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Gert Verrept
MemberI found a way around it. Just put these two little jsx-file in the startup scripts folder (Adobe InDesign CC/Scripts/Startup scripts/):
The first one:make en ASCII-file with this line in it:
app.generalPreferences.uiBrightnessPreference=1.0; and save it as bright.jsx or any other name, but the extension has to be .jsx.
You can change the 1.0 from 0.0 (dark UI) till 1.0 (light grey)
the second ASCII-file with this line in it is for the pasteboard:
app.generalPreferences.pasteboardColorPreference=0; and save is as pastb.jsx or any other name, but the extension has to be .jsx.
0=whiteNow, the prefs will remain for the interface, even if you install and update, restart after a crash. Remember, the interface prefs get reset every time an update or a crash occurs.
https://fvdgeest-dtp.blogspot.be/2013/07/dark-ui-en-indesign-cc-definitief.html
is the link for the solution above, but it’s in Dutch.MemberI not sure that telling users to use RGB in Indesign and afterwards converting it into a good printable pdf (using the right settings of course)is wrong. I’m in the pdf-world almost from the start and we’re now using pdf/x-4 in our CMYK workflow without problems with colors shifting.
However, I admit that color management isn’t easy, it can be a nightmare. It can go wrong in a hundred of places. Proofing is essential, as is knowing what must be the end result.MemberRGB is fine, but if you have to print it, it becomes a CMYK question. I think you have to decide what the output will be before starting. Using RGB images in an RGB workflow os ok, but not for printing. A lot of people get disappointed when looking at the results when the conversions went the wrong way. I rarely use the specific CMYK values in logo’s, pantone colors a much better choice. Pantone Bridge ca help you when it has to be converted anyhow. The “preserve number” is very important too in the conversion proces. What the pdf-standards in adobe do is fine, but no completely correct. The sites I mentioned above (and surely some others) indicate clearly what to do and how to do it.
As professional,I think it’s our concern to make the best possible pdf for print or web. Fiddling with conversions in Photoshop before importing images can be avoided by using to right conversion standards in Indesign. A lot of people are not familiar with Photoshop, so it can get worse in stead of better. If an image has a profile attached, change it or use it, if it has none, the output will always never be good.
Of course, I’m only using European standards as I live in Belgium.MemberDid you know that a coverage of 260% is good enough? At http://www.vigc.org you can check it out. We are using their settings for some time now, and nobody has seen any difference. What you do see is that your ink consumption drops, spending less money on ink.
You can set up a live profile to check which images have an in coverage above 300 (or if you wish 260), you can do it with the “separation preview” panel in Indesign and as David said, select a different profile to export to pdf, and do not forget “Convert to Destination (Preserve Numbers)”, that way your colors won’t shift.MemberDavid, pls do so. For those interested, a few sites where lots of info can be found:
http://www.vigc.org, a Belgian site (in English) which knows a lot about pdf and settings for conversions;
http://www.gwg.org, ghent workgroup, has some great testing tools for pdf output;
http://www.eci.org, European Color Initiative, if your looking for european settings, this is one of the places to beand I’m sure I’m forgetting some
MemberFor me (win 7-64b, 48g ram – 3 SSD disks, Gbit network) it’s not faster or slower than CS6. Sometimes, the response time is, or seems to be, sometimes a bit slower than the previous version, but what is slow?
August 4, 2013 at 10:26 pm in reply to: How to convert Pantone color swatches to CMYK to make print-ready PDF? #64671MemberThe ink manager is used to convert your pantones to cmyk.
August 4, 2013 at 12:20 pm in reply to: How to convert Pantone color swatches to CMYK to make print-ready PDF? #64665MemberDid you, in the “ink manager” select the “all spots to process” for the pantone colors? That way all the pantones will be converted to cmyk.
Or, when creating to pdf, select to output tab, color conversion=convert to destination, destination = coated fogra (or the one you need, select “ink manager”, select the pantone colors and select “all spots to process”MemberIf you are working in Windows 7 or more and you’re not admin of the “machine”, some scripts don’t work because of the windows restrictions. A user cannot create files (some scripts write to disk) if he has no admin authority. Sometimes it helps by copying the scripts to the application folder. They are then “linked” to Indesign in stead of the user.
MemberNo problem anymore, found another way to get the same result. I found this on the adobe forums and it works as I want it to be.
https://forums.adobe.com/message/4021219#4021219
No problems with the Indesign versions anymore.
MemberAs you already pointed out several times footnotes and Indesign isn’t working as it should be. It improves, but very slowly.
I’ll use the copy solution, as best effort.
thnksMemberSorry forget an important thing: the reference (1) is preceded by a space. This space is added in the footnote reference (show prefix – suffix). In the note below, the space is repeated. It’s that space which has to disappear. If I change the prefix the reference sticks to the word and that’s “not done”.
MemberWe always work with text in two frames (two languages) in stead of two columns (no limit on number of frames). That way it’s easier to get the text aligned in all the frames. We use “script labels” for the frames on the master pages and a script which adds pages and threads the frames automatically.
But, I don’t know if scripting is possible in your case.June 26, 2013 at 11:37 am in reply to: Different RGB black export in SWOP and FOGRA, which should I use? #34071MemberChris,
Download the sheetCmyk1v3.joboptions file (gwg.org). Save it on your disk open Indesign go to pdf presets click Define, click LOAD, select the .joboptions file and it installs itself with the gwg_2400 settings. Second solution: create a flattener preset. Goto edit menu transparancy flattener presets, click new, select the next settings: raster/vector=100%; line art=2400 and below it fill in 600. Save the preset. You can then use it in your own pdf presets.
gert
June 25, 2013 at 11:13 pm in reply to: Different RGB black export in SWOP and FOGRA, which should I use? #34063MemberChris,
Correct settings can be found at http://www.vigc.org or eci.org. They both have usefull info on how to export correctly and which settings to use. The VIGC-site has some awesome free things to be used in cs. You can find settings with use 220%, 260% coverage till 320%. You’ll see no difference once printed. Instead of using Europe General purpose, create your own standard, I normally use these color settings (cs6): srgb; for cmyk=ISO Coated V2 300% (ECI; for color management I use rgb=preserve profile (because you better have a profile than non at all); CMYK=preserve numbers; click “use blackpoint compensation. If you export to pdf/x be sure to set the transparancy to GWG2400 (which can be found on the sites too). I would still try to convert the image to cmyk in Photoshop and then work further in CS in CMYK. That way, the color difference can be avoided by using the same “black” before exporting.
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