Skip to main content
edgydoug1
edgydoug1
Participant
December 7, 2021
質問

As of March 2022 Adobe will no longer preload Pantone colour libraries

  • December 7, 2021
  • 返信数 2.
  • 8565 ビュー

Does anyone know the details of this recent announcement that Adobe will no longer preload Pantone colour libraries into Indesign, Illustrator and Photoshop as of March 2022? Through the usual process of adding colour swatches will there be no listing for Pantone colours at all? Is there a solution to the change and if so what might it be?

このトピックへの返信は締め切られました。

返信数 2

rob day
Community Expert
rob dayCommunity Expert
Community Expert
December 7, 2021

The Pantone .acb files haven’t been updated since CS6. Assuming the CC apps continue to allow the use of .acb presets, there shouldn’t be a problem with saving the current Pantone .acb files and manually copying them into the Presets Swatch Libraries.

 

For the latest Pantone libraries you can get the Pantone Connect extemsion—there is a free version which lets you search the libraries and add any swatch to the ID Swatches panel:

 

    edgydoug1
    edgydoug1作成者
    Participant
    December 7, 2021

    very helpful information, thank you. However Adobe's notice on their website is fairly vague and given Adobe's focus in recent years one shareholder interests vs user interests one might assume there's a licensing cost they no longer have an interst in carrying. That said I'm hopefull they have a suitable solution ready to launch.

    rob day
    Community Expert
    rob dayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    December 7, 2021

    I think the Pantone Connect extension actually is easier to use than the .acb libraries—the colors are always up-to-date and easy to search.

     

    The only thing to watch out for is the Bridge libraries, which have always been a questionable concept. In theory the Bridge colors are single process CMYK simulations of the Solid Ink colors, but when you add them to the swatches panel they get added as Lab. The Bridge CMYK mix is listed in the extension, but if you think the Pantone build is better than a color managed conversion from the Solid Ink version, you would have to edit the Bridge swatch to CMYK after adding 

      L
      Community Expert
      LaubenderCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      December 7, 2021

      Hi edgydoug1,

      do you have a link to this announcement?
      That's totally new to me.

       

      Thanks,
      Uwe Laubender

      ( ACP )

      edgydoug1
      edgydoug1作成者
      Participant
      December 7, 2021

      here it is: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/swatches.html
      highlited in blue box.

        rob day
        Community Expert
        rob dayCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        December 7, 2021

        The implication seems to be there will be an alternative—maybe something like Pantone Connect lite will be automatically installed? Currently Pantone Connect has a paid version, but to simply get a swatch you don’t need an account. Not sure if it going to stay that way, but in the past Pantone hasn’t tried to restrict swatch sharing. These are the features you get with a paid account:

         

         

         

          契約条件Accessibility statement
          Using the community Terms of use Privacy Cookie preferences Do not sell or share my personal information ad choicesAdChoices