nlstijl Posted March 1, 2019 Share Posted March 1, 2019 Hi, At this moment i use both Adobe and Affiniy for my graphic work. I would really like to switch to Affinity at some point, but there are still some things i don't understand. For example working with PMS colors for print. For one of my clients, we use de PMS 581 as the main color. But this color looks totally different in Affinity Desiger than in Illustrator. See enclosed files. I thought i would maybe only be a screen thing, but when i print these files they also look different. My document settings in Affinity are: Colour format: CMYK/8 Colour profile: US WEB Coated (SWOP) v2 The colour profile ''US WEB Coated (SWOP) v2 is set by default when choosing for a print press ready document. But it would be more logical for me is this was also something which contains ''CMYK'' or ''PMS''. Can someone help me with this? Thanks a lot! Marcellus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted March 4, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 4, 2019 Hi @nlstijl, Does it print OK if you export to PDF and then print? Thanks, Gabe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlstijl Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Hi and thanks for your reply! I tried that but it has the same result: Colors are different, like the above example. I did another test: i opened the PDF file i created in AD in Illustrator (see test2.png). The left square is Illustrator and the right is AD, here too the color difference is visible, although the color settings are the same. Strange is that both colors have ''PANTONE 581'' selected, but printing results in a color difference. When i drag my AD square to the Illustrator file, the color difference is gone though... For me it's essential to find out what is happening here. Because at this point i cannot use both Illustrator and AD to make printing art work, too tricky. Also, if i ever want to switch to AD, it can become a real big problem when exchanging files with other agencies that work with Illustrator. Help would be appreciated! Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted March 6, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2019 Can you please attach both PDF (exported from Affinity and Illustrator) so we can have a look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlstijl Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Yes sure, thanks... Affinity-Designer.pdf Adobe-Illustrator.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted March 6, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2019 I can't reproduce that Illustrator colour, but whatever you've done to get it to that state is wrong. This is how your Pantone should look like: https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/581-u Which is exactly how it looks in your Designer PDF. You must be using the wrong colour profile in Illustrator. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlstijl Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Pff confusing... You are correct that the AD color looks exactly like the color on pantone.com. But i can find various other links where the color is exactly like in Illustrator, for example this one https://encycolorpedia.com/5e5c0f. The color green of Illustrator is also more like the color in my Pantone fan. Isn't that strange? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted March 6, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2019 We can only compare it to the official Pantone colours, and not 3rd party websites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlstijl Posted March 6, 2019 Author Share Posted March 6, 2019 Hmm yes i agree.. I understand your point of view. Still it does not solve my problem, i will look into it some more. Thanks for now! If i have this thing sorted out i will let you know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Gabe Posted March 6, 2019 Staff Share Posted March 6, 2019 Something must be wrong with your Illustrator settings. If I import your document in Illustrator is wrong, but if I create a new document, everything is fine ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nlstijl Posted March 7, 2019 Author Share Posted March 7, 2019 No, it's not that. I found out what's been happening. It's about the Adobe version i use: https://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/11377/pantone-color-doesnt-translate-to-new-document '' Prior to CS6 Pantone colors were built on their CMYK formulas. Starting with CS6, Pantone colors are built based upon their LAB formulas. The result is much less vibrant colors. However, CS6 colors will more closely match what comes off press. This was the apparent goal of Pantone. (Although I think it's to just sell more color books as well.) Pantone+ 280 Solid Coated in Illustrator CS6 Will look slightly purple until you enable Overprint Preview in the View menu. In fact, most Pantone colors will appear slightly off until you choose Overprint Preview. '' Thanks for assisting anyway, cheers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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