Colorsync

Hello, sorry if this is the wrong thread, I thought printing discussion is the right place to discuss about color management ...
So, the question: does anybody know what the colorsync utility is doing when "Applying" a color profile ? I do understand the "Match to profile" and "Assign profile" actions. For the "Apply profile" action the manual says that this is modifying the pixels in the image to match the chosen profile, but then preserves the original image's profile. I took an image with "Adobe 1998" profile, and tried to "Apply profile" to sRGB. The resulting image has sRGB profile embedded (not the Adobe 1998 original one). So I'm lost ...
Thanks, Simone

I believe sRGB and LCD are presets. If you change gamma/ temp you will create a new profile. If you are like me you won't be happy with either. I cal all my screens with Spyder Pro 2, it is $ but you will love your output, WYSIWYG. I believe Pantone has just anounced a cal device for <$100.00 which should do the job. H.

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