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June 11, 2023
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ICC Profile and not an Adobe Photoshop PDF image file

  • June 11, 2023
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06102023

 

I have Adobe Photoshop 2021 Editor in my MacBook Pro and I have these error messages:

“The embedded ICC profile cannot be used because the ICC profile is invalid. Ignoring the profile.” and

“Could not complete your request because this is not an Adobe Photoshop PDF image file.”

Any solution/s?

 

Joseph Lariosa

 

 

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    Test Screen Name
    Legend
    June 11, 2023

    1. You say "I have Adobe Photoshop 2021 Editor". Do you mean you have

    - The app Photoshop Elements 2021 (no subscription)

    - Creative Cloud subscription of Photoshop, with running Photoshop 2021

    - free trial

    - One time purchase of Photoshop 2021 (not Elements)

     

    2. What is the story of this PDF? 

    - Did you make it?

    - How did you make it?

    - Did you edit it? If so, how?

    - Why do you want to open it in Photoshop now?

    MichelBParis
    MichelBParis
    Legend
    June 11, 2023

    You should be able to suppress the warning message about the ICC profile in the opening screen:

     

    The Adobe Photoshop PDF format is a combined acrobat format with a true Photoshop PSD format. The advantage is that you can either open it like a simple Acrobat PDF format, in which case Elements first converts the printing format into an image format according to your choices, or you can open directly the PSD version with its layers and all attributes.

     

    How do you open your PDF? From the menu Open or...

    Does the PDF open in the free Acrobat reader?

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      Gabb_0406
      Participant
      April 10, 2025

      My Photoshop Elements program is also suddenly giving me the error message that the file is not a Adobe Photoshop PDF image file. However, it won't allow me to get to the point you illustrated above. It simply gives me the error message and won't allow me to go any further. I've tried opening the .pdf documents every way there is to open them, including dragging them in. Any suggestions?

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      AlekeCommunity Manager
      Community Manager
      April 10, 2025

      Hi @Gabb_0406, welcome to the community! 😊

      Since this thread is a bit old, it might be best to start a new one with all the details of your issue. That way, your comments won't get lost and you'll get the help you need more quickly. Thanks a bunch!

      Cheers, Alek

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