LeeJHayes Posted November 30, 2020 Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) Good morning everyone! I have recently purchased Affinity Designer and am using a printer that has a Xerox Iridesse sheetfed digital press and was wondering if anyone could tell me what colour profile I should select when designing for this machine? I'd also like to know what profile to use for a B2 Lithographic press as I sometimes use this method if I have jobs that require larger quantities? In the past I've never really been told or asked what I should use so have always used the default in Adobe and things have come out looking okay. However, if Im using the wrong profiles I'm sure things could look better than they already do from these wonderful bits of kit! If any printers or professionals could advise what you use in the UK for sheetfed digital and B2 lithographic work, Id be most appreciative! Many thanks, Lee Hayes Edited November 30, 2020 by LeeJHayes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJHayes Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Just now, BofG said: The best thing you can do is ask the printer. If they supply you with ICC profile(s) to use for output, you can use them in a soft proof adjustment layer so you will see on screen more accurately what will come out (provided your screen is decently set up). Thanks for the speedy reply! I thought colour profiles were a national/international standard for controlling colour and are created by measuring output from a range of machines and stock to ensure consistency between a range of stocks and printers. Have I interpreted this incorrectly? I will contact both of the printers and hopefully they can provide me with the info i need. I just thought there was a generic profile for each type of production (web, litho or digital)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJHayes Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 Update: I have been told by the printers that they use FOGRA51 for coated and FOGRA52 for uncoated papers so have installed these into affinity and they said they will do some free testing for me to see if the colours come out as expected. I will keep you guys posted on the results with Pantone swatch comparisons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJHayes Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 (edited) @BofG I have downloaded the ICC profiles and have dropped them in the correct location however AD doesnt seem to be picking them up. Can you assist with this at all? Please see below for images Edited November 30, 2020 by LeeJHayes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted November 30, 2020 Staff Share Posted November 30, 2020 Hi LeeJHayes, Regarding the ICC profiles not appearing in Affinity, this is a known issue in macOS Big Sur (only) we are still investigating. Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJHayes Posted November 30, 2020 Author Share Posted November 30, 2020 25 minutes ago, BofG said: As far as I know, all you need do is drop them in the folder like you have done. Did you close and restart Designer? Failing that restart the computer. When you do get them working, you might want to consider using an sRGB document and applying those profiles at export time to an X-4 pdf. You can use a soft proof adjustment layer whilst working to see the output. The uncoated version will be a much smaller gamut than the coated one. Yes, I did all of this and turns out its a bug as mod mentioned below. Hopefully they will have a fix soon otherwise I'll jump back to Adobe for now as this is integral to my workflow. Do these document settings look okay to you? And then I would export using my ICC profiles once they work in the Export menu shown below? If you wouldnt mind sharing your document and export settings for digital printing that would be great? Thanks for your help so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJHayes Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 Afternoon @MEB, any progress or information on ICC profiles not being picked up? This is integral to my business operation to ensure consistency through branding and was hoping to export some files for production today. Please let me know when we can expect an update that can rectify this issue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 1, 2020 Staff Share Posted December 1, 2020 Hi LeeJHayes, No, sorry. We are still investigating this. We will let you know/update this thread as soon as we have news (no eta). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJHayes Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 1 hour ago, MEB said: Hi LeeJHayes, No, sorry. We are still investigating this. We will let you know/update this thread as soon as we have news (no eta). Can I load this software onto another Mac running the previous OS as a workaround? How many macs will this license work on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff MEB Posted December 1, 2020 Staff Share Posted December 1, 2020 As long as you are the only one using the software for commercial purposes, yes, you can install it in more than one machine running the same OS (macOS in this case). Quote A Guide to Learning Affinity Software Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJHayes Posted December 1, 2020 Author Share Posted December 1, 2020 15 minutes ago, MEB said: As long as you are the only one using the software for commercial purposes, yes, you can install it in more than one machine running the same OS (macOS in this case). Perfect, hopefully this will allow me to get what I need to do finished and sent to my printer. I am a solo designer so yes, im the only person using the license and have a macbook and desktop mac so would be nice to have it on both. Thanks for your help and please keep me posted on the ICC profile bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BenjaminGrenjamin Posted December 4, 2020 Share Posted December 4, 2020 The "Import ICC Profile" entry in the File menu is a workaround for me! You have to install all the profiles you need manually in Affinity until this bug is fixed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeJHayes Posted December 4, 2020 Author Share Posted December 4, 2020 4 hours ago, BenjaminGrenjamin said: The "Import ICC Profile" entry in the File menu is a workaround for me! You have to install all the profiles you need manually in Affinity until this bug is fixed. Hi Ben, I believe this is the workaround for Adobe photo, however this option isnt available in Designer or Publisher unfortunately. Unless someone can tell me different? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_0815 Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 Is there anything new on this topic? I'm trying to install the PSO uncoated v3 FOGRA52 but it won't show up in Publisher (Big Sur 11.2.1). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lacerto Posted July 13, 2021 Share Posted July 13, 2021 (...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_0815 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Thanks. On my Mac there is no such folder in the user library. After creating it manually, it won't be recognised. There is a folder /Application Support/Affinity Photo... but it does not have a profiles folder although I have imported profiles previously. Is there a workaround for this? Would it work to open a Publisher file with Photo, then import the profile, and then continue working in Publisher? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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walt.farrell Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Note that the file location will be different for Affinity applications purchased directly from Serif than for those purchased from the Mac App Store (and for the Mac App Store, different on Big Sur than on other macOS versions): user_0815 and lacerto 1 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user_0815 Posted July 14, 2021 Share Posted July 14, 2021 Ok, that's where the profiles need to go (Thanks Walt): ~/Library/Containers/Affinity Publisher/Data/Library/Application Support/profiles walt.farrell and SBH 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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