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jason t
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November 17, 2016
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indesign not honoring global color settings?

  • November 17, 2016
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Since I updated all of my programs to the newest release from the creative cloud, it seems that my color settings aren't being honored.

In photoshop I created a custom color settings file (adobe rgb/gracol).  In bridge I have selected and synchronized the color settings across all applications.

however, when I start new documents (in indesign) the working color space is defaulting to SWOP always.  photoshop and illustrator seem to be honoring the global color settings.

is there something broken with this update or do I need to apply them different due to the update?  indesign cc 2017 on windows 10

thanks

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    Leann Berger
    Leann Berger
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    March 2, 2017

    We have been having this problem at my office too. We use Bridge to sync color settings, but it seems that updating InDesign has broken the synching. Here is the dialog in Bridge:

    ...which appears correct in InDesign:

    ...but if we create a new document, it uses the default settings. I've confirmed this by looking at the Assign Profiles dialog and by opening the document on another machine with the correct color settings.

    If I change the Color Settings from within InDesign, the problem is resolved:

    So sure, it's a workaround, but syncing is still broken by an update.

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    March 3, 2017

    So sure, it's a workaround, but syncing is still broken by an update.

    Have you tried resaving the .CSF?

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    November 17, 2016

    In photoshop I created a custom color settings file (adobe rgb/gracol).  In bridge I have selected and synchronized the color settings across all applications.

    Is the saved .cfs file showing in your InDesign Color Settings' Settings drop down list, or is it there and the Bridge sync isn't applying it?

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    jason tAuthor
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    November 17, 2016

    the drop down in indesign shows the correct color settings file chosen (with appropriate working spaces).  But creating a new document it seems to not be using the correct working space.  below are screenshots of both screens.

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    November 18, 2016

    I am not seeing any warnings, but I feel like at some point I did receive some which made me investigate my documents and discover this.  Not sure how I saw those now.


    Just checked CC2017 on OSX 10.10.5 and the color settings are working as expected here.

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