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ICC Profile

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#837 opened on Jan 9, 2020

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Description

Is there a way to remove the ICC Profile from an image? This is really all I need to do. I'm processing images from mobile devices and came across this issue where on my Android Device there is no ICC profile when shooting with the camera, but on the iPhone there is an ICC profile that causing some issues when in the facial recognition. I'm not familiar with JIMP, but did my research and did not find the answer.

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Tech stack
javascriptnodejs
Domain
backendapi
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
JavaScriptImage formatsJIMP API
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
55
Research direction
The issue requests a way to remove ICC profile from images. The JIMP library currently lacks this feature. Research should focus on adding a method to strip ICC profile metadata from images, possibly by modifying the image's exif data or using existing image manipulation functions. Check the source code at https://github.com/jimp dev/jimp for existing metadata handling and see if a PR like #837 or related discussions exist. Implement a function that removes the ICC profile while preserving other image data.