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MarlousH
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April 17, 2023
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Adobe Illustrator changes colors in linked images

  • April 17, 2023
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Hi!

My Adobe illustrator keeps changing the colors of images that I link. Both profiles are set to RGB so that should not be a problem. 

The left image is the original, the right one is the file with the link.

 These are my color settings (sorry for the Swedish, I cannot change the language of Adobe)

 Any ideas of how to fix this?

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    Correct answer Ton Frederiks

    Marlous, I think I found the cause of the color shift. 

    There is an option in the EPS Options "Include CMYK PostScript in RGB Files" when checked it causes the color shift.

    Turn it off an the RGB preview is there when the .eps file is placed.

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    Vinsonitus
    Vinsonitus
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    February 27, 2024

    "EPS Options "Include CMYK PostScript in RGB Files" when checked"

    After almost 30 years of using Adobe, I still run into this issue. Why this is enabled by default is amazing, because most people dont seem to use it and spend HOURS trying to solve it. The option alludes almost everyone.

    Monika Gause
    Community Expert
    Monika GauseCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    February 27, 2024

    I hope that not a lot of people use EPS anyway.

     

    If you want to file a bug report/feature request, please use: https://illustrator.uservoice.com 

    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    May 25, 2023

    Marlous, I think I found the cause of the color shift. 

    There is an option in the EPS Options "Include CMYK PostScript in RGB Files" when checked it causes the color shift.

    Turn it off an the RGB preview is there when the .eps file is placed.

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      MarlousHAuthor
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      June 7, 2023

      Cool, thank you for looking into this once more! Works a charm 🙂

      Ton Frederiks
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      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 17, 2023

      Is your Document Color Mode perhaps CMYK (File > Document Color Mode > )?

      What is your  Document Color Profile? See Edit > Assign Profile...

      What filetype are those images, do they have a profile?

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      MarlousHAuthor
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      April 17, 2023

      Like I said in my original post, both files are RGB so that should not cause a problem. They are both .eps files. I also posted an image of the color profile settings.

      Ton Frederiks
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      Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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      April 17, 2023

      Sure, you can get the files here> https://wetransfer.com/downloads/59f3b1b923d57ba4327d197e3124934e20230417130808/2a1d2d2b0b6588ef0ee3edf1e1413af420230417130838/61855c


      Thank you, Marlous.

      It is confusing, I see the color bright in the MP_blue_square_button.eps file and the file is an RGB file

      But I also see in the File Info that the original document probably was based on a Print preset (the file info document title says Print) and the swatches all have CMYK names. The CMYK file has been converted to RGB.

      When I save the .eps file as MP_blue_square_button.ai and replace the linked file in your Camera.eps it looks ok.

      EPS is an outdated format that does not support color management and transparency, I would recommend to use pdf or ai in Illustrator.

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