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washed out colors after returning tiff from GIMP

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Description

Is there an existing issue for this?
  • I checked and did not find my issue in the already reported ones
Describe the bug
  1. Used script "external editors"

  2. Exported tiff/adobergb to "collection"
    after opening in darkroom it has input "embeded color profile"

  3. tiff opened end edited in GIMP and overwrited

  4. After returning to dt appears strange colors. afetr opening in darkroom it has input color profile - sRGB

  5. After changing to AdobeRGB - colors are ok

  6. After changing to sRGB - colors are little different than AdobeRGB but not so as in point 4

Steps to reproduce

Described above

Expected behavior

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Where did you obtain darktable from?

I dont know

darktable version

5.0.1 AppImage

What OS are you using?

Linux

What is the version of your OS?

Kubuntu 24.04

Describe your system

Just after exporting to collection
Image
Embedded color profile
Image
After returning from GIMP
Image
sRGB
Image
AdobeRGB
Image
sRGB, but totally different look
Image

Are you using OpenCL GPU in darktable?

Yes

If yes, what is the GPU card and driver?

nvidia, 550

Please provide additional context if applicable. You can attach files too, but might need to rename to .txt or .zip

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the reported external-editors workflow with a TIFF exported as AdobeRGB, edited and overwritten in GIMP, then returned to darktable. Compare the embedded profile and displayed colors before and after the round trip, using the screenshots and version details in the issue; the issue names no source files or tests, so done requires narrowing the cause and defining the expected profile handling.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
c
Domain
desktop
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Quiet
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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