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January 23, 2020
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Working RGB vs Document RGB

  • January 23, 2020
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CC on a Mac. My working RGB is Adobe RGB. I'm exporting my InDesign document to a PDF using "High Quality Printing (modified). I want to Convert. I'm surprised to see that my Document RGB is sRGB, not Adobe RGB, as I would expect. How did that happen, and can I change it?

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Correct answer rob day

Document RGB is the RGB profile assigned to the document (Edit>Assign Profiles...). Working RGB is the current RGB profile set as the Color Settings’ RGB Working Space. The only time the Working RGB space is used for an existing document is when there is no RGB profile assigned to the document.

 

When you create a new document, the current Color Settings Working RGB space is assigned to the new document unless your RGB CM Policy is set to Off.

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Legend
January 24, 2020

And if your work (as it seems after choosing Adobe RGB as working RGB space) is printed oriented, use Print Quality instead of High Quality as your basis for PDF export settings.

rob day
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Community Expert
January 24, 2020

If you meant the [Press Quality] preset (which converts all color to document CMYK, and does not include profiles) PDF/4-X might be better because it includes a CMYK Output Intent. Exporting with no profiles or output intent makes it impossible to know downstream what CMYK profile was used to make the conversion.

Legend
January 25, 2020

Agreed, that should be the (right) final step, when going to a print provider.

rob day
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rob dayCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
Community Expert
January 23, 2020

Document RGB is the RGB profile assigned to the document (Edit>Assign Profiles...). Working RGB is the current RGB profile set as the Color Settings’ RGB Working Space. The only time the Working RGB space is used for an existing document is when there is no RGB profile assigned to the document.

 

When you create a new document, the current Color Settings Working RGB space is assigned to the new document unless your RGB CM Policy is set to Off.

RobboDeskAuthor
Participating Frequently
January 23, 2020

"Edit>Assign Profiles..."

 

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