Invalid ICC profile

when i convert a file into grayscale in camera raw, i get a message in photoshop: "invalid ICC profile". When I open the file it is all red.

Maybe the file containing the ICC profile has become corrupt or is missing?

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Could not complete the paste command because the icc profile is invalid

Hi. In PS CS4 & AI CS4.
I get the following error when I try to copy & paste a logo from Illustrator into Photoshop:
could not complete the paste command because the icc profile is invalid
I don't understand because the color settings are sychronized. I do this all the time. I have not received this error before.
Thanks.

I received the file from my client. However, last week I had no trouble pasting the same file into a PSD file, as a smart object.
The color file is a label mechanical, which I place into a PSD file of the product. These are used for print ads and web graphics. The color is very critical and has worked really well for the last 4 years.
I have used the default color settings in Creative Suite and its been working fine. They are in synch and, I have no idea how to re-assign the color profile. I’m a graphic Designer, color correction is not something I would do normally.
Ron

"Could not complete the custom command because the ICC profile is invalid"

I got the above message when I attempted to soft-proof an image in Photoshop CC on Windows 7 64-bit.
I had downloaded the ICC profile from drycreekphoto.com, specifically:
http://www.drycreekphoto.com/icc/Profiles/IccFiles/Arizona/Costco-AZ-Tucson-NW-Lus.icc
and installed it by right-clicking on the downloaded file and selecting "Install profile"
Windows installed the profile in the following directory:
C:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color
Then in Photoshop CC, I did
View -> Proof setup -> Custom
But when I selected the above profile from the dropdown list, I got error message
"Could not complete the custom command because the ICC profile is invalid"
Does this mean that the profile is really invalid, or am I doing something wrong?
FYI I am new to color management. This was my first attempt to soft proof an image.

I can't quite figure out how it got that way - it has part of an ICC profile structure, but quite a bit wrong. Even debugging tools can't read it as an ICC profile.
It's probably the one file - let drycreek/costco know so they can replace it.

When I try to paste an CCI file into a PSD, I get this message- Could not complete the Paste command because the ICC profile is invalid. I need the layer to be an editable smart object! What's the solution? Ron

When I try to paste an CCI file into a PSD, I get this message… Could not complete the Paste command because the ICC profile is invalid.
I need the layer to be an editable smart object! What's the solution?
Ron

I received the file from my client. However, last week I had no trouble pasting the same file into a PSD file, as a smart object.
The color file is a label mechanical, which I place into a PSD file of the product. These are used for print ads and web graphics. The color is very critical and has worked really well for the last 4 years.
I have used the default color settings in Creative Suite and its been working fine. They are in synch and, I have no idea how to re-assign the color profile. I’m a graphic Designer, color correction is not something I would do normally.
Ron

ICC profile description is invalid

I loaded PSE 8 on my Dell M1530 running Vista. Whenever I try to start PS8 I get "could not initialize Photoshop because the ICC profile description is invalid" and the program quits. I've tried removing and reinstalling PSE8 and it still errors. Any idea what I can do?

There are three steps in installing a color profile in Windows. First they have to be in your system32 (or syswow whatever\spool\drivers\color folder. Then as you have done you run the install. But then you have to register the profile for the device type (display\printer\etc.).
I think placing the color space profiles has already been covered in another reply.
You have already reset preferences so PSE has rebuilt its cache of scripts and resources.
Switch the default monitor profile in Win color management applet to another to another one just to see if that solves your problem. PSE doesn't offer a choice of display profile so I imagine it uses your set default.
Also there are two profile version types. Version 4 trips uup some applications especially for printing. Version 2 should be used for displays and works best for printers as well.
These Win utilties will show the version type:
http://www.color.org/resource2.xalter get
ICC Profile Inspector - opens an ICC profiles and makes the contents readable
Profile Dump - an example utility built using SampleICC that reads profiles and checks them for conformance
In each you'll see the complete version number. In one of those two you have to switch thefile type to .icm or .icc. The other shows both.

Invalid Page Fault Error Messages - ICC Profiles and Fonts

Possible causes of these error messages include bad ICC profiles and/or bad fonts. See below for corrective measures

Q: Message reads:
PHOTOSHP caused an invalid page fault in module
KERNEL32.DLL at 017f:bff7b9f5. Registers:
EAX=796692e0 CS=017f EIP=bff7b9f5 EFLGS=00210202 EBX=00d0fe28 SS=0187 ESP=00c10000...
A: You have an incompatible or corrupt ICC profile in your
Windows/System/Color folder (win 98/98SE/Me) or ./system32/spool/drivers/color (win2k).
Make a temporary folder, ICMs, under and move all the
ICM and ICC files to that folder.
Start PS and make sure it restarts OK.
Now move back JUST THE PROFILES YOU NEED to Windows\System\Color (win 98/98SE/Me) or ./system32/spool/drivers/color (win2k)
Also see: http://www.adobe.com/support/techdocs/1c4f6.htm

Mogrify ICC Profile problem

I have been using Mogrify on export from LR, and I love it. Only one problem. On B&W conversions, when I open them in PS, I get an error box saying "The embedded ICC profile cannot be used because the ICC profile is invalid. Ignoring the profile." Clicking on OK, it will open, but it is Grayscale instead of RGB. I only have to click on Image>Mode>RGB to get it back to normal, but we do a LOT of B&W, and it would be nice not to have to do this every time.
I am on a PC, XP. I have tried directing Mogrify to all of the sRGB profiles I can find on my computer, using Mogrify format options>Convert to colorspace. No help. I have tried just clicking on the Grayscale button in LR, and also converting to B&W by using a preset that moves all the saturation sliders to -100 (I like the tones I get this way better). The same results on both. Interestingly, if I move only one slider to -99, I get a good export. No error message, and an RGB file.

Hi Marty,
Did you ever find a solution to this problem. I, too, ran into this and it drove me nuts since Photoshop or my online photo site could not display the images. Photoshop complained of a missing ICC profile. After experimenting, I found that setting the Lightroom/Mogrify plugin to No Sharpening did the trick. Also, when using Basic Sharpening, any sharpening value below .2 had this problem. Once I bumped it up beyond that, the images magically started working again and Photoshop was happy with them. I have no explanation and couldn't find one in web searches. But, once I found a solution that did work, I stuck with it.
I would still be interested in knowing if I did something wrong or if its just a bug in Mogrify.
Del

My macbook pro was repaired and since then i can't get nor photoshop or bridge to initialize. a window appears that says it has initializing problems due to an icc profile issue.

my macbook pro was repaired and since then i can't get nor photoshop cs5 or bridge cs5 to initialize. a window appears that says it has initializing problems due to an icc profile issue.
there appear two error messages. the first one says that there has been a problem sincronizing because of a programme error. the second one appears after you clicked ok on the first window and says that photoshop couldn't be initialized because the icc profile is invalid.
does anyone know if i have to delete any system or photoshop preference? the illustrator is also having troubles. thanks

thanks! what finnally worked better was renaming the «settings» folder in te «color folder» in the library with ~before the name. now indesign is asking me for thw icc profiles but still works, so i asume i can reinstall color settings only for indesign and go on.

ICC Profiles for Win64

I am running PS 6 for win64. Today I suddenly starting getting an error message saying that my ICC profiles are invalid. When I try to write a raw file to .tif after it has been converted to black/white, I get a corrupted .tif file.
So I have been trying to reinstall these profile files using the ones for PS4 as provided on your web site. But they won't install properly, and the problem persists.
What should I do?
Mike Stratil

Hi Yammer,
You are right, I should have said that I was working in CR.
I am using CR 7.3.
I have just tried changing to sRGB and saving to .TIFF with the button at lower left side.
SUCCESS! The file is now shown as I intended in grayscale.
Apparently at some point I inadvertently changed the color space.
Your help has been extremely valuable. Thanks a lot.
Mike

ICC profile problem?

Having a bit of an issue with .png files. It happens randomly, but recently I've been seeing it a lot lately. Most .png files I see while browsing the web of with the preview program itself will show random colored lines with a shadowed out image (the original image) in the background... It's not too important, but something I'd like fixed I guess....
- http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c234/BkacTiger/?action=view&current=PreviewIss ue.png
If I open the file in preview or any web browser, sometimes (if unlucky) it'll show like this:
- http://s28.photobucket.com/albums/c234/BkacTiger/?action=view&current=AdobeEleme ntsIssue.png
However, if I open the .png file in some programs like Photoshop CS4 or Elements it will give me the following error message but will manage to show the image:
Any ideas on why this is occurring? I've googled around about ICC issues and saw that I had to check ColorSync...I ran the repair and verify options with it not finding any issues. However, I saw another to try adding color profiles to my Library/ColorSync/Profile folders; when doing so, I saw that there were no profiles in there at the time.... Thanks for the time and help.
Note: I wasn't too sure on what to include on this post, so if you need any other info please let me know... thanks again...

Hi guys, thanks for the response. Sadly, I can't go to edit - assign profile because it doesn't let me? It just saids that the "ICC profile is invalid", I click OK and that's that.
This is the only image, it's fine with any others. I have just started using 2 monitors and I wonder if the 2nd monitor has corrupted the profile but it should still let me save it?

How to fix ICC profile errors?

I just brought Photoshop CS6 lately and I am trying to edit a picture but I get this message:
"The embedded ICC profile cannot be used because the embedded ICC profile is invalid. Ignoring the profile" "
What do I do to fix this?
Please provide clear instructions as this is the first time I am using Photoshop.

Some clueless individual handed you a file with an invalid color profile embedded.
You can either ask for or demand a corrected file from your source, or you can just let Photoshop ignore the profile and then assign different profiles to the file until you find the one that makes the colors in the image look best to you—by trial and error.
You should know that color management is far from an easy subject. If you're a rank beginner in Photoshop, be prepared to do a lot of reading on the subject. You could start here:
http://www.gballard.net/psd/cmstheory.html
Photoshop is a professional-level application that makes no apologies for its long and steep learning curve.

How to add JPGS with bad ICC profile?

I've just started using LR 3 64 (with the newest update) and I've run into a problem with some JPG files. After import, I just get a blank box with a warning triangle, and I can't view them. If I tell it to edit the file in CS5, CS5 gives me a warning that the ICC profile cannot be used because it is invalid and will be ignored. Once I've opened the file in CS5 and saved it, LR can handle the new version without problems. As opening and saving causes some image deterioration (and takes an effort if many photos) is then any better way to fix this problem?

I guess ExifTool can do it.
UPDATE:
Here' the syntax:
Remove ICC profile from file "file.jpg":
exiftool -icc_profile= file.jpg
Remove ICC profiles from all files from directory "dir":
exiftool -icc_profile= dir

PS CS5 Image Display Differs From Used ICC Profile In Win 7

Hi,
on my Windows 7 Ultimate x64 machine, I just calibrated my Dell SP2309W monitor using an i1DisplayPro and basICColor 5, creating a ICC v2 profile (I am aware of the problems under Windows with ICC v4 profiles).
It created the ICC profile and applied it to be used by Windows. I double checked under COLOR MANAGEMENT that the new ICC profile is being used. Although I can see that the new ICC is being used (desktop appearance changes), there are a few issues I am experiencing:
(1.) Windows Photo Viewer
The thumbnails in Windpows Explorer look fine (they DO use the new ICC profile), when I double click a jpeg and open the image it DOES NOT use the new ICC profile. When I click the PLAY SLIDESHOW button (starting the slideshow) in the opened image in Windows Photo Viewer, the images DO use the new ICC profile.
(2.) Internet Browsers
All current internet browser (Firefox, IE, Safari and Chrome) DO use the new ICC profile and display the image correctly.
(3.) Photoshop CS 5
When I open the same image - that Windows Photo Viewer does not correctly displays (according to the new ICC profile) - in Photoshop CS5, I get the same image display that Windows Photo Viewer gives me (when not thumbnail or not in slideshow mode) - it appears to be the sRGB display.
My color settings in PS CS5 are: North America General Purpose 2 > sRGB IEC 61966-2.1.
When I go to View > Proof Setup > Monitor RGB I get the image display using the new ICC profile.
Why does the image look different in PS than my calibrated monitor should output ?
I was under the impression (please correct me if I am wrong), that the sole purpose for calibrating my monitor was to get a uniform display across (ICC aware) applications. Even when one applies different color spaces to a document in PS, I thought the output on my calibrated screen done by the graphic card should always be according to my calibration and the settings in the ICC profile being used.
What Am I doing wrong or what am I misunderstanding ?
Any help or input is appreciated !
Thanks.
- M

Hello,
A note on monitor calibration: calibrating your monitor will not guarentee that every application will display color correctly, it's more of a step along the pipeline, and for the preview part of a color workflow it's the last step. Here's how color translation follows for an ICC workflow when previewing to a monitor:
Image Color Numbers > Document Tag or Workspace Profile > Monitor Profile
For non-color managed applications, if the original document is or isn't tagged with a color profile it will be translated directly to the monitor profile anyway. This is the equivalent in Photoshop of selecting "Monitor" in soft proofing. Selecting monitor in softproofing will bypass the tagged or workspace profile to translate colors directly through the monitor profile.
For most automatic color managed applications (like Firefox), the image will be translated through the tagged profile and then sent through the monitor profile. If the image is untagged or the profile is unrecognized, the colors get sent directly to the monitor profile.
For Photoshop, a tagged document will have its profile respected and then sent to the monitor. An untagged document will be assigned the workspace profile, which acts like a temporary document profile, and then gets sent to the monitor. This is often why users will notice Photoshop behaves differently from other applications. It's usually a case of the workspace coming into play. By default the workspace profile is set to sRGB. You can change this in Edit > Color Settings.
The purpose of the workspace is originally for printing workflows, as a way of keeping consistant color translations when dealing with both tagged and untagged documents. For web output workflows it can be useful for viewing everything through sRGB, which is typical of the average monitor output (not so with newer wide-gamut monitors, another source of confusion...) combined with the fact that originally most web browsers were not color managed. Hence viewing everything through sRGB is pretty close to what most monitors see and what untagged/unmanaged docs will look like.
Monitor calibration is useful only because it brings your monitor output to a "known state". In traditional workflows the monitor was always a middle-man, a preview device which was useful for getting an idea of what the printed output would look like before you print it. Since print colorspaces are often smaller than display spaces, it's feasible and useful to narrow down the monitor/display space and calibrate it to a known state, so that even if it doesn't totally match the print, you'll get used to its differences/limitations and they'll be consistent so long as the calibration is maintained.
For web output, your final output is often another user's computer monitor, which can have any form of behavior (most standard monitors are pretty close to sRGB, or use sRGB as an operating system workspace (default monitor profile). Wide gamuts behave differently, but I'm not sure if there's a particular ICC space that they closely match, or if different wide-gamuts are even that close to each other in their display color spaces.
Hope this helps!

CUSTOM ICC PROFILES DO NOT SHOW UP IN PSCS 6 MAC OS 10.8.4 BUT ARE OK IN CS5

The only icc profiles that show up in CS 6 Mac OS 10.8.4 are the ones that are installed from the printer driver ( Epson 9900 ) Any other single or custom profiles do not show up when placed Library/Colorsync/Profiles
All profiles show up in CS 5, There has been a lot of discussion of this on many forums with no solution. I have also tried installing the profiles in the contents folder of the Epson printer in the main library folder with no luck. Please advise

Mac OS 10.8.4 is still in beta. You need to be reporting this to Apple.
What happens if you move these profiles to the Adobe/Profiles folder, or the users/Library/Colorsync/Profiles folder?
There has been a lot of discussion of this on many forums with no solution.
What forums? A google search turns up nothing but this thread.
I have not seen this problem with the released versions of 10.8.

Can't see the installed icc profiles for my paper in print module

I have downloaded and installed the icc profiles for my favourite Canson and Crane Museo papers on my new Macbook Pro but they don't show up in the options box in the LR 4 print module. Is there another step I have missed? Thanks in advance.

Where did you install the profiles? They should go into
Library/Colorsync/Profiles in your home folder or at the root level of your
hard disk. If you put it in that folder in your home folder, they show up
in user, if you put them in the root Library folder, they show up in
"Computer" in Colorsync utility

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