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phunkidude
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January 27, 2017
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Convert ASE to ACB

  • January 27, 2017
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Lot of questions about this but not a lot of answers.

I've created an ASE file in Illustrator CC2014. These are unique colors for a major client of ours. I need them as an ACB so that in Photoshop 2015, I can create Spot Channels and select the library from the 'Color Libraries' button in the Color Picker.

Sean

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      gener7
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      gener7Community Expert
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      January 28, 2017

      "For the most part, you should not be creating color book files.   Those are for folks like Pantone, Toyo, DIC, etc. who publish real swatch books.

      Most users should only be creating .ACO or .ASE files for their color swatches."

      Chris Cox  Senior Photoshop Programmer

      Creating .ACB (Color Book) file from .ACO (swatches) file

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      phunkidudeAuthor
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      February 2, 2017

      I'm so tired of seeing this quote rolled out everytime someone asks this question.

      There is a valid reason for creating ACB color books and it is entirely client driven.

        Theresa J
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        Theresa JCommunity Expert
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        January 27, 2017

        If you add the color swatches to a Creative Cloud Library you will have access to them in Photoshop. Have you tried that?

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        phunkidudeAuthor
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        January 27, 2017

        Thanks Theresa I thought about that. Unfortunately our versions of AI CC2014 and PS CC2015 are not cloud versions but installed with corporate licenses so we don't have a Corporate Creative Cloud account that we can sync via.

        That being said, I'm also unsure that putting them in the CC Library would present them as anything other than swatches. I need a readable ACB library accessible via the 'Color Libraries' button in the Color Picker.

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