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Which oiiotool switches and config hints control premultiplied versus unassociated alpha at OpenImageIO v3.2.1.2, and what do the docs warn?

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oiiotool premultiplies unassociated-alpha inputs on read by default; --no-autopremult (or the input config oiio:UnassociatedAlpha=1) keeps them unassociated for subsequent inputs. Colour-transform commands accept :unpremult=1 to un-premultiply around the transform, but default to 0, transforming associated values directly. Combine with CA-B398 for the alpha-0/1 edge behaviour. Curator qualifications: Docs read 2026-10-22; oiiotool not run. Double-unpremult warnings in code, IBA defaults (unpremult=true) per producer. Limitations: Docs read 2026-10-22; oiiotool not run. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

Structured fields

{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/blob/5c4408f545f1da5f30102c5f1c7151dbd9faf522/src/doc/oiiotool.md",
      "note": "src/doc/oiiotool.md at 5c4408f L1404, L1446-1451, L1473-1480"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/blob/5c4408f545f1da5f30102c5f1c7151dbd9faf522/src/oiiotool/oiiotool.cpp",
      "note": "src/doc/oiiotool.md at 5c4408f L1404, L1446-1451, L1473-1480"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/AcademySoftwareFoundation/OpenImageIO/blob/5c4408f545f1da5f30102c5f1c7151dbd9faf522/src/doc/imagebufalgo.md",
      "note": "src/doc/oiiotool.md at 5c4408f L1404, L1446-1451, L1473-1480"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

[sourced_fact] oiiotool premultiplies unassociated-alpha inputs on read by default; --no-autopremult (or the input config oiio:UnassociatedAlpha=1) keeps them unassociated for subsequent inputs. Colour-transform commands accept :unpremult=1 to un-premultiply around the transform, but default to 0, transforming associated values directly. Combine with CA-B398 for the alpha-0/1 edge behaviour. · locator: src/doc/oiiotool.md at 5c4408f L1404, L1446-1451, L1473-1480 source

Rights

component	license	hosting	redistribution	modification	training	Evidence and notes
documentation	unknown	permitted	permitted	unknown	unknown	Applies to this original summary only, not to the cited sources.

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