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StéphaneLecault
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October 16, 2018
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Color profile problem

  • October 16, 2018
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Illustrator always reset the color profile to EMULATE ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR 6.0 instead of my settings. I tried with Bridge, I tried a new project from scratch and I still have this issue. Is it only me?

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    Correct answer Ton Frederiks

    The new 2021 version of this problem is solved by updating Photoshop to version 22.3.1 and update your color settings.

    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/42892902-illustrator-v25-2-1-color-profile-keeps-changing-t

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    Ton Frederiks
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    Ton FrederiksCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    April 21, 2021

    The new 2021 version of this problem is solved by updating Photoshop to version 22.3.1 and update your color settings.

    https://illustrator.uservoice.com/forums/601447-illustrator-desktop-bugs/suggestions/42892902-illustrator-v25-2-1-color-profile-keeps-changing-t

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      energetics
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      April 9, 2021

      Thank you @Ton Frederiks  ... will try that.

      I also have the problem since the latest update and it's driving me nuts. 🙂

       

      Have a nice weekend everyone.

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      freewheeler
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      March 18, 2021

      Having this same problem with current versions of Ai / Ps / Br...

        Ton Frederiks
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        Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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        March 18, 2021

        See

        Downgrade Photoshop and adjust your color settings is suggested by Ashutosh:

        https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator/emulate-adobe-illustrator-6-0-bug-in-version-25-2-1/m-p/11904177#M268132

          AshutoshChaturvedi
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          AshutoshChaturvediCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          November 20, 2018

          We have a fix available and you should not have this issue if you have the following version of these Creative Cloud applications

          Please update to:

          • Photoshop (20.0.1)
          • InDesign (14.0.1)
          • Bridge (9.0.1)

          While it is not mandatory to upgrade Illustrator version from 23.0 to 23.0.1 we highly recommend that.

          lydaguz
          lydaguz
          Participant
          May 29, 2019

          I am on a Mac using High Sierra. I don't see these versions available for me via my Creative Cloud application...please advise...And I mostly use Illustrator.

          Thanks!

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          johngettler18107253
          Participating Frequently
          October 29, 2018

          These are the steps that have been working for me and my creative team:

          1. If you use an Adobe supplied Color Settings preset, go to next step, otherwise use Photoshop Color Settings, to create your desired color settings, and then Save a named Preset.

          2. Quit all Adobe apps

          3. Hold down the Option key, and choose the Go Menu.

          4. Chose Library.

          5. Go to Preferences/Adobe/Color

          6. Delete this file: ACEConfigCache2.lst

          7.  Go into Bridge 2018 (or 2019 if you have already deleted Bridge 2018), and go to Edit, Color Settings, and chose your desired preset, and click Apply.  If done in Bridge 2018, you don't need to do it in Bridge 2019.

          8.  Quit Bridge, and now all your 2018 and 2019 apps will be "Synchronized" and will not revert back to the factory defaults!

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          bwshima
          Participant
          October 16, 2018

          I also have this problem and none of the solutions in the threads listed have solved it. I've tried saving the settings and loading from a saved setting and Illustrator reverts back to Emulate Adobe Illustrator 6.0 when switching between applications.

          Some details:

          • I'm using High Sierra.

          • I don't have Bridge installed, so uninstalling isn't a solution.

          • I don't have color preferences stored in /Users/yourusername/Library/Preferences/Adobe/Color so nothing there for me to trash.

          I hope there's a fix soon!

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          jan-falinski
          Participant
          October 17, 2018

          I sorted the problem out uninstalling ps, ai and bridge, and installing them again after a reboot. It worked both on my work and home macs!

          J

          Ton Frederiks
          Community Expert
          Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          October 16, 2018

          See this thread, it seems a fix was found:

          Creative Cloud 2019 - Not respecting color settings

          AshutoshChaturvedi
          Community Manager
          AshutoshChaturvediCommunity Manager
          Community Manager
          October 16, 2018

          I am getting this checked. Meanwhile does it stick if you change it manually under Edit>Color Settings?

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          rudolfmatejcek
          Participant
          October 26, 2018

          No, not really. I also tried this fix Creative Cloud 2019 - Not respecting color settings (deleting the color profile in my library and saving the correct profile again in Illustrator) but it keeps coming back to Illustrator 6.

          It always come back after I try to open a smart object (vector / AI pasted to PS) from PS and it switches back to this setting.

          Mojave, latest version of CC.

          Jacob Bugge
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          Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
          Community Expert
          October 16, 2018

          Stéphane,

          Obviously, since the brighter (non) suggestion from Ton appeared, you should forget all about using the list.

          Hi Ton.

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          StéphaneLecaultAuthor
          Known Participant
          October 16, 2018

          Thank you very much ! I tried the same settings with Illustrator, Bridge and Photoshop and it works now. I realize every time I opened Photoshop, my Illustrator color profile was happy to make free game... Maybe this issue is from Photoshop when I had different color profile settings...

          Jacob Bugge
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          Jacob BuggeCommunity Expert
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          October 16, 2018

          Stéphane,

          I am happy to see that the advice from Ton worked so well. I believe you should also follow the second part about checking.

          Ton Frederiks
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          Ton FrederiksCommunity Expert
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          October 16, 2018

          It is a nasty problem, I just (again) reported it as a bug.

          In the meantime I used Bridge to sync my settings.

          But don't rely on Bridge, check the color settings in your apps.

          I would not go as far as re-/de-/clean- install.

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