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apa68177991
apa68177991
Inspiring
November 20, 2023
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Is Indesign ICC aware on Windows?

  • November 20, 2023
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Hello, I am a Windows user and I own a secondary wide gamut monitor. Unfortunately, all colors within InDesign are oversaturated on this monitor, which is not the case with Photoshop. Has anyone ever had such a problem? Is it due to Windows or something else?

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    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    November 20, 2023

    I own a secondary wide gamut monitor.

     

    Also, does it happen if you set the wide gamut monitor as you main monitior?

     

    apa68177991
    apa68177991Author
    Inspiring
    November 21, 2023

    If it’s the main monitor, everything works as it should, but I think it should work differently too. Nevertheless, thank you for your efforts!

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    November 20, 2023

    which is not the case with Photoshop.

     

    Hi @apa68177991 , If you save a Photoshop file with its profile embedded does it display correctly when you place it in an InDesign document? Check the Link Info panel with the image selected to make sure InDesign is seeing the profile:

     

     

    Also, on OSX/MacOS multiple monitors can be calibrated and profiled. I assume the same is true with windows, but make sure the wide gamut display is using the correct monitor profile. On OSX:

     

     

    apa68177991
    apa68177991Author
    Inspiring
    November 20, 2023

    Thank you for your assistance. Despite embedding the profile into the Photoshop file and checking the Link Info panel in InDesign, the profile isn’t displaying correctly. Also, the calibration and profiling for multiple monitors doesn’t seem to work as smoothly on Windows as it does on OSX/MacOS. I’m certain that the wide gamut display is using the correct monitor profile, but there are still issues. Do you have any further suggestions or solutions? Thank you in advance.

    rob day
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    rob dayCommunity Expert
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    November 20, 2023

    Can you screen capture the difference? Show a capture of the image in Photoshop and the InDesign page with the image placed along with the Link Info panel. Also, I assume you are viewing both the PS and InDesign documents entirely in the wide gamut monitor—there’s no crossover?

     

    You could also ask in the Color Management forum, there are a lot of Windows users there

     

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/color-management/ct-p/ct-Color-Management?page=1&sort=latest_replies&filter=all&lang=all&tabid=discussions

     

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