---
name: "tificc"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "lcms2"
version: "2.20-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/tificc"
---

# tificc(1)

little cms ICC profile applier for TIFF.

## NAME

tificc - little cms ICC profile applier for TIFF.

## SYNOPSIS

**tificc** \[*options*\] *input.tif output.tif*

## DESCRIPTION

lcms is a standalone CMM engine, which deals with the color management. It implements a fast transformation between ICC profiles. **tificc** is a little cms ICC profile applier for TIFF.

## OPTIONS

- **-a**

  Handle channels \> 4 as alpha.

- **-b**

  Black point compensation.

- **-c** *NUM*

  Precalculates transform (0=Off, 1=Normal, 2=Hi-res, 3=LoRes) \[defaults to 1\].

- **-d** *NUM*

  Observer adaptation state (abs.col. only), (0..1.0, float value) \[defaults to 0.0\].

- **-e**

  Embed destination profile.

- **-g**

  Marks out-of-gamut colors on softproof.

- **-h** *NUM*

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

- **-i profile**

  Input profile (defaults to sRGB).

- **-k** *inklimit*

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

- **-l profile**

  Transform by device-link profile.

- **-m TODO: check if values outside 0..3 are possible**

  SoftProof intent \[defaults to 0\].

- **-n**

  Ignore embedded profile on input.

- **-o** *profile*

  Output profile (defaults to sRGB).

- **-p** *profile*

  Soft proof profile.

- **-s** *newprofile*

  Save embedded profile as *newprofile*.

- **-t NUM**

  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
  ```

- **-v**

  Verbose.

- **-w** *NUM*

  Output depth (8, 16 or 32). Use 32 for floating-point.

## 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

```
To color correct from scanner to sRGB:
	tificc -iscanner.icm in.tif out.tif
To convert from monitor1 to monitor2:
	tificc -imon1.icm -omon2.icm in.tif out.tif
To make a CMYK separation:
	tificc -oprinter.icm inrgb.tif outcmyk.tif
To recover sRGB from a CMYK separation:
	tificc -iprinter.icm incmyk.tif outrgb.tif
To convert from CIELab TIFF to sRGB
	tificc -i*Lab in.tif out.tif
```

## NOTES

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

## SEE ALSO

[**jpgicc**(1)](/jpgicc/1.md), [**linkicc**(1)](/linkicc/1.md), [**psicc**(1)](/psicc/1.md), [**transicc**(1)](/transicc/1.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was originally written by Shiju p. Nair \<shiju.p@gmail.com\>, for the Debian project. Modified by Marti Maria to reflect further changes.