Executemenucommand for Document Color Mode

How to executemenucommand for Document Color Mode in illustrator using Javscript

Are you using the Extendscript Toolkit Editor (ESTK)? In the Help menu you can find all the properties for Document that can be queried/changed.
(Personally, I don't use ESTK, because I really really hate it. But I don't want to miss the Help, so I made my own version. I have Illustrator CS4, and it's possible your version doesn't have this, but under Document I find:
documentColorSpace
DocumentColorSpace:
DocumentColorSpace.RGB
DocumentColorSpace.CMYK
readonly
The color space used for the document.
For the how-to-use I glady refer you to Adobe's own Starting With Scripting guides.)

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I am new to scripting & I need Script for Document color mode

Hi,
Please help me to create a script which should find the Document color mode. I am new to scripting. And please let me know how to use the same.
Balaji

Are you using the Extendscript Toolkit Editor (ESTK)? In the Help menu you can find all the properties for Document that can be queried/changed.
(Personally, I don't use ESTK, because I really really hate it. But I don't want to miss the Help, so I made my own version. I have Illustrator CS4, and it's possible your version doesn't have this, but under Document I find:
documentColorSpace
DocumentColorSpace:
DocumentColorSpace.RGB
DocumentColorSpace.CMYK
readonly
The color space used for the document.
For the how-to-use I glady refer you to Adobe's own Starting With Scripting guides.)

Document Color Mode

Is there any option to change the document color mode as we can change in Illustrator

Thanks Peter, But working space works for both modes RGB and CMYK. But suppose if I am working on a book which needs to be print and I have used both objects and images i.e. RGB and CMYK. Is there any problem if I use RGB ojects, I understand that when we make pdf and convert file on destination as CMYK.

Conditional actions in Photoshop can't test for Lab color mode.

I’m posting here because the feature request/bug report form isn’t currently working for Photoshop.
I wanted to create an action to determine if the color mode of an image is Lab, and if so, convert it to RGB. But there’s no conditional action test for Lab color mode. The list of conditions that can be tested includes RGB, grayscale, and a couple of other color modes, but not Lab, Does anyone know of a workaround? Can I get it done with scripting?
It would be a big help if the next update of Photoshop CC could include a conditional action test for Lab color mode.

This for example would convert an active Lab image to sRGB:
if (app.documents.length > 0) {
if (app.activeDocument.mode == DocumentMode.LAB) {
app.activeDocument.convertProfile ("sRGB IEC61966-2.1", Intent.RELATIVECOLORIMETRIC, true, true);

How to change the document color mode(RGB to CMYK)?

Kindly advice me how to change the document color mode(RGB to CMYK) via scripting in "illustrator cs3".
Thanks.

Somebody wrote and posted this a couple of years ago.
// Duplicate the selection from the active document into a new document.
// To invoke the JavaScript debugger, remove comment delimiters
//$.level = 1; debugger;
var newItem;
var docSelected = app.activeDocument.selection;
if ( docSelected.length > 0 ) {
// Create a new document and move the selected items to it.
var newDoc = app.documents.add();
if ( docSelected.length > 0 ) {
for ( i = 0; i < docSelected.length; i++ ) {
docSelected[i].selected = false;
newItem = docSelected[i].duplicate( newDoc,
ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND );
else {
docSelected.selected = false;
newItem = docSelected.parent.duplicate( newDoc,
ElementPlacement.PLACEATEND );
else {
alert( "Please select one or more art objects" );
It should give some ideas about how to proceed.

Illustrator CC: Changing Document Color Mode + Edit Colors

Let's say I'm going to export a PNG.
If I switch the Document Color Mode from CMYK to RGB, IS IT THEN NECESSARY to also Edit/Edit Colors/Convert to RGB, if I'm just going to select each element and assign specific RGB values anyway?
In other words, is simply switching the Document Color Mode to RGB sufficient before manually assigning specific RGB values?
I'm thinking Edit/Edit Colors/Convert to RGB or CMYK is just relying on Illustrator's best judgment. Am I correct?

Color management needs to be set up in a way that it works as you want it to. Don't turn it off.
BTW: actually you can't turn it off. It is so deeply integrated in modern software that it will always work somehow.
Have all the numbers you set up in your colors be transferred correctly into the PNGs? Then don't worry.
When converting your document from CMYK to RGB all color values get converted: object colors as well as swatches. No need to use the Edit colors function.
When using File > convert to RGB resp CMYK document color mode, Illustrator applies the rules you have set up in Edit > color settings. That is: the profiles, the conversion engine, the intent.
Change one of the settings and you get different colors.
If you need to use specific RGB values, first convert the document color mode, then set up the color swatches and apply them to the objects.

Why does my Bridge read RGB or B&W for the Color Mode on a file, when in Illustrator I have set it to CMYK?

I'm kind of stumped and this has been a question of mine for some time. I did some further digging on it, and did find that what it's reading is the Photoshop Color Mode XMP data, which is odd since the files were never in Photoshop, and were created in Illustrator. Is there a way to remove this info? How do I fix it?

Probably can be chalked up to one of Illustrators mysterious color issues.
Therefor it might be best to drop this question in the AI forum itself. I know to less of AI but just tried a bit with a new document, you can't convert to a new color profile like used to in PS, only select CMYK or RGB and assign a profile but that is not the same as converting.
Also in color settings it says by default to preserve numbers in stead of the profile itself.
And yes, mysteries are common at Adobe, although being one company one doubts often if they are even aware of the existence of Bridge and even other applications in the suites. Not even all file types of Adobe seem to be fully supported in Bridge…

Convert document color mode to Pantone/Spot

I have a document in which i have 2 layers, each layer contains shapes. one layer is supposed to be Pantone 293, the other layer is Pantone 296. right now, the colors are in RGB. I saved as is, then saved as PDF and the printer whom im sending this to, said the PDF printed out in 4 plates (CMYK) and i need only 2 plates, hence, i need the document to be in a spot color mode. How can i do this? How do i convert the colors i used in the shapes now to spot colors in CS3 version?

First I recommend changing the document to CMYK mode.
Here is the traditional fix: Window: Swatch Libraries: Color Books: Then select a Pantone Solid library. Show the Find field and type in your numbers. Double click the color chip to add it to your Swatch panel.
In the Swatch panel: Add Used Colors. To replace the global colors you are using currently, click on the Pantone swatch first, then the current swatch and select "Merge Swatches."
If you have lots of different shades of colors, you will have to create tints of the two spot colors.
Check your results using Window: Separations Preview to make certain you don't have CMYK being used. If your document is RGB, you will not be able to utilize Separations Preview (that's why I suggested the mode change)
You can also use Edit: Edit Colors: Recolor Artwork to make global color changes. But this is a somewhat complex dialog and takes getting used to. I recommend familiarizing yourself with this tool before using it in live production.

Color mode for exporting to EPS to be printed as CMYK or spot

I have a couple illustrations I need to export to use in a Quark file. Some of my Quark pages will be printed in CMYK, and others in spot colors. How do I create and/or export the illustrations for both color modes?
Thanks.
~Valerie

I'm still on Illustrator 12. On my copy it's called Process Color.
I have no idea why there's a button to convert to a process colour and another to convert to CMYK, since they're the same thing and both buttons produce the same result. Maybe they're rying both out while the program's still in Beta. Illustrator has been in Beta for about eight years.

Automatically convert from RGB to CMYK color mode

I have over 900 barcodes provided in EPS format. When I open them in illustrator, they are coming in as an RGB color space file. I need them gray scale solid black in CMYK color mode. I can batch using actions to convert the artwork using "Edit Colors > Convert to Grayscale". However, the document color mode remains RGB. It appears, even after using "Convert to Grayscale", that the RGB color mode goofs up the placed .ai file in InDesign, treating it as RGB and seeing it as a mix of CMYK rather than the 100% black only it needs to be for proper sharp printing.
The actions pallet doesn't record converting the document color mode. Is there a way to automate that file conversion so they are all saved as CMYK rather than RGB, or am I stuck opening each of the 900+ files manually?

While recording the action, from the popup menu in the Actions Panel choose Insert Menu Item, then from the main menu choose File > Document Color Mode > CMYK color.

Switching color modes in color panel?

When designing within the RGB color space, why would you switch between using RGB and HSB colors when applying color to shapes?
Thanks.

HSB is simply more "human" or intuitive. The Color panel has no direct relation to the document color mode other than that the panel will consistently default to whatever the document's mode is. For example, switch it to HSB, click around a few times and you'll notice the color panel is back on RGB. Annoying.. but that's for another thread.
HSB is simply an easier way to change the hue, saturation or brightness of the current color. It can be difficult to remove 10% saturation from R144G234B115, but it's very easy to remove 10% from the Saturation slider in HSB mode. Using ANY setting in the color panel won't change your document, it simply changes how color data in the panel is displayed.
In short... it's just an easier way to visually change colors at times.

ACR color mode defaults

raw captures do not use the camera settings. It records them in the EXIF data.
ACR uses the EXIF data when opening a raw capture. This is painfully obvious when it comes to white balance if it has not been set properly at capture time. Not a problem, that can be modified the EXIF WB is the starting point.
The questions concerns the color mode:
If set at sRGB at the time of capture, does ACR uses the camera EXIF setting (sRGB) as it does for the white balance?
If so, should not color mode be a choice BEFORE opening the raw capture in ACR?
The 'no question asked', EXIF color mode data opening is troubling as sRGB cuts the gamut quite a bit. All edits are made in the sRGB mode. Setting the 'open as 16 bit RGB' only opens a 16 bit sRGB image as if it was a 16 bit RGB, meaning there is no color in the suddenly re-opened gamut space since the original color data has been killed when opening the file.
Last question:
What am I missing here?
Message was edited by: Jacques V, 'wording'

The answer is bad....
This is the transcript. It confirms what I suspected.
Thank you for contacting Adobe.
A representative will be with you shortly.
You are now chatting with Abhishek Joshi.
Abhishek Joshi: Hello. Welcome to Adobe Technical Support.
Jacques V: This is a two pronged question that concerns ACR and raw. Background A raw capture does not use the camera settings but records them, including white balance and color mode. ACR uses that recorded data to import the raw image as illustrated by the 'default' that reflects the original color balance. Questions: Does ACR uses the color mode recorded as camera setting when importing the image? If so, is there a way to override that import setting in ACR? My concern is that if ACR defaults to the camera settings the potential color gamut is ignored and one of the advantage of the raw format is severely limited by ACR as the raw format allows for a color mode change.
Abhishek Joshi: I will check it first
Abhishek Joshi: I am checking on this please provide me 2 minutes
Jacques V: Ok
Abhishek Joshi: Thankyou
Abhishek Joshi: Thank you for your time and patience
Abhishek Joshi: ACR information is derived from your RAW picture
Abhishek Joshi: If you do ACR default it will take the picture to the original state
Jacques V: Meaning it will use sRGB?
Jacques V: (as it was the camera setting, even if not used when recording the raw caprture)
Abhishek Joshi: You clicked the picture in sRGB ?
Abhishek Joshi: What ever the profile you chose in camera while capturing the picture
Jacques V: Ok then. In this case we eidt the raw file in sRGB and the export to PS CC is whatever is set in the option link in ACR. Am I correct?
Abhishek Joshi: Correct
Jacques V: Thank you. Not good news but a good information to have.
Jacques V: Good bye.
Abhishek Joshi: Your welcome
Abhishek Joshi: BBye

How to control Color Mode and Resolution for brochure creation?

Hello guys,
I am trying to find some settings within Pages, where I could set CMYK color mode and 300 dpi resolution for my pdf file.
I am creating brochure from scratch, using blank document, because non of brochure templates work for what I need. But I can't find any controls for color mode and resolution set up.
Is there any solution for this?

There has been a lot of discussion in the Pages forum about resolution and some on CMYK.
Much of the discussion has been incorrect.
For the colour handling there is the colour palette
The Apple Colour Palette is the user interface for colour managing vector objects created in Apple Pages such as rules and panels and for colour managing one class of vector objects not created in Apple Pages, namely typographic objects.
Imported objects maintain their colourant model and colour space, if there is one. If there is none, a colour space is assigned and the assigned colour space is saved out into the PDF, opposite e.g. Adobe Photoshop which will colour manage the object in the open editing session, but will then save out the object to disk without the assigned ICC profile if 'Colour Management: Off' is configured.
Therefore, if the imported object is data space CMYK and the colour space device CMYK, the system will assign the Generic CMYK Profile which is equivalent to ANSI CGATS TR001 colourimetry (US SWOP); if the imported object is data space RGB and the colour space is device RGB, the system will assign the Generic RGB Profile which is equivalent to sRGB colourimetry in OS X 10.5 and higher.
In general, always capture and then convert for correction in one of two data spaces with three channels, either ICC colour managed RGB or ICC CIELa*b D50. Then convert to CMYK1, CMYK2, CMYK3, CMYKn from the ICC colour space chosen for correction and archiving. This colour space should be large enough to hold any colours that the output colour spaces can hold.
The Apple ColorSync Utility has a gamut comparison dialogue which is 3D (point, press, and turn the 3D gamut comparison). Use this facility to pick an ICC colour space of reasonable size and shape for correction and conversion into final output. Don't pick sRGB as a quick look will show that it can't hold as input what ISO reference offset can hold as output for pure cyan, let alone hold what a big inkjet can hold in greens, blues, reds and yellows.
The ICC architecture lets the ICC profile for the printed output match out of gamut colours to in gamut colours using the Perceptual rendering intent, as intended in the original architecture from 1995. Adobe internally introduced an inhouse conversion for compatibility with PostScript and as default for PDF, Relative Colorimetric with Adobe Black Point Compension. Relative Colorimetric is in fact a proofing transform, without gamut mapping. Black Point Compensation is a simple linear scaling of the lightness to compensate for the fact that the shadows will be clipped in a Relative Colorimetric conversion.
The other problem is transparency, introduced in the QuickDraw Graphics Extension for Mac OS 7.5. Transparency is not supported in any version of Adobe PostScript (level 1, level 2 or level 3). Transparency is also not supported in any version of Adobe PDF prior to version 1.4 and higher. Therefore, unless the RIP Raster Image Processor is able to accept PDF 1.4 and higher, transparency has to be rendered / flattened which is done in the PDF/X-3 filter of the Apple ColorSync Utility.
The idea in the PDF/X-3 filter (for Adobe PDF 1.3) is that the everyday enduser, after placing ICC colour managed RGB or CIE La*b D50 objects, and after choosing an ICC colour space for objects created in Pages, chooses the ICC colour space for the output condition. The filter accepts both ICC profiles of type MNTR Monitor with data space RGB, ICC profiles of type PRTR Printer with data space RGB, and ICC profiles of type PRTR Printer with data sapce CMYK.
The colourant conversion (RGB to CMYK) and the gamut mapping (out of gamut colours in input colour spaces mapped to in gamut colours in output colour space) is then calculated as per the ICC profile for the output condition. An output condition is the combination of factors that affect how colour is formed: the colour lightness and colour tint of the paper, the colours of the colourants, and the tone value increase. Think of gamut mapping in a good ICC profile as Format 1 kerning in a TrueType font (where your font has state-based kerning for up to 8 glyphs simultaneously).
Below a link to a discussion of how to change the default PDF/X-3 filter the Apple ColorSync Utility. "Wegen diverser Fehler im Mac OS X empfiehlt es sich, wo immer möglich, die PDFs ohne Transparenzreduktion (also auf normalem Weg) über den Befehl Als PDF sichern zu erstellen und das Flattening der Druckerei zu überlassen," that is, pick the plain save as PDF path and leave the transparency flattening to the prepress technician.
Henrik
Reference:
http://www.icalamus.net/tutorials/howtocreatepdfx.php

Color Mode for Photoshop EPS images not shown...

In Bridge CS2 we can see the File Properties > Color Mode - CMYK/RGB on Photoshop EPS images.
Bridge CS3 & CS4 the Color Mode is blank. It doesn't matter if the Photoshop EPS are RGB or CMYK.
Neither color modes show. The color mode is present (RGB & CMYK) with TIFF and Photoshop (.psd) images.
Why is the Color Mode blank (not present) with Photoshop EPS images in Bridge CS3 & CS4?
Thanks for any information you can provide.
JHoltz

In Bridge CS2 we can see the File Properties > Color Mode - CMYK/RGB on Photoshop EPS images.
Bridge CS3 & CS4 the Color Mode is blank. It doesn't matter if the Photoshop EPS are RGB or CMYK.
Neither color modes show. The color mode is present (RGB & CMYK) with TIFF and Photoshop (.psd) images.
Why is the Color Mode blank (not present) with Photoshop EPS images in Bridge CS3 & CS4?
Thanks for any information you can provide.
JHoltz

Which color mode in psd cs4 is best to use for 2-color project, grayscale or cmyk?

The project is a photo montage. It was 4-color, now must become 2 colors.
So I've changed each of the original 4-color photos (jpg and eps) into separate psd files (as grayscale/duotone/montage-and assigned it One pantone color)
In a new psd "montage" file, I plan to place each photo on its own layer, adjust tints, transparency, etc, to create one new montage/flattened.
I'm not sure which color mode is best when setting up this new file, CMYK or grayscale?
Once the PS doc is done, the job will be saved as a PDF for 2-color printing.
I want to insure the 2 pantone colors separate properly at press.
any advise how how to best achieve this?

Yes it is possible in InDesign. You will have to judge whether you feel more proficient in doing something new in Photoshop or in InDesign.
If you restrict this to being done in Photoshop, you just need to change the color mode to duotone and export the PDF file with the 'high quality print' profile or similar. Some other PDF settings may convert your duotone to a regular CMYK or RGB image.

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