Yes, in InDesign, the RGB and CMYK profiles and rendering intent used at the time of document creation are usually embedded in the file, regardless of the document color mode. So as long as the document was created under the correct color settings, opening it in another environment will typically just trigger a profile mismatch warning — the content itself is not affected. If all InDesign versions used the same color settings, this behavior wouldn’t be a problem. However, especially in Japan’s print industry, it’s not uncommon for clients or print vendors to request that submitted InDesign files be created in a specific version, using a specific color setting. In such cases, simply launching multiple versions of InDesign and having the color settings automatically synced and overwritten can cause serious workflow issues. Ideally, color settings should only be synced across versions when the user explicitly does so via Bridge. But InDesign, unlike Photoshop or Illustrator which store settings per version, writes a single shared setting into one common file (ACEConfigCache2.lst), which causes silent overwrites without the user’s awareness. This design seems flawed, as it can result in unintentional and unnoticed changes to the working color settings, even in professional production environments.
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