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Re:QOI: Lossless Image Compression in O(n) Time by spc476 on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @02:58PM (#29334389)
And the red in my left eye isn't the same as the red in my right eye. Yes, when the lighting conditions are just right, I see different hues out of each eye [1]. I have to wonder how one would (or should?) correct for that in an image file format.

[1] I think from a stupid thing I did as a kid.

Re:QOI: Lossless Image Compression in O(n) Time by cornstalks on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @04:37PM (#29335468)
I think the best we can do with file-level metadata is account for only objective metrics. Subjective differences are best handled outside of the file metadata. The user can tune their display settings to match their preferences. This allows for correcting for physiological differences and stylistic preferences. If all files had correct metadata (for objective metrics), it would be a lot easier for an end user to tune the system to their liking because their end results would be consistent with their preferences.
Re:QOI: Lossless Image Compression in O(n) Time by dekhn on Wednesday November 24, 2021 @05:56PM (#29336168)
took me a while to notice that I perceive color and light intensity differently in my two eyes. I think this is actually pretty natural (IE, it happens commonly?). Either way, I can also see polarization (haidinger's brush) which confused me a bunch when I was trying to explain what I saw and everybody else thought I was crazy).