BennyD Posted November 19, 2022 Share Posted November 19, 2022 There's a Bug from V1 which made it's way into V2, too. If you try to export PDFs with custom CIE/LAB spot Colors in Publisher V2, the colors export as spot colors but the color space is converted into Device CMYK. detailed description here: Quote ___♥___ | | | | | | Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff NathanC Posted December 2, 2022 Staff Share Posted December 2, 2022 Hi @BennyD, This issue is currently logged with the developers, the issue has been previously updated to reflect that it's affecting V2, and i've bumped the issue with your report. BennyD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigiga Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 WTF affinity? I just got a flyer back from the printer that had spot colors on the back and the front. Only the spot color from the back made it in the print because obviously when you have a masked layer over a spot color layer it is also turned into CMYK. Guys that is a basic functionality and I am pissed big time. Exporting the PDF without the masked layer gets me the spot color on the front page. Guys this is really NOT what I look for when working with designer. The Spot Color management ist quirky and I can work my way around it, but stop making the software convert spot colors to CMYK without telling me. At least offer a decent solution for color separation with PDFs so I don't have to rely on Acrobat Pro. 150 bucks down the drain. Thanks for nothing. Back=golden spot color Front=Cyan should be same gold color EDIT: It gets better: Obviously there is a problem with transparencies. When I get rid of the masks and rasterize everything, guess what areas are still in f***ng CMYK? magenta=Spot color or better said whats left of it. This is a nightmare guys. I really consider switching again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigiga Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 For everyone that has the exact same problem, here is how you work around that: Don't use adjustment layers over the spot color layer(s) AT ALL!!! It will always change the spot color to CMYK no matter what you change in Export settings. My solution: Instead merge the adjustment layer(s) and the layer you want to adjust with them together (Layers > Merge Down) Solution from this thread Still not the complete solution! When exporting, change the Rasterize option in the export settings to "nothing", Solution from this thread Works now and will send it to the printer again. Again @affinity, these things can kill your reputation as an adobe alternative. I hope you know that. Calvert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigiga Posted November 20, 2023 Share Posted November 20, 2023 Is this fixed in 2.0? Looking at you @NathanC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff NathanC Posted November 21, 2023 Staff Share Posted November 21, 2023 Hi @Gigiga, This issue is still outstanding internally unfortunately, I've now updated the issue to reflect that it still affects the current version and bumped it with your report. If there are any further updates on the issue this thread is tagged so the Serif Info Bot will automatically reply with additional info. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gigiga Posted November 21, 2023 Share Posted November 21, 2023 This bug costs designers money, I’m not really thrilled this is no priority internally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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