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amybethm222
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February 15, 2019
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GRACoL 2013 CSFs & ICC Profiles in CC2018

  • February 15, 2019
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I just had a computer refresh and I  want to have the gracol 2013 profiles appear in the drop down menu in photoshop "convert to profile" for the life of me where do these color settiings live on my mac.? thanks in advance

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Correct answer NB, colourmanagement

Hi AmyBeth

The icc profiles accessed by Photoshop can be kept in various places.

Photoshop has its own folder (se below) as well as accessing the "system" folders.

You will need to download those GRACoL profiles and place them in the correct folder following these instructions :

https://www.colourmanagement.net/advice/where-are-my-icc-profiles/

mac:

In OSX the ICC profiles are in various places, but if we want anyone who uses the system, however they logged in, to have access to them we put them in the main Library > Colorsync > Profiles folder. This is where the OSX system and many installed applications put profiles.

There are also ICC profiles in the "your username">Library > Colorsync > Profiles folder. Putting them there has the advantage of backing them up whenever the user's home folder is archived. Screen calibration applications like basICColor Display often place profiles into this user folder.

On later versions of mac OSX, the "username"/library is a hidden folder. It's easy to get to though, just hold down the Alt key (near your keyboard spacebar) and then mouse down on the "Go" menu item (up near the Apple logo, top left of your screen). Now you'll see a list which includes "Library", just highlight it and release the mouse and the folder will open.

For recent versions of Photoshop on Mac, Adobe's own profiles are placed in the Library > Application support > Adobe > Color > Profiles folder. Some more commonly used ones are inside that folder in a Recommended folder.

I hope this helps

if so, please do mark my reply as "helpful" and if you're OK now, please mark it as "correct" below, so others who have similar issues can see the solution

thanks

neil barstow, colourmanagement

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rob day
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rob dayCommunity Expert
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February 18, 2019

Also, you can control the profile list somewhat. The profiles saved into the Recommended folder get listed first and you can edit the folder contents, and even add subfolders. Here I've added CMYK, RGB, and Gray subfolders where I keep the profiles I most often use:

Don’t trash the recommended profiles just move them to /Library/Application Support/Adobe/Color/Profiles, which can also have subfolders:

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    amybethm222Author
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    February 21, 2019

    Thank you both for helping me locate the profiles !

    NB, colourmanagement
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    NB, colourmanagementCommunity Expert
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    February 21, 2019

    Amybeth

    great, thanks for the feedback

    neilB

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    NB, colourmanagementCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    February 15, 2019

    Hi AmyBeth

    The icc profiles accessed by Photoshop can be kept in various places.

    Photoshop has its own folder (se below) as well as accessing the "system" folders.

    You will need to download those GRACoL profiles and place them in the correct folder following these instructions :

    https://www.colourmanagement.net/advice/where-are-my-icc-profiles/

    mac:

    In OSX the ICC profiles are in various places, but if we want anyone who uses the system, however they logged in, to have access to them we put them in the main Library > Colorsync > Profiles folder. This is where the OSX system and many installed applications put profiles.

    There are also ICC profiles in the "your username">Library > Colorsync > Profiles folder. Putting them there has the advantage of backing them up whenever the user's home folder is archived. Screen calibration applications like basICColor Display often place profiles into this user folder.

    On later versions of mac OSX, the "username"/library is a hidden folder. It's easy to get to though, just hold down the Alt key (near your keyboard spacebar) and then mouse down on the "Go" menu item (up near the Apple logo, top left of your screen). Now you'll see a list which includes "Library", just highlight it and release the mouse and the folder will open.

    For recent versions of Photoshop on Mac, Adobe's own profiles are placed in the Library > Application support > Adobe > Color > Profiles folder. Some more commonly used ones are inside that folder in a Recommended folder.

    I hope this helps

    if so, please do mark my reply as "helpful" and if you're OK now, please mark it as "correct" below, so others who have similar issues can see the solution

    thanks

    neil barstow, colourmanagement

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