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brandona86632823
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March 24, 2023

P: Batch saving PNGs no longer keep color profile embedded

  • March 24, 2023
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Photoshop versions past 24.0.1, including the latest 24.3, are breaking my Actions and Scripts that batch save PNGs (Save as a copy) that are supposed to keep the color profiles embedded. Each time I run an action or script, the first PNG keeps the color profile embedded, but all subsequent PNGs save out "untagged".

 

One weird exception: I have one Action which saves out a PSD and PNG from each file with color profiles embedded. The original action saved out the PSDs first and then the PNGs. This was the first time I noticed the bug. I tried switching the order in the action to save out the PNGs first, then the PSDs, and the bug no longer occurred. Not sure why, but I wanted to pass that along.

 

All other scripts which save out (not export) PNGs have this bug. We cannot update until this gets fixed.

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    BTA-1138
    Inspiring
    September 14, 2023

    I tried both the minor update 24.7.1 and the major one 25.0.0, and both still have the bug. Even if you check the color profile box on your first manual PNG save, when you run a batch with an action that just saves out PNGs, the first PNG saved out in the batch DOES have the color profile embedded (as has always been the case for me) but each subsequent PNG saved out (assuming you are running the batch action on more than one file) has a missing color profile. I assume the Adobe team already had these updates "in the can" so to speak and did not have time to fix this in the newest updates yet.

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      BTA-1138
      Inspiring
      September 14, 2023

      I tested as well, and it is not fixed on my end. Can you try it again? The "Embed Color Profile" still does not stick after runing a batch of saving out PNGs, even after manually checking the box on the first PNG saved.

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        PP32138406s7ku
        Participating Frequently
        September 14, 2023

        Just updated to Photoshop 2024 (v25.0.0) today. It looks like this may now be fixed. 

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          Nolpixel
          Participating Frequently
          September 11, 2023

          Until now this bug not fixes! this is very annoying. Because you have to save PNG manually, and checked the ICC Profile!

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            BTA-1138
            Inspiring
            September 8, 2023

            Just got confirmation from a friend that this bug is happening on Windows as well. Thanks @CShubert and @tom attix for your attention to this!

              CShubert
              Community Manager
              CShubertCommunity Manager
              Community Manager
              September 8, 2023

              Thank you all, the team is looking into this.

               

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                PP32138406s7ku
                Participating Frequently
                September 8, 2023

                I'm having the same problem, up to and including Photoshop 24.7.0. Clearly a bug. Did @CShubert go dark? 

                tom attix
                Adobe Employee
                tom attix
                Adobe Employee
                September 8, 2023

                Is this on Mac or Windows or both? Also, we changed the behavior of PNG saves, because some users wanted profiles and some didn't, when you first save as a PNG the checkbox for profile will be unchecked. Checking the Include Profile manually on the first file, should then, save future PNGs with this checkbox check automatically. If you aren't seeing that behavior, then this is a bug. I tried BTA-1138's action with show dialogs on and all of my PNG saves had the checkbox marked. So try saving a PNG manually and click the Include Profile and then run your action. This setting should remain sticky across sessions.

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                  BTA-1138
                  Inspiring
                  September 8, 2023

                  I don't know about Windows, because we only use Macs at the office. Yes, checking the profile box on the first PNG saved out manually DOES in fact keep it that way -- IF you are continuing to save out PNGs manually. However, if you check it once for manual saves, and then try to save out PNGs using the Batch function, it un-sticks, and reverts back to being unchecked for every PNG batched out past the first one. Please try using the Batch function, because that is our workflow. We need to export PNGs with profiles in batches, 30+ at a time.

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                    Carolina24135221bmsp
                    Participant
                    June 1, 2023

                    Photoshop 24.5,
                    and I'm having the same problem, the bug happen during Batch, doesn not keep mark the option ICC Profile in Action saving PNG.
                    I went back to version 23.5 and it was back to normal.

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                    BTA-1138
                    Inspiring
                    June 1, 2023

                    I have just checked all versions from 24.0.1 up, and this issue appears for the first time in 24.2. So, 24.1.1 is the last version that works with Batching PNG files to keep the color profile embedded.

                    CShubert
                    Community Manager
                    CShubertCommunity Manager
                    Community Manager
                    April 20, 2023

                    Thanks for the @brandona86632823 email update...

                     

                    Please export and send the action to shubert@adobe.com

                     

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                    BTA-1138
                    Inspiring
                    May 26, 2023

                    Hi Cory, has there been any update on this? I've just tested the latest 24.5 version of Photoshop, and it still has this problem.

                    CShubert
                    Community Manager
                    CShubertCommunity Manager
                    Community Manager
                    May 26, 2023

                    @BTA-1138 did you share the action, we are not seeing it.

                     

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                    BTA-1138
                    Inspiring
                    April 20, 2023

                    Sorry, both postings are from me (Brandon/BTA-1138). I must have opened one reply on my home email and another from my work email/Adobe account. 

                     

                    In any case, yes, you can share the action with your team at Adobe. Thanks! The bug seems to happen during Batch only. If you have saved out a PNG manually and checked the "Embed color profile" option, then run the batch, the first PSD+PNG set saves out with the embedded profile, but each subsequent set saves out untagged. There seems to be an issue with the "Embed Color Profile" option not "sticking" like it used to. I've tried quitting/restarting Photoshop after manually selecting the "embed" option, and that doesn't fix it either.

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