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- | ==== Colour | + | ==== Pantone Color Books==== |
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+ | PowerScripts can read .acb files such as PANTONE+ Solid Coated.ACB, Until November 2022, these were supplied with Illustrator; | ||
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+ | To use Pantone Colors, your options are | ||
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+ | * If you have an older version of Adobe Illustrator, | ||
+ | * Max: / | ||
+ | * Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe Illustrator XXXXPresets\en_US\Swatches\Color Books | ||
+ | * Search for them online, Google " | ||
+ | * Use the Pantone Extension and get the Lab value for the Pantone and manually enter this in | ||
+ | * Use a physical color book, and enter in the RGB value (make sure your color settings are set to sRGB) for more accurate starting points | ||
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+ | **Where to place the .abc files** | ||
+ | * You can install them in in the Color Book folder for Illustrator, | ||
+ | * You can click the button in the script and manually open each .abc file. | ||
+ | * You can place them in a custom folder, and in Color Shotgun, go to the [Color] Tab and enter the location of the folder in the " | ||
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+ | ** ASE files ** | ||
+ | We are adding in support in a future update for ASE files. | ||