Comments on: Avoiding “Possible Problems” when placing RGB images

By: Lori Sartin

Lori Sartin — Tue, 03 Apr 2007 03:00:25 +0000

Thank you! I was very frustrated with this same problem, but this solution seems to work.

By: Frederik Krautwald

Frederik Krautwald — Wed, 14 Mar 2007 16:27:03 +0000

Branislav Milic said:
‘Are you creating an online PDF or the perfect hires PDF for the printer, you guys just keep continue to import RGB imports in InDesign and don’t worry, ID will convert everything into CMYK.’

Does this mean that I can place PSD files saved in RGB and InDesign will take care of the conversion to CMYK? Also in my PDF export for the printer?

By: Brooklyn

Brooklyn — Sun, 04 Mar 2007 14:40:57 +0000

In other words… I can place PDF files in InDesign CS2 without havi
ng to worry about font or RGB problems?

By: Mike Witherell

Mike Witherell — Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:03:02 +0000

The preflight mechanism is thinking in traditional terms of CMYK; and so flags all RGB as wrong. This is so even if the document is set to RGB. I consider this a flaw, and the fact that it can’t examine the color space of a PDF nor an Adobe Illustrator file strikes me as something that needs updating. The industry is moving in an RGB direction, and InDesign shouldn’t be late to the party.

By: David Blatner

David Blatner — Sat, 11 Nov 2006 16:06:05 +0000

If your document’s color settings are set to preserve RGB profiles (which is the default, and it would be very unusual for someone to change this), then InDesign does see the embedded profile in the RGB document — whether it’s PDF, TIFF, or PSD. As Branislav mentioned, Sandee is pointing to a “flaw” in the Preflight feature which tells you that RGB images are an error, when in many cases they’re not. I find the Preflight feaure virtually useless for a number of reasons, including the fact that you cannot tell it what is and what is not acceptable.

By: Branislav Milic

Branislav Milic — Sat, 04 Nov 2006 03:06:10 +0000

Are you creating an online PDF or the perfect hires PDF for the printer, you guys just keep continue to import RGB imports in InDesign and don’t worry, ID will convert everything into CMYK.

Screenshots in OS X are automatically tagged by the System (monitor profile).

Because the Flightcheck feature is mostly useless (so what if the pics are in RGB mode ?), I don’t see what’s Sandee point here. Could you clarify please ?

By: woz

woz — Fri, 03 Nov 2006 08:13:37 +0000

So what BlueKDesign means is InDesign willl leave the placed PDF unmanaged? Isn’t this dangerous when placing a RGB PDF? I don’t fully understand why a Photoshop PDF can’t be read? Could someone fill me in?

By: vectorbabe

vectorbabe — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:39:38 +0000

Thank you BlueKDesign. What this seems to indicate is that ID ignores the RBG image in my PDF.

Which is then why it doesn’t pop up as an error. Which was my original point.

By: BlueKDesign

BlueKDesign — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:31:10 +0000

Actually, PDF is a special kind of PostScript that allows random access.

A PDF file could contain any number of ICC profiles and color spaces: RGB, CMYK, spot colors, DeviceRGB, Grayscale. InDesign can’t assign a color space or profile. The color spaces are already managed within the PDF.

By: woz

woz — Thu, 02 Nov 2006 12:18:16 +0000

Just tested it myselve. The ICC profile does not show up for the RGB or the CMYK image when saved as P’shop PDF and placed in IND CS. This is strange! Why is IND not able to read the ICC profile? PDF is Adobe’s format… Not like it’s postscript or something…