Pantone colours to CMYK in AI Files

Question

I am new to this community and relatively new to using Adobe products so apologies if I am asking a stupid question.

I have thousands of Master AI files containing multiple layers of text, symbology, graphics etc., containing a mixture of Pantone colours and CMYK.

Is there a tool (or scripts) that will convert my unwanted Pantone colours to CMYK for multiple files or do I have to go in manually to each Master AI file and convert them myself? The files themselves, although having multiple layers, only contain around 6 diff Pantone blacks and 3 or 4 other base Pantone colours - they are not complex at all really.

Any help would be much appreciated 👍

Scott

Milton Keynes

sublimechaos · Answer

You can do it a few ways. Easiest is to select all and use the Edit>Edit Colors>Convert to CMYK menu command (screenshot attached).
Record it as an action, or make a script and you can batch process your entire library of files automatically.

Record an Action:

Open the Actions panel (Window > Actions).
Click the "Create New Action" button.
Name your action and choose a keyboard shortcut (optional).
Perform the steps you want to automate (e.g., convert colors to cmyk).
Click the "Stop Recording" button when finished.

Batch Process Files:
- Open the Actions panel.
- Select your recorded action.
- Go to the "Action" menu (the three line icon on the panel, aka "the hamburger") and choose "Batch".
- Specify the source folder containing your files.
- Choose the destination folder for the processed files.
- Select the appropriate options for overriding existing files or creating a new folder.
- Click "Play" to start the batch process.

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