-flatten causes gamma-shift

[snibgo]

A new bug was introduced sometime between 6.8.9-5 and 6.9.0-0. (Windows 8.1, Q16 binary distribution.)

For greyscale inputs, "-flatten" causes a shift in the gamma value, from 1/2.2 to 1.

Test case:

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convert -size 1x1 xc:#888 f0.png

convert f0.png -background Red -flatten f0_out.png

identify -format "f0.png gamma = %%[gamma]\n" f0.png

identify -format "f0_out.png gamma = %%[gamma]\n" f0_out.png

Results:

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f0.png gamma = 0.45455
f0_out.png gamma = 1

"-layers flatten" shows the same problem.

The problem occurs only when the input contains no colour. If the input contains transparency, so the flatten introduces colour, the gamma is shifted to 1.

[magick]

6.9.0-1 Beta has this ChangeLog entry:

• 2014-11-20 6.9.0-1 Glenn Randers-Pehrson <glennrp@image...>
  * Don't override gamma with 1.0 when reading a grayscale PNG image (reference
  viewtopic.php?f=3&t=26576).

[snibgo]

Ah, yes, it's probably the same bug, so is probably now fixed. Thanks.