Hey everyone, I'm really struggling here. Working on a document in indesign, in which i've imported jpegs (created in photoshop). Everything was going well, then I modified and saved a new Jpeg. Updated the link in InDesign, and now the pdf exports are pink. (primarily in the white areas of the black and white images).
I know that this often has to do with color profiles, but I cant seem to find the problem.
Using InDesign 2025
Photoshop file is in CMYK mode.
InDesign document is in Print mode.
Transparency Blend space set to CMYK (though also tried RGB)
I've tried exporting to pdf using all the preset options.
I've tried modifying output settings to "no color conversion" as well as "convert to destination"
Any suggestions?
(PDF attached. The original images have a pure grayscale background, no warmth or pink)
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The intent is pretty 50/50 print and digital.
By @STEVEN28465331qzsj
Document intent is a choice you make during document setup. You have a choice of Print, Web or Mobile and they each have specific properties they set. Only Print uses a 100%K default [Black] definition, the others are RGB mixes and will result in color shifts (see the thread that @Robert at ID-Tasker mentioned).
As stated in my original post here, InDesign is set to Print.
By @STEVEN28465331qzsj
OK, but what's the [Black] definition - CMYK or RGB?
And what if you create new INDD file - for Print?
@Robert at ID-Tasker Looking at the pdf, its still pink. Once I open it in PS, it looks pure grayscale.
By @STEVEN28465331qzsj
Interesting...
But when you print this PDF - from which app - is pinkish?
Or are you printing directly from InDesign?
I'm creating a pdf from ID and that result is pink. Likewise, if I send straight to a printer from ID, we get pink.
By @STEVEN28465331qzsj
Then there is DEFINITELY something wrong with InDesign...
Can you create a new user in your system?
Or you could trash your preferences or use CC Cleaner - but let's not go so nuclear just yet 😉
I have not tried to create a new user... but I've asked a coworker to open the ID file on their system and try exporting. Same result.
By @STEVEN28465331qzsj
Which would mean that all your machines are somehow "corrupted" - set to the same wrong settings in the color settings?
Can you, just in case, post new screenshots from ALL places related to color profiles / settings?
Including Bridge.
Or, as you're on Windows - you could use FREE version of my ID-Tasker tool, to get a COMPLETE info about your document - every property with "Color" or "Profile" in the name:
Or Objects info:
As stated in my original post here, InDesign is set to Print.
By @STEVEN28465331qzsj
Humor us and open the document setup dialog and double-check, please.
Linking is always the best method.
Being that your original PDF show gray accurately to others but not you, I have to suspect that it is a display problem, but one that carries through to the printer. (I don't remember if it showed as pink in InDesign for you or not.)
What are the results if you rasterize the PDF in Photoshop and take a color reading of the "gray" background?
Some Acrobat settings to check:
What are the results if you rasterize the PDF in Photoshop and take a color reading of the "gray" background?
By @Dave Creamer of IDEAS
Gray:
Just in case you would like to have access to all info about the layers in your linked files - for free:
Just tried on my Win 10 system with CS6 which was open, and File > Place didn't see a .psb, but I was able to drag and drop from Explorer.
By @Peter Spier
This works:
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