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tuggleg
tuggleg
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November 7, 2016
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Uniform Color Settings All Users - Photoshop CS6

  • November 7, 2016
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I would like to develop a method of ensuring all users are working with the same Color Settings. We have many users working on many different computers so manually setting these is out of the question. With Windows 7, I have tried creating a script to copy 'Color Settings.csf' from a correct set up on user logon (C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\Adobe Photoshop CS6 Settings). This works some of the time, but not always as I will find users working outside of our standard - and they did not alter it manually.

I have also tried creating a custom 'Color Setting' and loading that in the appropriate user App Data location. Doing so allows the user to select this custom setting but does not force it to the active state automatically.

We need a solution for this - how can I control the Color Settings for all users on a machine? Has anyone had any luck?

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JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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November 7, 2016

The problem you then face is you need to have access all the machines disk. Know all the user id that need your settings on each machines and have write access to the user system application data areas.  You can then copy a default Photoshop version User Preferences tree to each users  application data area.  This would need to be done after the users accounts have been created and before any of the user account used Photoshop.  If you change the user tree after they have used Photoshop you destroy and looses setting they may have set, their recent use history, tool settings, presets, actions, etc.

There is not way that I know of that you can prevent a user from  changing their color setting. I have set of them I have saved with different names so I can switch between setting I use easly

JJMack
tuggleg
tugglegAuthor
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November 7, 2016

JJMack,

Yes this is how i understand it. I have all disk access and permissions and knowledge of all user ID.

Currently I use a script to build a profile tree if one does not exist and copy over the 'Color Settings.csf' file to the designated folder in the profile tree (C:\Users\%Username%\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\Adobe Photoshop CS6\Adobe Photoshop CS6 Settings). From past research this is the file that manipulates the areas I wish to align (mentioned below).

However this method does not always work. the file copies over but it seems that simply dropping 'Color Settings.csf' file does not 100% guarantee that the user will have the settings:

  1. Working Spaces > RGB:sRGB IEC61966-2.1
  2. Color Management Policies > RGB: Convert to Working RGB
  3. Profile Mismatches > mark BOTH Ask When Opening and Ask When Pasting
  4. Missing Profiles > mark Ask When Opening

It seems like my process is missing something.

JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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November 7, 2016

If you are only doing one preference file the may well be others involved with color and other color related setting. Adobe documentation is also often not up to date. Preference file functions, names, locations | Photoshop CC 2014

JJMack
JJMack
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JJMackCommunity Expert
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November 7, 2016

Do not even try. There will be Image with different color spaces color depth  color mode and users will change setting for they are not you and have different preferences than you do. Allow your users their creative freedom and save yourself some frustration. Fighting a battle you will loose is not a  good plan. Display look different in each environment you can not win.   Just help then when they ask for it. Actions and script and other downloads can change thing on users.

JJMack
tuggleg
tugglegAuthor
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November 7, 2016

JJMack,

While your advice is appreciated - it is not what I need.

There will not be different color spaces or color modes as we work in a standardized environment with pre-established guidelines. Unfortunately there is not room in this regard for creative freedom and different preferences as it is causing us to lose money and productivity. Thanks for the genuine and heart-felt response but I am looking for a technical solution.

Our Guidelines:

sRGB JPG output for Cameras

sRGB standard work / output for Photoshop

Color Calibrated Monitors

What I need to know is how to ensure Photoshop launches with all color settings warning turned on such as:

  1. Working Spaces > RGB:sRGB IEC61966-2.1
  2. Color Management Policies > RGB: Convert to Working RGB
  3. Profile Mismatches > mark BOTH Ask When Opening and Ask When Pasting
  4. Missing Profiles > mark Ask When Opening

As you can see this is not a matter of limiting creativity - it is a matter on ensuring our photographers and retouchers are working in uniformity.

D Fosse
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D FosseCommunity Expert
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November 7, 2016

Photoshop scripting forum here: https://forums.adobe.com/community/photoshop/photoshop_scripting/content

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