LINKICC(1) General Commands Manual LINKICC(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

linkicc - little cms device link generator.

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**linkicc** \[*options*] *profiles*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

lcms is a standalone CMM engine, which deals with the color management. It implements a fast transformation between ICC profiles. **linkicc** is a little cms device link generator.

Links two or more profiles into a single devicelink profile. Colorspaces must be paired except Lab/XYZ, that can be interchanged.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

[**-a** NUM](#a)

Observer adaptation state (abs.col. only), (0..1.0, float value) \[defaults to 1.0].

[**-b**](#b)

Black point compensation.

[**-c precision**](#c)

Precision (0=LowRes, 1=Normal, 2=Hi-res) \[defaults to 1].

[**-d description**](#d)

Description text (quotes can be used).

[**-h NUM**](#h)

Show summary of options and examples (0=help, 1=Built-in profiles, 2=Examples, 3=Contact information)

[**-k inklimit**](#k)

Ink-limiting in % (CMYK only), (0..400.0, float value) \[default 400.0].

[**-l**](#l)

Use linearization curves (may affect accuracy).

[**-n gridpoints**](#n)

Alternate way to set precision, number of CLUT points.

[**-o profile**](#o)

Output devicelink profile \[defaults to 'devicelink.icm'].

[**-r profileversion**](#r)

Profile version. (CAUTION: may change the profile implementation), (2.0..4.3, float value) \[defaults to 4.3].

[**-t NUM**](#t)

Rendering intent

```
0=Perceptual [default]
1=Relative colorimetric
2=Saturation
3=Absolute colorimetric
10=Perceptual preserving black ink
11=Relative colorimetric preserving black ink
12=Saturation preserving black ink
13=Perceptual preserving black plane
14=Relative colorimetric preserving black plane
15=Saturation preserving black plane
```

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[**-v verbosity**](#v)

Verbosity level, (0=None, 1=Normal, 2=High, 3=Very High) \[defaults to 0].

[**-x**](#x)

Creatively, guess deviceclass of resulting profile.

[**-y copyright**](#y)

Copyright notice (quotes can be used) \["No copyright, use freely"].

**-8**

Creates 8-bit devicelink.

# [BUILT-IN PROFILES](#BUILT-IN_PROFILES)

```
	*Lab2  -- D50-based v2 CIEL*a*b
	*Lab4  -- D50-based v4 CIEL*a*b
	*Lab   -- D50-based v4 CIEL*a*b
	*XYZ   -- CIE XYZ (PCS)
	*sRGB  -- sRGB color space
	*Gray22 - Monochrome of Gamma 2.2
	*Gray30 - Monochrome of Gamma 3.0
	*null   - Monochrome black for all input
	*Lin2222- CMYK linearization of gamma 2.2 on each channel
```

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

```
To create 'devicelink.icm' from a.icc to b.icc:
	linkicc a.icc b.icc
To create 'out.icc' from sRGB to cmyk.icc:
	linkicc -o out.icc *sRGB cmyk.icc
To create a sRGB input profile working in Lab:
	linkicc -x -o sRGBLab.icc *sRGB *Lab
To create a XYZ -> sRGB output profile:
	linkicc -x -o sRGBLab.icc *XYZ *sRGB
To create a abstract profile doing softproof for cmyk.icc:
	linkicc -t1 -x -o softproof.icc *Lab cmyk.icc cmyk.icc *Lab
To create a 'grayer' sRGB input profile:
	linkicc -x -o grayer.icc *sRGB gray.icc gray.icc *Lab
To embed ink limiting into a cmyk output profile:
	linkicc -x -o cmyklimited.icc -k 250 cmyk.icc *Lab
```

# [NOTES](#NOTES)

For suggestions, comments, bug reports etc. send mail to info@littlecms.com.

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**jpgicc**(1)](/man/os/lcms2/jpgicc.1), [**psicc**(1)](/man/os/lcms2/psicc.1), [**tificc**(1)](/man/os/lcms2/tificc.1), [**transicc**(1)](/man/os/lcms2/transicc.1)

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

This manual page was written by Shiju p. Nair <shiju.p@gmail.com>, for the Debian project.

September 30, 2004

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Document: linkicc(1) from lcms2 2.19.1-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/mm2/Little-CMS.git