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Wolfgang.H
Wolfgang.H
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August 20, 2020
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Imported PNG inverting colors?

  • August 20, 2020
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I imported 4 screenshots from my phone into Illustrator.  The one on the left is a jpeg, the 3 on the right are PNG's.  Why are the PNG's larger and have their colors inverted?

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Ton Frederiks
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Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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August 20, 2020

And don't forget to vote here:

https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/333657-illustrator-feature-requests/suggestions/37137061-png-16bit-color

    Wolfgang.H
    Wolfgang.HAuthor
    Inspiring
    August 20, 2020

    Voted for it!  That's kind of crazy that Illustrator hasn't caught up with this.  XD and InDesign seem to be handling the images just fine.

    キィィ─!!!
    キィィ─!!!
    Participating Frequently
    August 20, 2020

    Hello.
    Perhaps the PNG file is a 16-bit image?
    Open it in Photoshop or other software and try to convert it to an 8-bit image.

      Wolfgang.H
      Wolfgang.HAuthor
      Inspiring
      August 20, 2020

      I see.  How do I check the bit depth on an image on a Mac?

      キィィ─!!!
      キィィ─!!!
      Participating Frequently
      August 21, 2020

      You can see it in the bit depth of the Preview.app inspector.
      You can convert to 8 bits when you save a duplicate.

       

      In Photoshop, you can go to "Image"> "Mode"

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