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1. Re: Pasted Smart Illustrator smart object into PS is Grey, not black CS6
gener7 Apr 23, 2017 10:16 PM (in response to DKCrotty)It depends what mode this .ai file is using
If it's CMYK, you might have it set to Process Black 0 0 0 100 which when imported into Photoshop translates to R 35 G31 B32
If it RGB, the RGB would be 0 0 0 or Photoshop Black.
So if your ai document must be CMYK, click on your black foreground swatch and set the Color Picker like so, before creating your artwork for Photoshop.
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2. Re: Pasted Smart Illustrator smart object into PS is Grey, not black CS6
gener7 Apr 23, 2017 10:17 PM (in response to gener7)Or create your Ai file in RGB mode, checking that Black is indeed 0 0 0.
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3. Re: Pasted Smart Illustrator smart object into PS is Grey, not black CS6
gener7 Apr 23, 2017 10:24 PM (in response to gener7)and of course I will leave you with this: http://www.andrewkelsall.com/the-professional-designers-guide-to-using-black/
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4. Re: Pasted Smart Illustrator smart object into PS is Grey, not black CS6
DKCrotty Apr 24, 2017 6:08 AM (in response to gener7)Thank you
My PS original file was a RGB. When opening Illustrator, it was defaulting to CYMK and I did not notice it. I retested and the CMYK just isn't working.
So I tried it all again using RGB in Illustrator. That worked.
Now to go fix the hundreds of Images that are screwed up :-)
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5. Re: Pasted Smart Illustrator smart object into PS is Grey, not black CS6
gener7 Apr 24, 2017 9:41 AM (in response to DKCrotty)Glad to hear you found out what went wrong. I'm surprised Ai CS6 would convert your mode from RGB to CMYK before asking if that is what you want to do.
Perhaps look at your Color settings (Shift + Ctrl +k) and see what the conversion policies are or Reset Warnings in your Preferences.
As far as Ai CC goes, an RGB at file is kept at RGB when opened again.
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6. Re: Pasted Smart Illustrator smart object into PS is Grey, not black CS6
D Fosse Apr 24, 2017 10:27 AM (in response to DKCrotty)1 person found this helpfulThe Illustrator file is a separate file, it has its own color mode. You can paste or place RGB content into a CMYK file and it's still CMYK.
You can, however, open an RGB image in Illustrator, and then the file will remain RGB.
There is, as you've learned, a difference between 100K black and rich black (4C black). You might want to go into Illustrator preferences and set Appearance of black to "display all blacks accurately". This will display 100K black as what it is - a dark charcoal gray.
The default setting is "display all blacks as rich black" and you can't tell them apart on screen.
Photoshop doesn't have this option and will always (in CMYK content) display all blacks accurately.