INDESIGN - PHOTOS OVERSATURATED WHEN PRINTED

Thank you, how do I check my source profiles?

The Link Info panel show’s an Image’s profile when it is selected. If it was saved with no profile, the InDesign document’s Assigned profile is used —the ICC Profle is listed as Document RGB:

RGB images should always be saved with an embedded profile otherwise its color will change depending on the layout document’s profiles. If I change this document’s Assigned RGB profile, the image with no embedded profile color appearance changes

Use one of the PDF/X presets when you export with the Destination set to Document CMYK (not Working CMYK):

Even with all of the above considered, the print color appearance depends on the CMYK Destination profile—is the printer really printing to the SWOP profile? And your diplayed preview of the color depends on the accuracy of your Systems Monitor profile—is the Monitor profile an accurate profile of your display.

If the RGB files have a wrong or even no profile, and your colour management settings assume they are Adobe RB while they are in fact sRGB, you get oversaturated images that gets carried over when they are converted to CMYK.

So check your source profiles first.

What sort of printing technology is being used? What kind of paper?

Did you ask the printer to give you a profile?

Hi @Aharon5E16 , your PDF Output Settings did Convert the RGB Color to the CMYK Destination Profile—your PDF could not have any RGB color with those settings.