them to be achieved
  6. Identify areas where the existing ICC Profile format is unable to provide the functionality required by these workflows
  7. Propose improvements or additions to the ICC specifications or implied architecture that would make the workflows more efficient
  8. Promote the use of ICC Profiles in Digital Motion Picture production workflows
Chairman:
Adobe Systems IncMr. L Borg
Vice-Chairman:
Lilliputian PicturesMr. Joseph Goldstone
Members:
Adobe Systems Inc. Mr. Manish Kulkarni
Apple Inc. Mr. Luke Wallis
Color Savvy Systems Inc. Mr. Eric Walowit
Eastman Kodak Co. Mr. Dave McDowell
Electronics & Telecom. Research Institute Dr. Kim Jin-Seo
Electronics & Telecom. Research Institute Mr. Maeng-Sub Cho
Kodak Graphic Communications Canada Co. Mr. William Li
Fujifilm Photo Film Co. Ltd Mr. Craig Revie
Hewlett Packard Dr. Ingeborg Tastl
--- Mr. Jack Holm
ITT Space Systems Division Ms Stacey Kinsella
Lexmark International, Inc., ISD Ms. Ann McCarthy
London College of Communication Dr. Phil Green
Microsoft Corp. Mr. Micael Bourgoin
NPES Mr. Kip Smythe
Oce Mr. Nicolas Bonnier
Onyx Graphics Corp. Mr. Max Derhak
R.R. Donnelley Dr. Michael Rodriguez
Rochester Institute of Technology Mr. Mitchell Rosen
Technicolor Digital Intermediates Mr. Joshua Pines
Xerox Corp. Mr. Rob Buckley
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. James Vogh
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. Tom Lianza
Zoran Corp. Mr. Tom Schuneman
--- Mr. Richard Patterson


DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORKING GROUP

Charter: The mission of the DPWG is to enable and promote correct and effective use of ICC color management among digital photography users by:

  1. Identifying digital photography user problems and needs regarding color management.
  2. Preparing white papers and other educational materials, and promoting activities to guide developers and users in the appropriate application of ICC color management to digital photography.
  3. Identifying limitations of ICC color management with respect to digital photography use cases, and developing recommendations to the digital photography community to address these limitations.
  4. When necessary, proposing changes to the ICC profile format to address digital photography issues.

Ms. Stacey Casella
Chairman:
 Mr. Jack Holm
Vice-Chairman:
Color Savvy SystemsMr. Eric Walowit
Members:
Adobe Systems Inc. Mr. Lars Borg
Adobe Systems Inc. Mr. Manish Kulkarni
Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Mr. Marc Mahy
ALWAN COLOR Expertise Mr. Elie Khoury
Apple Inc. Mr. Luke Wallis
Canon Development Americas, Inc Mr. Elie Khoury
Digital Dog Mr. Andrew Rodney
Eastman Kodak Co. Mr. David McDowell
FOGRA Graphic Technology Research Assoc. Dr. Andreas Kraushaar
Fujifilm Photo Film Co. Ltd Mr. Craig Revie
Fujifilm Mr. Dale Mutza
Fujixerox Co., Ltd Mr. Fumio Nakaya
Global Graphics Software Mr. John Jefferies
Hallmark Mr. Scot Fernandez
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Mr. Uwe-Jens Krabbenhoeft
Hewlett Packard Dr. Ingeborg Tastl
Hewlett Packard Mr. Marti Maria
--- Mr. Jack Holm
ITT Space Systems Division
Kodak Graphic Communications Canada Co. Mr. William Li
Lexmark International, Inc., ISD Ms. Ann McCarthy
London College of Communication Dr. Phil Green
Microsoft Corporation Mr. Michael Bourgoin
Nokia Corporation Mr Ari Siren
Oce Mr. Nicolas Bonnier
Photo Marketing Assn Intl. Mr. Chad Munce
Quad/Graphics, Inc. Mr. Tom Collins
Rochester Institute of Technology Mr. Mitchell Rosen
RR Donnelley Dr. Mike Rodriguez
Sun Chemical Corp. Dr. Danny Rich
Sun Chemical Corp. Dr. Veronika Lovell
Vertis Communications Mr. Steve Smiley
Worldcolor Mr. Bob Hallam
Xerox Corporation Mr. John Rahill
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. Ray Cheydleur
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. Tom Lianza
Zoran Mr. Tom Schuneman

GRAPHIC ARTS SPECIAL INTEREST WORKING GROUP

Charter: The primary focus of this working group is to address issues raised when using ICC Profiles for printing presses or related printing systems, for example digital proofers.

Objectives:

  1. Promote the use of ICC Profiles in 'high end' graphic arts applications.
  2. Identify areas where the existing ICC Profile format is unable to provide the functionality required by these printing systems.
  3. Propose changes in working practice and if necessary in the ICC Profile format to address current limitations.
Chairman:
Fuji Photo Film Co. LtdMr. Craig Revie
Members:
Adobe Systems Inc. Dr. James King
Adobe Systems Inc. Mr. Lars Borg
Adobe Systems, Inc. Mr. Ken Kameda
Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Mr. Marc Mahy
Apple Computer Inc. Mr. Luke Wallis
Apple Computer, Inc. Mr. Steve Swen
Artifex Software, Inc. Mr. Michael Vrhel
Canon Development Americas, Inc. Mr. John Haikin
CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH Mr. Heijo Reinl
Dainippon Screen Mr. Setsuo Ohara
DuPont Ink Jet Mr. Bob Strum
Eastman Kodak Co. Mr. David Q. McDowell
Electronics and Telecom. Research Institute Dr. Kim Jin-Seo
Esko Artwork Mr. Lieven Plettink
FOGRA Graphic Technology Research Assoc. Mr. Andreas Kraushaar
Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd. Mr. Lawrence C. Warter
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Mr. Ito Akihiro
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Mr. Hiroaki Ikegami
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Mr. Fumio Nakaya
Global Graphics Inc. Mr. Kenneth Elsman
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Mr. Uwe-Jens Krabbenhoeft
Heidelbergerer Druckmaschinen AG Mr. Detlef Freyer
Hewlett Packard Dr. Ingeborg Tastl
Hewlett Packard Mr. Marti Maria
Homann Color Management Ltd. Mr. Jan-Peter Homann
--- Mr. Jack Holm
Integrated Color Solutions, Inc. Mr. Hiroaki Ikegami
ITT Space Systems Division Mr. Hiroaki Ikegami
Kodak Graphic Communications Canada Co. Mr. William Li
Kodak Graphic C0mmunications Group Mr. Joris Verbouwe
Konica Corp. Dr. Po-Chieh Hung
Lexmark International, Inc., ISD Ms. Ann McCarthy
London College of Communication Dr. Phil Green
Oce Mr. Nicolas Bonnier
Onyx Graphics Corp. Mr. Max Derhak
Quad/Graphics, Inc. Mr. Tom Collins
Quark, Inc. Mr. David Allen
R.R. Donnelley Dr. Michael Rodriguez
Sun Chemical Corporation Dr. Danny Rich
Sun Chemical Corporation Dr. Veronika Lovell
Vertis Communications Mr. Steve Smiley
Vertis Communications Mr. Vinod Pangangat
Worldcolor Mr. Bob Hallam
Xerox Corp. Mr. Rob Buckley
Xerox Corp. Mr. John Rahill
Zoran Corp. Mr. James Recene
Zoran Corp. Mr. Tom Schuneman


ICC PROFILE ASSESSMENT WORKING GROUP

Charter: The mission of this group is to seek methods for assessing quality of ICC profiles.

Objectives:

  1. Define a set of quality attributes for ICC profiles
  2. Identify analytical methods for defining and investigating performance capabilities of valid ICC profiles. (A valid profile is one that conforms to the ICC specification.)
  3. Investigate metrics that might quantify or qualify said performance characteristics
  4. Recommend promising solutions to the ICC body for their consideration
  5. Short term goal is to develop evaluation methods for use within the ICC
  6. Longer term goal is to offer suggestions to users for evaluation
Chairman:
Hewlett PackardDr. Ingeborg Tastl
Members:
Agfa Graphics N. V. Mr. Marc Mahy
ALWAN COLOR Expertise Mr. Elie Khoury
ALWAN COLOR Expertise Mr. Luc Regnault
Apple Computer Inc. Mr. Luke Wallis
CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH Mr. Heijo Reinl
Eastman Kodak Co. Mr. David Q. McDowell
Electronics and Telecommunications Research Inst. Dr. Kim Jin-Seo
FOGRA Graphic Technology Research Assoc. Mr. Andreas Kraushaar
Fujifilm Photo Film Co. Ltd Mr. Craig Revie
Fujifilm Photo Film Co. Ltd Mr. Lawrence C. Warter
Hallmark Mr. Scot Fernandez
Hewlett Packard Mr. Marti Maria
Hewlett Packard Dr. Ingeborg Tastl
Integrated Color Solutions, Inc. Mr. Franz Herbert
ITT Space Systems Division Ms. Stacey Casella
Kodak Graphic Communications Canada Co Mr. William Li
Lexmark International, Inc., ISD Ms. Ann McCarthy
London College of Communication Dr. Phil Green
Microsoft Corporation Mr. Michael Bougoin
R.R. Donnelley Dr. Michael Rodriguez
Ryerson UniversityDr. Abhay Sharma
Seiko Epson Mr Hirokazu Kasahara
Sharp Laboratories of America, Inc. Mr. John 'J.D.' Dalrymple
Sun Chemical Corp. Dr. Danny Rich
Sun Chemical Corp. Dr. Veronika Lovell
Toshiba America Business Solutions Dr. Harold Boll
Vertis Communications Mr. Vinod Panangat
Worldcolor Mr. Bob Hallam
Xerox Corporation Mr. John Rahill
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. Tom Lianza
Zoran Corp. Mr. James Recene

SPECIFICATION EDITING WORKING GROUP

Charter: The Specification Editing Working Group is responsible for dealing with issues related to published ICC specifications.

Objectives:

  1. Ensure that balloted changes to published ICC specifications, including both ICC-published and directly-derived versions are published in minor or major revisions in a timely fashion, including performing the mechanics of ensuring that the specifications are published.
  2. Discuss, review, and make recommendations on non-material changes to the specifications which help clarify the intent of the specification, as well as ensure that these changes are made to the appropriate published specifications.
  3. Be responsible for the publication and maintenance of new ICC specification documents as they are developed by the body of the ICC.

Chairman:
CreoMr. William Li
Members:
Adobe Systems Inc. Mr. Manish Kulkarni
Adobe Systems Inc. Mr. Lars Borg
Agfa Graphics N.V. Mr. Marc Mahy
Canon Development Americas, Inc. Mr. John Haikin
CGS Publishing Technologies International GmbH Mr. Heijo Reinl
Eastman Kodak Co. Mr. David Q. McDowell
Fujifilm Photo Film Co., Ltd Mr. Craig Revie
Hewlett Packard Mr. Marti Maria
London College of Communication Dr. Phil Green
Quad/Graphics, Inc. Mr. Tom Collins
Rochester Institute of Technology Mr. Mitchell Rosen
The Fuji Photo Group Mr. Martin Gouch
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. Tom Lianza
Zoran Corp. Mr. James Recene


AUTOMATED WORKFLOW WORKING GROUP

Charter:
Ensure successful automated color management workflows by:
  1. Proactively evangelizing color management requirements with leading application developers, equipment vendors, operating system builders and system certification test methodology owners.
  2. Identifying a small number of the most commonly used workflows in automation-required environments (such as digital equipment and applications for common office and amateur photography).
  3. Recommending effective ways for operating systems, applications, and devices to use ICC color management in automation-required environments.
  4. Recommending improvements to the ICC specification, and implied architecture, in order to improve such automation-required workflows.
  5. Working closely with ISO/IEC JTC1 SC28, ISO TC130, IEC TC100 TA2, Ghent WG, and other standards committees to achieve workflow system-level color management automation.
Current Projects:
  • Optimizing color management automation in non-expert (with respect to CM) print environments.
  • Standardize print condition metadata in profiles
Chairman:
Lexmark International, Inc., CPDMs. Ann McCarthy
Members:
Adobe Systems Inc. Mr. Lars Borg
Apple Computer Inc. Mr. Luke Wallis
Apple Computer Inc. Mr. Steve Swen
Canon Development Americas, Inc.Mr. John Haikin
Color Savvy Systems Mr. Eric Walowit
Eastman Kodak Co. Mr. Dave McDowell
Fuji Photo Film Co. Ltd Mr. Craig Revie
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd. Mr. Fumio Nakaya
--- Mr. Jack Holm
--- Mr. Kai-Uwe Behrmann
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG Mr. Uwe-Jens Krabbenhoeft
ITT Space SYstems Division Ms. Stacey Kinsella
London College of CommunicationDr. Phil Green
Sun Chemical Corp. Dr. Veronika Lovell
Vertis Communications Mr. Steve Smiley
Worldcolor Mr. Bob Hallam
Xerox Corp. Mr. Rob Buckley
Xerox Corp. Mr. John Rahill
X-Rite Mr. Tom Lianza
X-Rite Mr. James Vogh




ICC STEERING COMMITTEE

Members:
Adobe Systems Inc.Mr. Lars Borg
Adobe Systems Inc.Mr. Manish Kulkarni
Agfa-Gevaert N.V. Mr. Marc Mahy
Apple Inc. Mr. Luke Wallis
Apple Inc.Mr. Steve Swen
Canon Development Americas, Inc,Mr. John Haikin
Canon Development Americas, Inc.Mr. Francisco Imai
Color Savvy Systems, IncMr Eric Walowit
Color Savvy Systems, Inc Mr Chris Pearson
Eastman Kodak Co.Mr. David Q. McDowell
Eastman Kodak Co.Mr. William Li
Fujifilm CorporationMr. Craig Revie
Fujifilm CorporationMr. Hitoshi Urabe
Heidelbergerer Druckmaschinen AG Mr. Uwe-Jens Krabbenhoeft
Heidelbergerer Druckmaschinen AG Mr. Detlef Freyer
Hewlett Packard Dr. Ingeborg Tastl
Hewlett Packard Mr. Marti Maria
Kodak Graphic Communications Group Ms. Mirta Perlman
Lexmark International Inc., ISDMs. Ann McCarthy
Lexmark CPDMr. Dean Pulsifer
Microsoft Corporation Mr. Michael Bourgoin
Onyx Graphics Mr. Max Derhak
Onyx Graphics Mr. Rohit Patel
Sun Chemical Corp. Dr. Veronika Lovell
Toshiba America Business Solutions Dr Harold Boll
Toshiba America Business Solutions Mr William Kress
Worldcolor Mr. Bob Hallam
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. James Vogh
X-Rite, Inc. Mr. Tom Lianza



ICC OFFICERS

ICC Chair:
X-Rite Mr Tom Lianza
   
ICC Vice-Chair:
Eastman Kodak Co. Mr. William Li