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Make the C++ watermark embedding pipeline work on floating point pixel data and
preserve the host image through embedding, instead of quantizing to 8-bit RGB:

  • bit depth: 8-bit, 16-bit and float/double inputs are saved back with their
    original pixel format (format_scale()/image_to_canonical()/round_pixels()
    normalize into a canonical [0,255] float working range and restore the native
    format on save; float output keeps its native interpretation)
  • alpha: split off at load, passes through untouched, rejoined on save; it is
    dropped for output formats without alpha support (JPEG/PNM), where libvips
    would silently flatten against black
  • colorspace: grey, RGB and CMYK (incl. 5-band CMYKA TIFF) are watermarked
    via their luminance channel. CMYK uses the naive device model
    R=(1-C)·(1-K) with the luminance delta applied as C' = C − Δ·255/(255−K),
    keeping the K channel and black generation intact: the CMYK→CMYK round trip
    measures RMSE 0.006 including the watermark, vs 0.039 for a
    colourspace()-based round trip with no watermark at all (which also forces
    8-bit at load). CMYK converts to RGB only for output formats without CMYK
    support (e.g. PNG); the then-invalid CMYK ICC profile is dropped in that case
  • metadata: the same libvips image structure is saved with keep=ALL, so
    EXIF and friends survive (verified for JPEG→JPEG and JPEG→PNG)

8-bit RGB output is bit-identical to the previous implementation (AE=0, PNG+JPEG).

Checks

tests/formats/check-formats.sh (wired into make check) generates all
fixtures on the fly and covers bit depth, alpha bit-exactness, CMYK/CMYKA
colorspace and fidelity, float round trips, EXIF preservation and decodability —
48 checks. vips/exiftool dependent checks skip gracefully when those tools are
missing, so make check stays green in minimal containers. Dockerfile.alpine
gains perl-image-exiftool so the EXIF checks run in CI once the CI image is
rebuilt; .gitignore re-includes tests/ so the script is diff-visible.

Notes

  • imagewmark get/OpenCV cannot read 5-band CMYK TIFFs nor 32-bit float TIFFs,
    so decodability for those inputs is verified via their PNG outputs.
  • float pixels are assumed to be stored normalized to [0,1] (libvips scRGB
    convention for float samples).
  • CMYK fidelity thresholds: 0.1 for CMYK→CMYK outputs (device-level round trip),
    0.05 when input and output are both passed through the same vips reference
    conversion, and a loose 0.3 for CMYK→RGB outputs whose naive device conversion
    inherently differs from vips' profile-based reference conversion.

Summary by CodeRabbit

  • New Features

    • Watermark embedding now better preserves image bit depth, transparency, CMYK colors, metadata, and floating-point formats where supported.
    • Greyscale and CMYK images retain improved luminance and color fidelity during processing.
    • Unsupported CMYK output formats are automatically converted to RGB.
  • Bug Fixes

    • Improved consistency and quality when embedding watermarks across image formats and color spaces.
  • Tests

    • Added comprehensive validation for format preservation, transparency, metadata, color accuracy, and watermark decoding.
    • Added support for running format checks with multiple ImageMagick versions.

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The embedding pipeline preserves supported image formats, bit depth, alpha, CMYK channels, and metadata. A format-checking script validates these behaviors across generated fixtures and integrates with make check.

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Image Format Preservation

Layer / File(s) Summary
Canonical format-aware embedding
cxx/embed.cc
The pipeline normalizes images to canonical floating-point values, applies watermarking across grayscale, RGB, and CMYK data, preserves supported channels and bit depth, and adapts output to saver capabilities.
Format validation and test fixtures
tests/formats/check-formats.sh
The integration test creates image fixtures and checks colorspace, channel count, bit depth, alpha, metadata, fidelity, floating-point output, and watermark decoding.
Build and environment integration
Makefile.mk, .gitignore, .github/workflows/Dockerfile.alpine, NEWS.md
make check runs the format checks. Test directories are re-included, EXIF and vips tooling is added to the Alpine image, and the preservation behavior is documented.

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~45 minutes

Merge Risk: 🔵 Low · up to 941a7

This PR preserves native pixel formats, alpha, colorspaces, and metadata during watermarking. Merge is reasonable with owner awareness that the format checks do not verify the documented 8-bit CMYK JPEG output depth, leaving that contract vulnerable to an undetected regression.

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  participant command_add
  participant HostImage
  participant watermark_pipeline
  participant output_saver
  command_add->>HostImage: load native image and format metadata
  HostImage->>watermark_pipeline: provide canonical image data
  watermark_pipeline->>watermark_pipeline: apply watermark and reconstruct channels
  watermark_pipeline->>output_saver: restore supported format and save output
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- Around line 670-682: Update the alpha rejoin path after round_pixels so
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In `@tests/formats/check-formats.sh`:
- Line 208: Add a depth_is check for out_cmyk16.jpg expecting 8-bit depth
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* Preserve input image bit depth (8/16 bit, float), alpha channel, CMYK format and
colorspace in the C++ embedding pipeline; convert CMYK to RGB for non jpg/tif images

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Use standard format names in the release note.

Replace non jpg/tif images with non-JPEG/TIFF images. This makes the condition clear and fixes the hyphenation.

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Work on canonical [0,255] floating point pixel data and restore the input
image's pixel format on save, so bit depth (8/16 bit, float), alpha channel,
CMYK colorspace and metadata survive embedding.

Grey, RGB and CMYK (incl. 5-band CMYKA) images are watermarked via their
luminance channel; CMYK keeps the K channel and black generation intact by
applying the luminance delta as C' = C - d*255/(255-K). Alpha channels are
split off at load and rejoined untouched, converted to the output pixel
format when the saver cannot store the native format. CMYK converts to RGB
only for output formats without CMYK support (e.g. PNG), dropping the then
invalid CMYK ICC profile; the output pixel format degrades to 8-bit for
savers that cannot store float or 16-bit pixels. Metadata is preserved by
saving the libvips image structure with keep=ALL.

Add a formats check to `make check` covering bit depth, alpha, colorspace,
CMYK and float pixel handling plus watermark decodability, skipping its
vips/exiftool dependent checks when those tools are unavailable. Re-include
tests/ in .gitignore and add exiftool to the Alpine CI image for the EXIF
checks.
* Add check-formats.sh to verify that bit depth, alpha, CMYK and metadata
  survive the watermark round trip for PNG, TIFF, JPEG and float images.
* Integrate the new test into make check via Makefile.mk.
* Re-include tests/ in .gitignore to allow committing the new test suite.
* Skip vips/exiftool dependent checks when those tools are unavailable.
* Special case IM7 command formats.
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tim-janik force-pushed the embed-format-preservation branch from fcbb7e1 to f574a26 Compare September 2, 2026 13:46
Assert the 16-bit CMYK JPEG output is 8-bit, the colorspace check alone
does not detect a wrong JPEG output depth. Use the standard format names
and hyphenation in the release note (non-JPEG/TIFF).
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