Linked images (with embedded profiles) shift color when embedded
Embedding an Adobe RGB (or any profile that is different than the current document profile) image (jpeg, png, tiff) in an sRGB Illustrator 2025 document gives a different result than with an Illustrator 2024 document.
When Profile warnings are checked in the Color Settings, the warning dialogs are different between 2024 and 2025
2024 warns for a Paste Profile Mismatch and allows to “Convert.(preserve color appearance)”
2025 warns for an Embedded Profile Mismatch and wants to “Use the embedded profile (instead of the working space)”.
When embedding in 2024 the default is “Convert” (which tries to keep the color appearance and the result will look more or less the same).
When embedding in 2024 and selecting the “Don't convert (preserve color numbers)” option, the color appearance will change visibly (as expected).
When embedding in 2025 the default is: “Use the embedded profile”, which will change the color appearance visibly).
When the option “Discard the embedded profile (don't color manage)” is chosen, the result is the same as the Use the embedded profile option, it also will change the color appearance visibly.
When the warnings for Profile mismatches are turned off in the Color Settings (which are off by default), the user has no choice and will see the color change in 2025 because the numbers are always used instead of the profile.
See also:
https://community.adobe.com/t5/illustrator-discussions/png-color-shift-when-embedding-in-illustrator-adobe-rgb-profiles-now-causing-issues/m-p/15533550#M454942
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Both versions give the same Embedded Profile Mismatch dialog when placing the image.
The 2025 gives it twice, the same dialog during placing and embedding. -
It is shown on embedding. So actually both dialogs are confusing. In 2024 it says paste when it is placed, but gives you the right choices and in 2025 it does not convert when it asks to use the embedded profile (it actually ignores the profile and uses just the numbers).
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The 2024 dialog says 'Paste profile mismatch'... was it shown on pasting or embedding?
