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indesignsecrets[indesignsecrets] So check the Edit > Color Settings dialog box to make sure both Photoshop and InDesign are talking about the same colors. If you’re working with CMYK colors (which I assume you are here), you almost certainly want the Photoshop’s CMYK color profile to be the same as the InDesign document’s CMYK color profile.

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indesign Talk Archive at listsearch[indesign Talk Archive at listsearch] Re: Placing PDFs with spot colors in CMYK document: David Creamer to InDesign Talk on 2008-02-13 11:51:25 - > Hmmm. The PDF's spot color didn't show up in the ID Swatch palette > when I placed the PDF.

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applehttp://apple.blog.hu/2007/08/23/tip_of_the_week_keep_your_images_in_rgb_ [apple] Tip of the Week / Keep Your Images in RGB As Long As Possible: When you convert an RGB image to CMYK, you lose flexibility because you’re targeting it to a specific press condition. For example, if you convert to SWOP Coated, you’re assuming the image will end up on a Web offset press with very specific inks, paper type, and paper color.

Graphics Workshophttp://graphicsworkshop.net/blog/archives/18 [Graphics Workshop] Two Colors and an Attitude: (These things apply to InDesign too, just do some cursory research.) Just be sure to use only the spot color and black in your design (duh!).Next is Illustrator.

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