

If color space information is embedded in the image, the input color profile module will use this information when mapping the colors to the working profile color space.

Where an image has been captured in a raw file, the input color profile module will normally apply either a standard or enhanced color matrix specific for that camera model, which will be used to map the colors into the working profile color space.

This means that subsequent modules in the pipeline don’t need to be concerned with the specifics of the input device, and can work with and convert to/from a common working color space. camera, scanner) and converts the pixel encodings to a standardized working color space. This module takes the color space used by the image source (e.g. Define how darktable will interpret the colors of the image.
