Graphics display issues with InDesign

[Vanessa5FF5]

Hi All 

I am having a peristent issue with Indesign and sometimes Illustrator in that graphics don't display correctly or (particularly with InDesign) if I change the colour profile of a document (CMYK to RGB) it will not display the correct colours.

I get big red blocks of colour in place of images, phantom deleted assets apeparing in preview mode and then disapering in normal view and other gerneral glitchy things going on. I have attached the preferences for my InDesign and my mac spec in the files section of this chat.

I would really appreciate your help/opinion as my Mac Studio is only a year old and should (I think) be able to handle this with ease!!

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Have you tried to turn off GPU Performance?

[Vanessa5FF5]

No I haven't. Will try that thanks.

[Vanessa5FF5]

Hasn't helped with the colour issue, but does seem to have helped with the graphics display. Thanks! For context with the colours, I have two dps spreads on a document for print. The client then wanted an online digital version using their RGB colour palette which has a much brighter blue. On the document the first spread displays correctly and the second doesn't. But when I PDF the file both spreads are in the RGB palette.

[Vanessa5FF5]

I should say that I have meticulously gone throguh the document and have changed all colours, all connecting files to ensure none of the CMYK palette is still present.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

I should say that I have meticulously gone throguh the document and have changed all colours, all connecting files to ensure none of the CMYK palette is still present.

By @Vanessa5FF5

What with the default [Black]? 

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Vanessa5FF5

Please check this thread: 

https://community.adobe.com/t5/indesign-discussions/same-image-displays-differently-when-copying-fro... 

[Vanessa5FF5]

Oh I see. That's a real pain for my client. They often have files designed for print and then want an online version. In the past I have not had this issue, is this a new thing? Previously changing a file from RGB to CMYK or vice versa changed all the fixed swatches.  Is this a change that happned with it becoming a print vs web document? I miss beign able to choose what colour path the document is irrespective of the presets, feels like a step backwards.

It exports to PDF fine so I suppose it's just visually anoying for me.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

@Vanessa5FF5

Just create a new, blank document, with required INTENT - and then simply move all pages 🙂

[Vanessa5FF5]

Seems like an unecessary step to take if the app could truly convert from one colour space to another.

[Robert at ID-Tasker]

Seems like an unecessary step to take if the app could truly convert from one colour space to another.

By @Vanessa5FF5

Unfortunately, it can't, so that's the only workaround. 

But it's a quick one.