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Inspiring
April 17, 2019
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Colors used in PDF File

  • April 17, 2019
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Hi,

     How to find out that how many colors used in pdf file. And also need to find out spot colors.

     How to find out in PDF file?

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JR Boulay
Community Expert
April 17, 2019

In French we say: "Everyone sees noon at his door"

(Chacun voit midi à sa porte)

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
Brainiac
April 17, 2019

When a graphics artist says that, they might mean all sort of things, but a programmer needs to define the task precisely.., or so it seems to me.

JR Boulay
Community Expert
April 17, 2019

- You should use Convert Colors: there is a (ridiculously) small window in the upper right corner that gives you this info.

- Preflight allows the use of "Droplets", which is a kind of automation.

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
Brainiac
April 17, 2019

What do you propose to do with your list of millions of colours, in unlimted colour spaces, in up to 11 colour space families?

JR Boulay
Community Expert
April 17, 2019

In this typical case, when a graphist ask about "colors" he means color spaces (RBG…) and/or Inks (C+M+Y+K+spots colors).

Acrobate du PDF, InDesigner et Photoshopographe
Brainiac
April 17, 2019

The question "how many colours" is ambiguous, and may be variable. Often the answer is millions.

Sudha_KAuthor
Inspiring
April 17, 2019

Hi,

     Thank you for your reply.

     Can't do that using javascript?

Brainiac
April 17, 2019

No, use Preflight or also try Output Preview.

Sudha_KAuthor
Inspiring
April 17, 2019

Ok thank you. 

Preflight or output preview is manual know. Not possible to automate using script?

try67
Community Expert
April 17, 2019

Use the Preflight tool.