Library swatches significantly shift colors and 8 bit RGB numbers in Fresco

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May 18, 2022
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Hi all, hoping for solution to the problem stated in Subject Line: For me at least, Library swatches significantly shift colors and RGB numbers in Fresco. I created them in a Fresco painting originally, for a project with at least 8 paintings using the same palette, then in order to save them to reuse in the other paintings and later reuse in other CC desktop apps for same project, had to export and open in Ps, save swatches to new Library folder for project and voila - open them in Fresco access to Library folders. However, in Fresco the swatches have transformed into dramatically different hue and RGB numbers. I confirmed their RGB accuracy online in CC Files' Library so somehow Fresco is changing them. Any explanation for the problem and suggested solution?

I also need Fresco to provide the Adobe standard option for reading created swatch names rather than only as swatch colors, since some are similar and thus difficult to identify without names. I imagine I need to request that elsewhere.

Thanks for assisstance solving the Swatch shift problem.

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Correct answer Sjaani

Your first issue would be best logged as a bug, you can do that through the app via App Settings > Help > Report a bug.

Your second statement is a feature request, you would be best to submit that through the app via App Settings > Help > Suggest a feature.

I have seen the colour differences issue bought up in here before though so you're not alone in seeing this.

Sjaani

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Community Expert

Your first issue would be best logged as a bug, you can do that through the app via App Settings > Help > Report a bug.

Your second statement is a feature request, you would be best to submit that through the app via App Settings > Help > Suggest a feature.

I have seen the colour differences issue bought up in here before though so you're not alone in seeing this.

Babington. CoAuthor

Inspiring

Yes I read another post mentioning it along with other issues.

This morning I also realized I need to review any and all color management protocols with Fresco for printing in CMYK, since my use of it is currently for multiple children's book illustration and design projects being printed in CMYK. I think I had researched this and llearned to create the swatches in Fresco in CMYK but when cycling them throough that convoluted CC process in order to save them for other paintings for the same book, importing them back into Fresco required me to convert them in Ps from CMYK to 8bit RGB. I did that before confiurming that the new RGB swatches were accurate in CC Library online. So needing and hoping I can create and use a CMYK swatch library for these print books.

michelle_via_jones

Participant

Fresco only supports RGB right now. Maybe some conversion is happening with your swatches when you try to move from CMYK space to RGB only color space in Fresco.

I'm also creating a childrens book using Fresco -- just finished the sketches and I'm ready to move to color. I'm trying to decide if I should work in Fresco in RGB, then do the CMYK conversion later in PS (praying the colors don't shift drastically -- I may use Pantone swatch books to help keep my colors in-gamut for printing)... or work with a CMYK document by running PS on my iMac and use my tablet as a second screen for drawing with the iOS Sidecar feature.

Good luck with your books!

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