Firefox supports ICC profiles

WerTicus · 04-09-2009, 02:10 AM

but not by default

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Very awesome to have this feature. It means with a calibrated monitor you can see images in firefox how they were intended to be seen, assuming someone made them with calibration.

UPDATE: Site mentions where to change a setting that has been renamed, the setting your looking for is now called

"gfx.color_management.mode;0" change it to '2'

MPrince · 04-09-2009, 05:00 AM

Thanks for posting this. I knew firefox supported this, but didn't know how to turn it on.

Venturi · 04-09-2009, 09:26 AM

Nice.

Curious now though about gfx.color_management.display_profile

Since I'm running Spyder3 and have calibrated profiles should I be plugging in the path to my Spyder3 generated profile here? Or, will FF figure that out by itself I wonder?

Venturi · 04-09-2009, 10:11 AM

Well, I plugged it in (figured can't hurt much and easily undone). I'm definitely liking what I see now.

WerTicus · 04-10-2009, 06:00 AM

yeah its much better with it... seems weird that its off by default really.

the only place profiles dont really work is video overlays, though i dont watch video's on my pc much anyway, but i could calibrate my htpc if it worked there.

Zebooka · 04-18-2009, 09:50 AM

WoW! Thanks a lot.

*indytax* · 04-21-2009, 06:13 PM

Originally Posted by WerTicus

yeah its much better with it... seems weird that its off by default really.

It's off by default because it uses more system resources and to prevent subtle color variations from affecting the overall look of web sites.. Also, it's worth noting that ICC profiles are only supported in the Firefox 3.x releases.

hachoo · 04-22-2009, 10:05 PM

So, how do I turn it on?

ryan s · 04-27-2009, 01:16 AM

Originally Posted by hachoo

So, how do I turn it on?

You just open a new window and type “about:config” in the address bar. After hitting enter, the app will give you a warning, that changing advanced settings is only a good idea if you know what you are doing. Once you’ve confirmed, you’ll get a list of entries. Filter out the ones with the word “color” in them. At the bottom, you’ll find one called “gfx.color_management.enabled”. Simply double-click that line, and the setting in the “Value” column will change from “false” to “true”. Now quit and re-open the app. That’s it! Your Firefox now supports ICC profiles.

10character

WerTicus · 04-27-2009, 02:36 AM

Yeah i've noticed is massive image heavy threads you can take a performance hit but its not too bad.

WerTicus · 10-25-2009, 05:02 PM

this should be stickied or at least the important link at the top put somewhere as a resource for users.

*MacGirl* · 10-25-2009, 05:21 PM

Hummm. I don't have a selection for “gfx.color_management.enabled."

Just:
gfx.color_management.display profile
gfx.color_management.mode
gfx.color_management.rendering_intent

Anybody know what this is all about?

Rodney9 · 10-25-2009, 09:01 PM

Same here

gfx.color_management.mode;0
gfx.color_management.display_profile;
gfx.color_management.rendering_intent;0

I am using the latest Firefox v3.5.3 (no updates available) and the above 3 are the only GFX settings under color.

**Marc Sabatella** · 10-25-2009, 09:15 PM

I'm guessing those instructions are for an older version. I also see only display_profile,mode, and rendering_intent, but my mode is set to 2 (I don't remember ever changing this before, but that doesn't mean much). I'm guessing the fact that my "mode" is set to 2 means it is enabled for me already. When I visit the site mentioned at the top of the thread, there are a couple sample images designed to test if your browser support ICC profiles, and as far as I can tell, Firefox 3.53 already does (the word "red" is already red, etc). Do other people see something different?

Rodney9 · 10-25-2009, 09:27 PM

Originally Posted by Marc Sabatella

I'm guessing those instructions are for an older version. I also see only display_profile,mode, and rendering_intent, but my mode is set to 2 (I don't remember ever changing this before, but that doesn't mean much). I'm guessing the fact that my "mode" is set to 2 means it is enabled for me already. When I visit the site mentioned at the top of the thread, there are a couple sample images designed to test if your browser support ICC profiles, and as far as I can tell, Firefox 3.53 already does (the word "red" is already red, etc). Do other people see something different?

I see the word Red in blue colour.
I see the word Blue in green colour.
I see the word Green in red colour.