nextcloud / nextcloud/files_pdfviewer

PDF colour management broken

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Description

⚠️ This issue respects the following points: ⚠️
  • This is a bug, not a question or a configuration/webserver/proxy issue.
  • This issue is not already reported on Github (I've searched it).
  • Nextcloud Server is up to date. See Maintenance and Release Schedule for supported versions.
  • I agree to follow Nextcloud's Code of Conduct.
Bug description

If you have a PDF that has different color profile than sRGB (ie Adobe 1998), then the PDF viewer will display colours incorrectly.

When uploading the same doc to Google Drive, or any other pgoram the colours render correctly

Steps to reproduce
  1. Produce document with adobe 1998 color profile
  2. compare to other programs to when opening in nextcloud pdf viewer
Expected behavior

colours should be correct

Installation method

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Operating system

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Web server

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Database engine version

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Is this bug present after an update or on a fresh install?

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Are you using the Nextcloud Server Encryption module?

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What user-backends are you using?
  • Default user-backend (database)
  • LDAP/ Active Directory
  • SSO - SAML
  • Other
Configuration report

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List of activated Apps
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First steps

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  2. Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. Open a pull request that references the issue number.

Research direction

Start by reproducing the problem in the Nextcloud PDF viewer with a PDF using the Adobe 1998 color profile, then compare its rendering with another program. Trace the viewer's rendering path and verify that the displayed colors match the reference rendering when the fix is complete.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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