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Ricky-T
Ricky-T
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August 16, 2013
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ICC Profile - How on Earth do I make InDesign let me see this profile in action?

  • August 16, 2013
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Hi guys,

I'm getting a booklet printed soon, and have liaised with the manufacturer a few times and I've been given the joboptions file for the PDF export, and the color profile (NxP21_g50_Coated_Gloss.icm). I already know how to change a color profile using Edit > Color Settings and such, and knew there was a load button there also, so figured this would be easy.

The profile was successfully installed on windows (right-click > Install Profile), and for good measure (after I got annoyed that it wasn't working of course), I also copied the profile to Common Files > Adobe > Color, etc but this seems to have made no difference either. Google has not helped me at all so far, other than to tell me what I already know, and how to preview a profile applied to a document that is already in the list of profiles.

What I want to do is preview what the document will look like when printed using this custom profile downloaded and installed to my computer, but InDesign nor Photoshop seem to give me any way of doing this seeing as the profile is not listed and there's no way to load it up properly. The closest I have gotten is in InDesign by going to Edit > Color Settings > Load... > load it, and then get the error saying 'Some parameters in the color settings file could not be used. Default values will be used instead.'

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Why is this so damn hard to do? Surely this kind of thing is a common pratice in the professional world (reciving new color profiles and then using them to preview work or even convert work)?

Thanks in advance,

- Ricky

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Correct answer Peter Spier

Can you send me a Private Message with a link to the profile?


It's the one in your screen shot just below the line after Web Coated Swop 2006 Grade 5 Paper > 4color-LG118-U280K100-Ccr50....

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Peter Spier
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Peter SpierCommunity Expert
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August 16, 2013

Is it assigned to the Document? Edit > Assign Profiles...

If you changed the default color settings (Edit > Color Settings...) it will have no effect on already existing files. You can also view the output as a Soft Proof on the monitor by going to View > Proof Setup... and choosing either the current working space or your printer's profile from the Custom... option, then View > Proof Colors.

Keep in mind that a soft proof is an RGB simulation of the actual output, which is mostly not a problem, but there are colors in the CMYK gamut that can't be reproduced accurately on any monitor, and unless your monitor itself is properly calibrated and profiled what you see most likely will not be accurate at all.

Ricky-T
Ricky-TAuthor
Inspiring
August 16, 2013

This is my issue though. The profile is not even listed in my Edit > Assign Profiles drop down list, nor my View > Proof Colors. I was sent the .icm file from the company that will be printing my work, so I do not own this exact printer either if that makes a difference.

    Peter Spier
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    Peter SpierCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
    Community Expert
    August 16, 2013

    Can you send me a Private Message with a link to the profile?


    It's the one in your screen shot just below the line after Web Coated Swop 2006 Grade 5 Paper > 4color-LG118-U280K100-Ccr50....

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