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

# transicc(1)

little cms ColorSpace conversion calculator.

## NAME

transicc - little cms ColorSpace conversion calculator.

## SYNOPSIS

**transicc** \[*options*\] \[*CGATSINPUT*\] \[*CGATSOUTPUT*\]

## DESCRIPTION

lcms is a standalone CMM engine, which deals with the color management. It implements a fast transformation between ICC profiles. **transicc** is a lcms ColorSpace conversion calculator.

## OPTIONS

- **-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**

  Encoded representation of numbers is not float (Option **-w**=use 16 bits, Option **-x**=hexadecimal).

- **-g**

  Marks out-of-gamut colors on softproof.

- **-i** *profile*

  Input profile (defaults to sRGB).

- **-l**

  Transform by device-link profile.

- **-m** *NUM*

  SoftProof intent (0,1,2,3) \[defaults to 0\].

- **-n**

  Terse output, intended for pipe usage.

- **-o** *profile*

  Output profile (defaults to sRGB).

- **-q**

  Quantize CGATS to 8 bits.

- **-s**

  Bounded mode.

- **-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** *verbosity*

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

- **-w**

  Use 16 bits.

- **-x**

  Hexadecimal.

- You can use '\*Lab' and '\*xyz' as built-in profiles.

  ## 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), [**tificc**(1)](/tificc/1.md)

## AUTHOR

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