Colour difference in pdf

dimm · **Joined:** Feb 01, 2013 **Posts:** 9

Hey everyone, I have a pdf I have exported and need to send it off to print. The problem is that when I preview it with Acrobat reader or Mac Preview, the colours are really different :O The colours look more correct in Acrobat, but how do I know which program is showing them how they will print??

Heres the comparison, left one is Acrobat:

Any help would be great :gaah

Odinbc · **Posted:** Tue Nov 03, 2015 4:40 pm **(#2)**

dimm wrote:

Hey everyone, I have a pdf I have exported and need to send it off to print. The problem is that when I preview it with Acrobat reader or Mac Preview, the colours are really different :O The colours look more correct in Acrobat, but how do I know which program is showing them how they will print??

Heres the comparison, left one is Acrobat:

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Any help would be great :gaah

If you do not have Color Management set up in Gimp it's best to use the the “Web” palette.

dimm · **Joined:** Feb 01, 2013 **Posts:** 9

Hey Odinbc, thanks for replying. it says this on the printers website:

Quote:

Large-format printing 70-150 dpi, small-format printing 300 dpi as PDF X3 - 2003 with colour profile ISO Coated v2 (ECI) and a scale of 1:1 incl. bleed. (Floor stickers)

Can I export to this format from Gimp? :roll:

Sorry I'm quite new to print stuff.