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July 14, 2020
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Indesign Export Color Issues - PNG

  • July 14, 2020
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My coworker and I are exporting the same file and are using the same PNG setting but our colors are very different. While mine are bright and match the original file, his are murky looking — we cannot figure out why his colors are so off in comparison. The top image is the export from his computer and the bottom is what the file should look like —I have also included his export settings. The original file does not contain any spot colors and is set to CMYK as the final products will be printed, the PNGs will be used as samples on a website.  

 

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Correct answer rob day

we cannot figure out why his colors are so off in comparison

 

Make sure he doesn’t have color management turned off in Color Settings—should not be set to Emulate Adobe InDesign 2.0 CMS Off.

 

I can replicate his color by turning Off CM

 

 

With CM on and sRGB and US Web Coated SWOP as document assignments:

 

 

 

 

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Ashutosh_Mishra
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July 25, 2020

Hi there,

 

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rob day
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rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
July 14, 2020

we cannot figure out why his colors are so off in comparison

 

Make sure he doesn’t have color management turned off in Color Settings—should not be set to Emulate Adobe InDesign 2.0 CMS Off.

 

I can replicate his color by turning Off CM

 

 

With CM on and sRGB and US Web Coated SWOP as document assignments:

 

 

 

 

Participant
August 4, 2020

That was exactly the issue, thank you so much for your help!!!

rob day
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Community Expert
July 14, 2020

What are the document’s assigned color profiles? Check Edit>Assign Profiles... (not Color Settings’ Working Spaces).