Export for Screens, CMYK to RGB
When working in a CMYK Illustrator file, the Export for Screens function currently creates CMYK jpgs. Since it is for screens, it should convert to RGB. Or at least there should be an option to convert the color mode for the exported files.
In a package design project, the files are primarily for printing, but digital mockups are a secondary purpose. So it is necessary for the CMYK color mode to be converted to RGB. Export for Screens seems like it should inherently create RGB files.
Anthony Esau
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Fredde
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I'd love getting a comment from adobe on why? It's been years and this is still bugging me. What's irritating is that it feels like an easy fix, but I might be wrong about that.
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Pantho Hossain commented
Wake up, Adobe...
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Peter
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Congratulations! Its already been four years and the only solution from Adobe is to marge threads! :D
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Bryan Vectorartist
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I need help. It's regarding the Export For Screens. Most of my works are CMYK, but there are many times that I must export them for the use on website, which they must be in RGB. But this command doesn't automatically convert CMYK to RGB. The JPG is still in CMYK, which would make its color output looks odd. So I have to waste more time to convert them later in Photoshop. Would Adobe consider putting this feature into Export for Screens, an option for switching between RGB/CMYK? This command has good benefits in naming files, which Export As doesn't have.
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BTAL
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I too am finding this incredibly annoying and as backwards as can be. I honestly have been exporting without checking my color space on my jpgs for a few years and am just now realizing all my jpg exports are in CMYK... I am so incredibly annoyed. It really feels like incompetent or just blatant false use of the word "screens" in the option to "export for screens." I am honestly dumbfounded at this misuse of the word.
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Ton
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@dridd, yes the check box gets ignored. Actually it is a good thing that the CMYK profile gets embedded, but why give a choice that gets ignored.
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Dridd
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@Ton, yes, then surely I was just confused. :-)
You are correct. JPGs gets spit out with all the glorious CMYK info embedded.
Sorry...
Also, even if you uncheck the "Embed ICC profile" in the export settings for JPG 100, the whole profile is still embedded, and next time you enter the settings, that option is still checked. Seems it does not save that option selection, as it does for other settings. Every time you click the settings icon (while still in the export, no actual export done yet) it comes back as selected. Which makes me suspect that it actually ignores your choice entirely. :-)
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Ton
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@dridd This is about CMYK jpegs. There should be an option to convert to RGB JPEG during export. PNGs are always RGB (or grayscale).
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Dridd
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OK, I am a little confused?
Is this problem fixed or not? Would be nice if someone Adobe would comment as "Fixed".Tested in latest Illustrator as of 5/1/2021.
I create AI in CMYK as well, but after Export to Screens, when I look at the PNG files in Photoshop's file info, they all show an ICC profile of "sRGB IEC61966-2.1",
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Leon Sokoletski commented
Gina, the problem of converting colors between CMYK and RGB is really damaging your colors. I wouldn't recommend converting between these such different spaces.
"Export for Screens" dialog should have the option to choose to convert or not—THE EXPORTED FILES—not the ORIGINAL, and to what space.
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Anonymous
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Gina, we appreciate the reply. That is how one could do it, but the issue is that I'm making things in a CMYK space, and want to simply export proofs for screens or renders that work in RGB space. I don't want to have to convert my file, save it, then revert it. I'd rather they just add the color space to the Export for Screens option. I think we all pay enough for that little request.
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Gina
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To export for screens in RGB, go to File>Document Color Mode>RGB. Exported files will be in the same color mode as the ai file.
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Anonymous
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While Asset Export is super covenant, it changes my color settings to RGB when saved as a PNG, or JPG and I don't want that. It would be nice to have the option to pick which color setting we'd want it to be.
Thanks in advance!
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Bryce Farlow
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I was SO HOPEFUL today during Adobe Max, when they said they changed how Export for Screens worked, that they had added this... but alas, they added something else with file locations.
Adobe, please add this. I commonly design, then send my stuff to a 3D renderer before printing, and they operate in RGB... I don't like having to save as, and would prefer to use Export for Screens, but I don't, then, want to have to convert them all to RGB.
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Anonymous
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Screens = RGB, This is infuriating that it doesn't work properly.
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ejmaletz
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Yes, please add color mode options to JPEG options on "export for screens." I typically work in CMYK mode but need to be able to efficiently export in both CMYK and RGB formats.
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Fredde
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It's so strange. Export for screens are the only option for exporting DPI under 72, but there is no RGB convertion... ok I'll use regular export then.. Now you can use RGB conversion buuuuut you can't go under 72dpi... why... why set at lmit at 72?... why leave out RGB conversion for "export for screens" when there are only RGB screens.
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Peter
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Peter
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Peter
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