🚀 go-pugleaf

      > Who is the "they" who are exporting your ID files to pdf? If "they"
      are the printer, "they" should know better...




The printers here in San Diego don't even know what a profile is � they ask for CMYK or RGB � they don't have a clue about what CMYK their workflow is based on.

I look at their Photoshop color settings and they are consistently on default.

Further, Acrobat PDF have always confused me, which is why I am asking the question.

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I use Photoshop CMYK .eps because I don't want them messing with the file � I didn't use .psd because it gives them an open opportunity to mess with my file.

I don't know any reason why my basic Pixel/VectorShape layers Photoshop .eps would not work as long as I got it right.

I took the extra step and placed my .eps in InDesign.

I told them exactly where/how to turn off compression in the Adobe PDF process.

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I guess my question is still is:

I place a Sheetfed Coated Photoshop .eps in InDesign.

I Command+E export PDF from InDesign.

I turn off Compression (so my pixels are sent straight through).

I save the PDF.

Did my CMYK "numbers" go straight through?

If not, what application is making the Conversion?

Where is it picking up its default profile?

What profile is it Converting to?

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I understand how profiles work in Photoshop, I just can't follow the chain...Indesign> Acrobat.

My goal is simply to place my .eps file in InDesign and Export my PDF and not have my color changed.