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OK, here's the deal. Whenever I "place" anything created outside Affinity Publisher into Affinity Publisher, and then export the publication to PDF for CMYK printing, APub changes the CMYK values in the placed file!

I have tried placing PDF files and Affinity Designer files, always the same result. I have tried every setting I can think of under preferences and PDF export that I can find. I don't want this! Why does it do this? I want to stay with APub, but this issue has me and our publishing company back with InDesign. 

I export to PDF from Designer, color values remain correct. I import the same file to APub, then export the page to PDF, the color values have changed! This is especially vexing with 100% black, which ALWAYS gets changed to a combination of CMYK values. My printer can't work with this. 

However, if I fill a square with 100% black in APub, then export to PDF, the color value remains 100% black. Argh! But, if I import a PDF or a native Designer file, then export the page to PDF from APub, I get a mix of CMYK values instead of 100% black. Argh again!

This CANNOT be right. There HAS to be a simple switch fix for this. Surely SOMEBODY out there has solved this. Please help! 

Thank you in advance. 

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The 'easiest' would be to avoid colour conversion between APub and placed document and export, by setting both files, .afpub and afdesign, to the same colour space & profile and export with this profile "As document" (in Export > More > … ).

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On 5/12/2023 at 7:31 PM, thomaso said:

The 'easiest' would be to avoid colour conversion between APub and placed document and export, by setting both files, .afpub and afdesign, to the same colour space & profile and export with this profile "As document" (in Export > More > … ).

Thank you for the replies. I will try the suggestions (away from the office at the moment). But, bottom line, no one so far knows a straightforward fix. Hmmm. InDesign just leaves the values the same when exporting placed CMYK PDF content to InDesign PDF. APub changes them. If one of these works, at least we could work them into our work flow. 

  • 5 months later...
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affinity publisher is just the worst offender when it comes to placed pdf documents. i would recommend, if possible, converting all pdfs to eps documents or us the action "convert all fonts to outline" in acrobat pro and then place those pdfs as interpreted. 

passthrough is just not working with any pdf besides publishers own. specially adobe pdf exports don't work in publisher. 

just outline fonts in acrobat and then interpret the placed pdf is the best option, highly recommended, all colors as expected, no errors.

downside, you will need to purchase a full license for acrobat pro

 

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just in case you are wondering: nothing helps that situation,

1) pdf/x output intent set to same as publisher document - wrong colors on passthrough

2) every single element tagged with same profile as the publisher document - wrong colors on passthrough

3) complete pdf decalibrated and all elements set as device cmyk - wrong colors on passthrough

  • 4 months later...
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On 5/15/2023 at 9:22 PM, Mike W077 said:

Thank you for the replies. I will try the suggestions (away from the office at the moment). But, bottom line, no one so far knows a straightforward fix. Hmmm. InDesign just leaves the values the same when exporting placed CMYK PDF content to InDesign PDF. APub changes them. If one of these works, at least we could work them into our work flow. 

 

On 5/13/2023 at 1:00 AM, Mike W077 said:

OK, here's the deal. Whenever I "place" anything created outside Affinity Publisher into Affinity Publisher, and then export the publication to PDF for CMYK printing, APub changes the CMYK values in the placed file!

I have tried placing PDF files and Affinity Designer files, always the same result. I have tried every setting I can think of under preferences and PDF export that I can find. I don't want this! Why does it do this? I want to stay with APub, but this issue has me and our publishing company back with InDesign. 

I export to PDF from Designer, color values remain correct. I import the same file to APub, then export the page to PDF, the color values have changed! This is especially vexing with 100% black, which ALWAYS gets changed to a combination of CMYK values. My printer can't work with this. 

However, if I fill a square with 100% black in APub, then export to PDF, the color value remains 100% black. Argh! But, if I import a PDF or a native Designer file, then export the page to PDF from APub, I get a mix of CMYK values instead of 100% black. Argh again!

This CANNOT be right. There HAS to be a simple switch fix for this. Surely SOMEBODY out there has solved this. Please help! 

Thank you in advance. 

I could have written this myself! I was just thinking I might be the only one on the planet standing back, nervously bewildered and struggling to decode sheets og technical jargon from well meaning experts when all I want is to know which boxes to check and which to leave unchecked (as with InDesign). I am not averse to a simple workaround when tools from 2 different programmes don't quite correspond - but I draw the line at converting the entire text to curves in order to maintain 100k in the exported pdf. (I produce a 24 page newspaper). I do hope you are still on this forum - and I really hope you will be writing back to tell me that you cracked it in the end!

Best regards

Jane

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