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Default "color temperature" of Editor and Viewer

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I opened the same document (Scans) in Editor and Viewer - Editor displays it in a "warm colour" (attachment - right), Viewer in a grey colour (attachment - left). I tried to set the Editor with "Preferences - Colour Management: Default", but nothing changed and Default was not stored.

What could be the reason?

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Thank you for the post. Would it be possible for you to send me the original file so that I might take a look at it? If the file contains any sensitive information, please send it to support@pdf-xchange.com with reference to this topic.

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Can you send us your original document?
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Hello Peter,

Thank you for sending that. I am seeing the same behavior in Adobe, Editor, and Viewer (see screenshot).

**Edit** In what operating system are you seeing this issue?

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Patrick-Tracker Supp wrote:... I am seeing the same behavior in Adobe, Editor, and Viewer (see screenshot)....
You mean everything has the same grey colour? I checked other files - they have same colour, only the scan is different.

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Which color profile is active for your monitor? Can you send me the file with that profile? (You can find it in "c:\Windows\System32\spool\drivers\color" folder)
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Thanks Peter,

Did you send that to Ivan directly or to the support@ e-mail?
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Hi Stefan

I sent to "support", Wednesday evening.

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Thanks Peter,

I see Ivan got the files! I've requested him to give me an update and he will do as soon as he can, as he is in our Canadian office and it's currently 4:15 AM over there.

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Tracker Supp-Stefan wrote:...he is in our Canadian office and it's currently 4:15 AM over there....
Hey, wake up guys. I'm also working .. :twisted:

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Hi Peter,

The support staff are "up and at 'em", but the Dev. Team aren't due in for another 30mins or so (9:00am). I'll forward this along to them once they're in.

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Will - Tracker Supp wrote:... I'll forward this along to them once they're in....
Hi Will, don't take it too seriously. They are allowed to drink the coffee first :P
No, it is not that big issue. Take the time it needs and the priority it deserves.

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Hi Peter,

No worries - I got that you were only joking ;) Sorry if I didn't portray that, I've only been back in Canada 2 days, so I'm a little jet lagged and my sense of humor is failing me :lol:

Stefan's told me he's already messaged the Dev. Team and forwarded the colour profiles on, so we'll keep you updated as and when we can :)
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Something new with that topic?

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Hi Peter,

Apologies for dropping this one. I will ask Ivan for a further update later today when he comes to the office.

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Hi

I found a new example for the different colours. Obviously a problem of "light colour" - the big, light line is defined as "CMYK: 0/0/0/4"

Viewer shows it grey, Editor shows it in sweet-pink / light-orange.

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Hi Peter,

Thanks for the screenshot - but can you please also provide the original file - so that we can pass it to the dev team for investigation/fixing?

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It is not a color temperature issue.
The viewer has not exactly correct mechanism of color management.
The Editor implements that much better while still has some deficiencies that have to be addressed.
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Hi

something new? The current versions (313) have still massive differences (see attachment).

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Hi Peter,

Thanks for the post - please do provide a sample file, if at all possible, as I'm not seeing this with any documents that I have here.

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Hi Peter,

As per my email - thanks for the file, I'll pass it along and will post back here when I receive further info.

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Hi

something new with this topic?

Today I installed build 316, and still the Editor displays orange instead of grey - see attachment.
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Hi Peter,

I still can't see the issue with your file.
Can you please go to Edit -> Preferences -> Page Display -> Rendering and try switching the "Default transparency blending color space:" to "Working RGB" and see if that helps?

Also please send us a screenshot of your Edit -> Preferences -> Color Management screen.

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I have made myself a test PDF with different light weight colors (see attachment).

I am only able to produce slight color differences by changing the "RGB" settings in the Editor, via Edit > Preferences > Color Management.

When I set Color Management > Color Settings in PDF-XChange Viewer 2.5.316.0 to "Off" and Color Settings in PDF-XChange Editor 5.5.316.0 to "Default", then the colors are identical in both applications.
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Hi guys,

Willy - in your document, I'm seeing the same in the Editor as in Adobe, so it looks like the colours are correct for me. Are they not correct for you, or are you simply commenting on the ability to produce slight differences with different colour spaces?

Peter - from what I can see in this topic, the file was sent via email and I can no longer find that email. Please provide the document itself and we'll advise further.

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Hi

I made a screencast, using Willy "Pastel colors.pdf". You will see the difference, and I tried a lot of settings (see video), but nothing changed.
http://autode.sk/1QpGzfw
But I saw that my monitor (Fujitsu B-19 LED) created an extra colour space. Maybe this "special" (not really special) monitor shows a behaviour which can not be reproduced by you?

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Hello Peter2,

Yes the custom colour space could be causing this problem.
Please go to Edit -> Preferences -> Color Management, and try switching to using the default sRGB IEC6... colour space for RGB colours and U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2 for CMYK, and see if that helps!

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EDIT: In the few minutes I made my answer, two other items have passed.
This one is still for Will.

Will, with all my respect, but sometimes I think that you are reading a little bit too fast.
My goal in this, is only to try to help you to find an explanation, and to offer you a test-file to re-produce the problem.

I confirm that the colors are identical between Adobe Reader, PDF-XChange Viewer and Editor, when the Color settings are set to "Default".

In the attached ZIP file, I put a 'print screen' with a changed RGB Working Space setting in the Editor.
In that case, myself, I can see a difference at box number 3 (see the second 'print screen').
This is similar to what Peter is seeing.

I hope this helps.

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Will, with all my respect, but sometimes I think that you are reading a little bit too fast.
My goal in this, is only to try to help you to find an explanation, and to offer you a test-file to re-produce the problem.
And with all due respect Willy, I think you may be reading too quickly. As I noted in my post, I had no issues and was referring to the file that Peter, the OP, initially experienced the issue with, that Stefan had requested and was sent by email I cannot find.
In that case, myself, I can see a difference at box number 3 (see the second 'print screen').
This is similar to what Peter is seeing.
As was explained by Ivan, months ago, the Viewer doesn't handle this correctly and the Editor does, so there is nothing to fix. When it comes to rendering colours, you cannot compare the Editor to the Viewer and should instead by comparing with Adobe Reader. If there is ever a difference, the Viewer will almost always be wrong.

Also, as a friendly note and reminder, we will not have to post multiple requests and run the risk of making far fewer mistakes (if any are made at all, and sometimes they are), if a certain amount of information is provided initially with the very first post. This is usually the version and build in use, the version of Windows and any relevant service packs, a clear and concise description of the problem and any files that the issue is seen with (as well as source documents, if at all relevant). As I said above, I had asked for Peter's file because I was not seeing any difference with your file, nor any others that I had.

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Hi all,

Thanks Will for answering. I hope you will get the test-PDF from Peter soon.

From what I can see in the screencast, there is mainly a difference with the color box number 1 (in Pastel colors.pdf).

So, if Peter would like to do me a favor...
What do you see when comparing the PDF between Adobe Reader and PDF-XChange Editor (using default colour settings)?

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Hi

sRGB IEC6... colour space:
I tried it in the screencast and now again, the result was that all colours turned to more "orange color"

original file:
I just sent it again to "support...". It should arrive soon.

wrong colour management of viewer:
I have my doubts ... - see the screenshot I attached 17 Jan 2016, 21:54. There is a HTML-page with grey colour in Firefox, in PDF Viewer and in HP Laserprinter. Only Editor is orange.

Willy Pastel color:
I took the file which is displayed in shades of brown/grey and printed it to a new PDF, called "from_editor". This file is displayed in the same correct colours as the original file is displayed in the viewer. I attach the file and a screenshot, displaying original and printed file in Editor with same settings in same program on same monitor.

Test with Adobe Reader:
I don't have Adobe Reader, only PDF-XChange ...
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Thanks for the "from_editor.pdf"

When I open that PDF on my computer, via PDF-XChange Editor v5.5.316.0, I see that the box number 1 is not light grey but light rose. Just like I see it in your screencast, at the right (also in Editor). At my computer, in my "Pastel Colors.pdf", it is light grey.

Maybe you should check the Color Management settings of your computer, via Control Panel (View by: Small icons).
http://www.sevenforums.com/general-disc ... ption.html

Honestly, myself, I do not see an immediate explanation for the problem.
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Hi

at the moment I can report that the problem is solved - but I don't know why.

During testing I modified
- the hardware settings on my monitors (which was and is set to 6500 K)
- the colour management of PDF Viewer and Editor
- the colour management of Windows 7
- the colour management of my Nvidia Card

I tried to find out what now is different from the settings before, but I don't know. "Something" happened, and now the Editor shows the same colours like Viewer and Firefox.

The conclusion is:
It is possible that there are some colour settings which are handled in different ways by Editor and Viewer.

Thanks to all for help and contributing.

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Hi Peter,

Glad to hear that things are working properly now.
Maybe some old settings for the Editor were not overwritten properly before, and with you now changing them several times - they finally updated to the correct values.

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