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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
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    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
    Community Expert
    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 18, 2023

      Thank you very much, I will look into that. I will use the images in a program called Madcap Flare and that does not support .ai files unfortunately, but PDF might work.


      I tried it again, made a new sRGB file with your bright blue background, saved as eps an placed it in another new sRGB document and it became dull.

      Looks like an eps bug. I would avoid eps, but you may want to report it here:

      https://illustrator.uservoice.com/

      Edit: it is the option to "Include CMYK PostScript in RGB Files" that causes the color shift.

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