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I have in issue consigned to the v27 of the Mac version of Illustrator where the colors are all dull for both RGB and CMYK color spaces when compared with:
See swtaches and differences below, with the 'correct' version shown in Illustrator. I should emphasise these are colours I have been working with for years and have always looked correct in my previous laptop running Illustrator (with the same external monitor I connect to now).
Some other notes:
In terms of settings I have tried:
I am convinced the issue must be consigned to this instance of Illustrator's settings. Any ideas where else I can look? This is driving me crazy!
Illustrator color settings:
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Hi @rorys64395165,
Thanks for reaching out and sharing the details. We have investigated the issue, and it has been found reproducible on our end on Apple Silicon Mac running on macOS Ventura only. This is acknowledged and will be worked on by developers in future updates.
Currently, workarounds to this are to use CPU preview or run the app using rosetta or open as Intel.
Please check this UserVoice and upvote it: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/45876907-macos-...
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Did you update your Mac OS recently?
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The new Mac came a week ago with Ventura 13.0 and so I guess that could be conisdered new (Oct 24 release).
However I updated the old Mac also to Ventura 13.0 and the colors remain normal on that.
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Hi @rorys64395165,
Thanks for reaching out and sharing the details. We have investigated the issue, and it has been found reproducible on our end on Apple Silicon Mac running on macOS Ventura only. This is acknowledged and will be worked on by developers in future updates.
Currently, workarounds to this are to use CPU preview or run the app using rosetta or open as Intel.
Please check this UserVoice and upvote it: https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/45876907-macos-...
By doing this, you'll get updates on the issue and help prioritize.
Thanks,
Anshul Saini
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Thanks Anshul - I'm glad I wasn't going crazy.
I can confirm switching it to CPU preview makes it better.
I just wanted to highlight that I now notice that on GPU mode using my Intel Mac (also on Ventura), the colors appear too saturated! Again switching it to CPU preview makes them look normal.
I hope you guys are able to resolve these issues quickly - obviously they are pretty fundamental!
Thanks.
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Thanks, @rorys64395165, for checking & confirming this. I agree this is fundamental and needs to be resolved quickly, but there's a possibility it will take some time, as this issue was introduced with macOS Ventura. We will need to check internally & with Apple, as the apps work fine on macOS Monterey.
Please stay tuned for the updates on the UserVoice.
Thanks,
Anshul Saini
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Any update here? I am being shown colors in illustrator in CMYK that are not producible in RGB which I find impossible but it is true. Apple M1 Max MAC Studio - Ventura 13.6
It's like RGB and CMYK are backwards. Right side is CMYK- conversion to RGB makes things look dull. When I screen shot the right cmyk image and paste to any program like skype, email etc - it looks dull - Not even sure how you will see the image below. I suppose my monitor is showing more colors than programs allow?
As expected - the second I hit preview...the images below that are completely different change to look identical. Will attempt to take photo with phone and attach below.
OMG - same thing - the second I preview the post it equalizes the images - ok - looks like you are going to have to come over to my house to see the issue. This monitor is crap (expensive & very nice but obviously has a serious issue that is visible when you sit in front of it) I likely need to contact Apple maybe???
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You should learn about color management and then set up your equipment. And of course Illustrator.
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Thx -been doing graphics for 25 yrs! This is a monitor issue
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Sorry - maybe you meant to say- Have you looked into color management? Not. - you should learn!
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@Gigabot schrieb:
Sorry - maybe you meant to say- Have you looked into color management? Not. - you should learn!
This issue shouts "Color management" all over the place. So based on your 25 years appearance you would have mentioned how your color management is set up and that you checked monitor calibration already. You didn't do that.
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Hey Monika - I have not calibrated as the room was too light earlier. The apple monitor is new and I have never callibrated in the past and some how got by(maybe technology has caught up with me). All my workspaces are aligned across the adobe suite - I don't use bridge (I have tried to watch videos on why I should use and it really just doesn't make any sense to me.) I already had to turn off true color beacuse the colors kept shifting back and forth in real time. I will check back in with results after calibration if I can accomplish that withut extra tools.
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ok - back. No need to calibrate but did change the profile. This may be completely stupid but I think I realize the issue is a undertanding gamut color in general. The cyan that I am seeing correctly in CMYK mode is not reproducible in rgb mode due to my sRGB(my working profile). I had to do more reading than I wanted to but at least i am not perplexed anymore 🙂 thx
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I'm really glad you could solve this. The color management documentation leaves a lot of room for improvement. Have a nice weekend!