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Hello,
My document in Illustrator, is original in RGB color mode, because the purpose of the project is not for printing. But when I exported it to PDF, I found that the colors were a bit "washed out", colors were not as sharp as the color shown on the Illustrator document. When I tried to export it in JPG, it shows the exactly same colors as the original document.
My project will due on Sunday, and I was supposed to submit the PDF file. So I hope I can find the solution as soon as possible. Thank you.
What happens when you include profiles?
Also: Apple Preview can show you if there's something in the file (but I wouldn't even rely on that). It won't be able to show you correct colors or anything like that.
For Acrobat: you need to check its color management settings.
Also: how are your color management settings in Illustrator?
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What PDF settings are you using? What are you using to check the colour after exporting?
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Thanks for reaching me out!
I used Adobe Acrobat and Preview(Mac default) to view the PDF, the color were still not as sharp as the JPG. I am not sure what is PDF settings, can you explain a little bit?
Thank you
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1st is a screenshot of the PDF, 2nd is the screenshot of the JPG.
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Depending on how you export exactly (Save As, or Export for Screens etc.) you should see a PDF settings window like this, with colour settings and other information about what exactly you're exporting.
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Thank you for the explaination, I used "save as" as my method. So what should I do right now?
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What happens when you include profiles?
Also: Apple Preview can show you if there's something in the file (but I wouldn't even rely on that). It won't be able to show you correct colors or anything like that.
For Acrobat: you need to check its color management settings.
Also: how are your color management settings in Illustrator?
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Yes, the problem was solved when I included profiles. Thank you so much!
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That's good to know. Good luck for your project!
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Which profile should I include?
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It depends on your intended use. Is it for screens? Probably sRGB.
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I had the same problem with saving PDFs from illustrator and I went to OUTPUT when saving the PDF and set "Color Conversion" to "Convert to Destination" and it fixed the pdf colors.
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Recent Updates seemed to change my PDF Export Presets. I cut a tutorial video for you.
• File » Save a Copy
• Save File as a Photoshop PDF
• Change Adobe PDF Preset from [HIGH QUALITY PRINT] to [PRESS QUALITY]
• Problem Solved
Tim Schmidt
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This is the Illustrator forum. You can't save a Photoshop PDF out of Illustrator. And BTW: the issue has been solved.