Pantone Not Supported-Adobe InDesign Workaround with Pantone Connect

[@GDHT]

Mini-workaround: Click on the magnifying glass in the interface of Pantone Connect, then type a color: e.g. 200 C. When it finds it, click on the “name” part. It will replace the active color. Double click to add the swatch, rename it and define it as spot color (it will come in as a process color). Here's a link to download all legacy Pantone + swatch pallets for illustrator: drive.google.com/drive/folders/15GcaKNQ-MoorMm7BLkRiGHu8s7gwrS7j?usp=share_link And learn how to ETHICALLY get Adobe CC free (or cheap) here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5OVo5-JaMmGoLM

[@Ex-Rated202]

Hi Ann, Thanks for continuing to cover this, its very helpful. I’m surprised you’re the only person I’ve seen on KZbin discussing this. 👍

[@GDHT]

You're welcome! I'm a little surpised myself! :D

[@erlingsmemo]

One other workaround if you already have a Creative Cloud subscription, is to install an older version of InDesign alongside the 2023 version. Yesterday I installed the 2022 version (v17.0) and all the color books are still there. So I could add all my missing corporate colors to my CC Library, and then pick that library up in the 2023 version, and all the Pantone colors were there. This works for now, don’t know for how long. Version 2022 will only be possible to install for so long…

[@GDHT]

Yes - thank you for this. I also just added someone's Drive download link for all swatches as the top comment. Unfortunately, in a few years the number of new Pantone swatches will probably be significant and force us to use Pantone Connect. Hopefully by then a new company will come up with more reasonable pricing.

[@AriMWeinstein]

Appreciate the research and correspondence you conducted Anne!

[@GDHT]

Thank you! It'll be interesting to see if there's backlash against Pantone / Adobe - maybe another color matching system will be born!

[@SirLallington]

Thanks for showing this solution again for InDesign 🤩👊 Do we need to do this workaround for Illustrator and Photoshop too?

[@GDHT]

I think you can download one set of colors and use those across all 3 programs. I will have videos of the process of doing that for all 3 programs soon, though!

[@SirLallington]

@@GDHT thanks 🙏

[@GDHT]

You're welcome!!

[@cagdastopcu6352]

Endless thank you dear Ann.

[@GDHT]

You're welcome!!

[@claudiobraz2060]

Thank you! I just dragged the Pantone color into the box with an empty square, and automatically it appears in InDesign.

[@GDHT]

Nice! Just make sure it's named correctly, that will matter for your printer.

[@emmakeep4286]

thank you Anne - you are an absolute life saver!

[@GDHT]

Aww you're welcome - I'm so glad it helped!

[@briannaeigo6562]

So adobe does not have Pantone colors however I have access to Pantone colors. An example being Pantone P 30-8 C. Now, this number doesn't match the PMS. Is there a way to match whatever this adobe Pantone color is to the PMS?

[@GDHT]

Adobe actually extended that date until August, and they're leaving Pantone Solid Coated colors in the app (yay)! Pantone colors = PMS colors, so if you can't find that color, it sounds like someone might have renamed a color inside your Adobe software - or - it might be a new color that isn't found in older Pantone/PMS books.

[@GDHT]

Also, if you Google that color, it does show up as a current Pantone.

[@allstarshowstoppersaustralia]

Great advice, certainly helped me out! Thanks!

[@GDHT]

You're welcome - I'm so happy it helped!!

[@generalgrafx]

Whenever you create your own spot colour swatch within Indesign, the name you give it will also be shown as the plate name in the exported PDF. I therefore don’t see the use in telling the printer the placeholder story - in the PDF there is no more reference to the RGB or CMYK values that you derived your swatch from. If you name the swatch after the intended Pantone colour, the printer should and will use that Pantone colour to print that specific plate.

[@GDHT]

This will definitely depend on the printer you're using. I've had digital printers who don't pay much attention to the colors unless they're specifically told to.

[@jesssica913liu9]

Thank you Ann for this comprehensive video . Do you know what's the difference between Pantone connect and PantoneLive?

[@GDHT]

I don't know much about PantoneLive, but it looks like it might be for managing one brand (for a company to purchase).

[@brandonnielsen4183]

Just fyi, all color books are in your application folders under Presets until the update comes.

[@GDHT]

I wish we could know when the update will be!

[@MattAndImprov]

When does this happen, losing Pantones?

[@GDHT]

Sometime this month. It will happen after the software updates.

[@brandonnielsen4183]

@@GDHT @MattAndImprov from what I'm reading, March 22

[@gailperrytreks]

Thank you sooooo much for this!

[@GDHT]

You're welcome!

[@007Yasir]

This is great, thanks for sharing. 🙏

[@GDHT]

You're welcome...and thank you!!

[@007Yasir]

@@GDHT I have been using Affinity Designer for the last 5, but been using Adobe illustrator over 25 years. As a freelancer or work from home, I must have both applications; depending the kind of job I’m getting. Affinity Designer has a full fledged Pantone Color system. I can always use it to find the Pantone values otherwise look up online or if you have an actual printed Pantone Swatch book. 🌞I might figure a way to copy from Designer to Illustrator, I’ll post back if I found a faster short cut. Most of my work requires coated material, I’m a food packaging designer.

[@GDHT]

Yes, I've heard Affinity products are keeping Pantones, which is awesome!!

[@quacquac_quacquac]

Amazing 🥰🥰

[@GDHT]

Thank you, Linh!! 🤗

[@quacquac_quacquac]

@@GDHT 💕💕

[@LelecoSimpatia]

Hi, I needed to place some psd files that use pantone colors (multichannel) on my indesign artwork. Do you have a workaround for this? I work with packages and labels... I used to do this all the time, but now it seems impossible.

[@GDHT]

If the Pantone colors already exist in your PSD files, the process shouldn't change - they should import fine into your InDesign doc like normal (I haven't tested this, though).

[@LelecoSimpatia]

@@GDHT Thank you for the reply. I realized what I was doing wrong. I forgot that the images must be EPS, not PSD. Thanks for the help anyway.😇

[@GDHT]

@@LelecoSimpatia you’re welcome! I’m glad you got it figured out.😊

[@razzedberi]

The Pantone libraries are no longer available in InDesign. Pantone Solid Coated is no longer available. Now what?!

[@GDHT]

Please check out the first comment under the video. :)

[@razzedberi]

@@GDHT OMG YOU ARE AMAZING! I literally lost sleep about this last night. I did the Pantone Connect free trial and it just RUINS my workflow when creating color palettes for my clients. I would send you flowers if I could.

[@GDHT]

@@razzedberi aww thank you! But whoever uploaded those is the real hero 😀

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[@GDHT]

Here's one to get you started learning the Illustrator tools: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sIPRpqeld75li9E

[@toddengelsma4371]

How about if you've paid for a Pantone Connect subscription Pantone let you activate that in your Adobe account somewhere and it acts like normal??? The Pantone Plug-in is quite literally the most useless thing I have ever seen. Monopolies and greed aren't great for the consumer, maybe Getty can buy Adobe and Pantone and we can just have 1 company that rules them all........

[@GDHT]

Unfortunately there is no 'acting like normal' anymore with Pantone colors - unless you download them like in the first comment of this video.