topic Re: Imported Images (.jpg or .png) exports darker while publishing to .pdf in Documentation

Imported Images (.jpg or .png) exports darker while publishing to .pdf

Ke_CARTA — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 13:32:35 GMT

Hello, is there anybody that would know why the images we put in our layouts get darker once we publish them to .pdf? As an example, we are doing a set to submit to permit and have to link render that were done outside of archicad. Those images are linked to the archicad file directly in the layout book, then we publish all the layout book including 2D plans and linked images.

It seems this as become more intense in the later (28) version of archicad, but we started noticing it in Archicad 27.

Thank you,

Re: Imported Images (.jpg or .png) exports darker while publishing to .pdf

cpr — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:41:27 GMT

This seems to be part a wider problem of Archicad (see https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/General-discussions/Feature-request-Colour-Management-Archicad-wide-gamut-Monitors/m-p/627689#M5616 ) but unfortunately there's not enough complains. When I dealt with Mac I remember the only way of export a faithful reproduction was by printing to PDF using the native mac print dialog. It's not exactly a good solution because the PDFs are then too big.

Re: Imported Images (.jpg or .png) exports darker while publishing to .pdf

Lingwisyer — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 07:39:12 GMT

There is another post somewhere regarding colour representation of imported images containing some tests they did and I think it had a reply from GS.

https://community.graphisoft.com/t5/Documentation/Color-inconsistency-of-published-PDFs-on-MAC-Critical-bug-in/m-p/658934