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How do I extract the colours from a PDF?
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I have a PDF and I want to verify the colours being used (check that they match our corporate colour scheme for instance). Specifically, I want to check that the correct CMYK colours are being used.
How could I go about doing that?
colors pdf
edited Oct 17 '12 at 22:30
Gilles
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asked Oct 17 '12 at 10:02
Alex ChamberlainAlex Chamberlain
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I have a PDF and I want to verify the colours being used (check that they match our corporate colour scheme for instance). Specifically, I want to check that the correct CMYK colours are being used.
How could I go about doing that?
colors pdf
edited Oct 17 '12 at 22:30
Gilles
545k12811071622
asked Oct 17 '12 at 10:02
Alex ChamberlainAlex Chamberlain
1,44221323
What do you mean with verify?
– Bernhard
Oct 17 '12 at 10:45
@Bernhard I want to check a PDF is using the corporate colours.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 10:53
1
Maybe usegcolorand click on the texts?
– daisy
Oct 17 '12 at 23:44
add a comment |
I have a PDF and I want to verify the colours being used (check that they match our corporate colour scheme for instance). Specifically, I want to check that the correct CMYK colours are being used.
How could I go about doing that?
colors pdf
edited Oct 17 '12 at 22:30
Gilles
545k12811071622
asked Oct 17 '12 at 10:02
Alex ChamberlainAlex Chamberlain
1,44221323
I have a PDF and I want to verify the colours being used (check that they match our corporate colour scheme for instance). Specifically, I want to check that the correct CMYK colours are being used.
How could I go about doing that?
colors pdf
colors pdf
edited Oct 17 '12 at 22:30
Gilles
545k12811071622
asked Oct 17 '12 at 10:02
Alex ChamberlainAlex Chamberlain
1,44221323
edited Oct 17 '12 at 22:30
Gilles
545k12811071622
asked Oct 17 '12 at 10:02
Alex ChamberlainAlex Chamberlain
1,44221323
edited Oct 17 '12 at 22:30
Gilles
545k12811071622
edited Oct 17 '12 at 22:30
Gilles
545k12811071622
edited Oct 17 '12 at 22:30
Gilles
545k12811071622
545k12811071622
asked Oct 17 '12 at 10:02
Alex ChamberlainAlex Chamberlain
1,44221323
asked Oct 17 '12 at 10:02
Alex ChamberlainAlex Chamberlain
1,44221323
asked Oct 17 '12 at 10:02
Alex ChamberlainAlex Chamberlain
1,44221323
1,44221323
What do you mean with verify?
– Bernhard
Oct 17 '12 at 10:45
@Bernhard I want to check a PDF is using the corporate colours.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 10:53
1
Maybe usegcolorand click on the texts?
– daisy
Oct 17 '12 at 23:44
add a comment |
What do you mean with verify?
– Bernhard
Oct 17 '12 at 10:45
@Bernhard I want to check a PDF is using the corporate colours.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 10:53
1
Maybe usegcolorand click on the texts?
– daisy
Oct 17 '12 at 23:44
What do you mean with verify?
– Bernhard
Oct 17 '12 at 10:45
What do you mean with verify?
– Bernhard
Oct 17 '12 at 10:45
@Bernhard I want to check a PDF is using the corporate colours.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 10:53
@Bernhard I want to check a PDF is using the corporate colours.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 10:53
1
1
Maybe use
gcolor and click on the texts?– daisy
Oct 17 '12 at 23:44
Maybe use
gcolor and click on the texts?– daisy
Oct 17 '12 at 23:44
add a comment |
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You can import the PDF file into a software like Inkscape and there you can do what you want, including a color check.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 12:39
BuzzBuzz
491
Unfortunately, Inkscape doesn't support CMYK colours, though Scribus does. This is great for smaller documents, but not for bigger ones. My PC hasn't got loads of memory, so it would be better using a CLI.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 13:05
A cli utility is definitely needed. A 'pdfcolors' program which would just list the colours used in whatever form they are expressed (rgb, cmyk) and perhaps with -verbose, list them per page.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:28
add a comment |
Maybe identify from imagemagick suite will fit your needs?
Use it with -verbose switch to get information about colors:
identify -verbose file.pdf
answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:24
Paweł RumianPaweł Rumian
1,281720
Note: you will need to installghostscriptin order for this command to work; otherwise, it will fail silently
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:27
Although it fails silently, that fact is documented at imagemagick.org/script/formats.php
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:28
The identify command lists the gamut (the range of colour values) but does not identify the individual rgb or cmyk values used.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:26
add a comment |
The GIMP can easily tell you the RGB or CMYK values of any color in a pdf. When you open the pdf, it will offer to treat each page as a layer. That's fine, you just need to select each layer as you look at it and make each layer above it invisible.
Then use the color picker tool (eyedropper icon) to click on any color in the pdf. It will automatically select it for the foreground, but you can check the option to "[] use info window" to see RGB, CMYK, HSV, etc on whatever you select.
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You can import the PDF file into a software like Inkscape and there you can do what you want, including a color check.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 12:39
BuzzBuzz
491
Unfortunately, Inkscape doesn't support CMYK colours, though Scribus does. This is great for smaller documents, but not for bigger ones. My PC hasn't got loads of memory, so it would be better using a CLI.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 13:05
A cli utility is definitely needed. A 'pdfcolors' program which would just list the colours used in whatever form they are expressed (rgb, cmyk) and perhaps with -verbose, list them per page.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:28
add a comment |
You can import the PDF file into a software like Inkscape and there you can do what you want, including a color check.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 12:39
BuzzBuzz
491
Unfortunately, Inkscape doesn't support CMYK colours, though Scribus does. This is great for smaller documents, but not for bigger ones. My PC hasn't got loads of memory, so it would be better using a CLI.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 13:05
A cli utility is definitely needed. A 'pdfcolors' program which would just list the colours used in whatever form they are expressed (rgb, cmyk) and perhaps with -verbose, list them per page.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:28
add a comment |
You can import the PDF file into a software like Inkscape and there you can do what you want, including a color check.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 12:39
BuzzBuzz
491
You can import the PDF file into a software like Inkscape and there you can do what you want, including a color check.
answered Oct 17 '12 at 12:39
BuzzBuzz
491
answered Oct 17 '12 at 12:39
BuzzBuzz
491
answered Oct 17 '12 at 12:39
BuzzBuzz
491
answered Oct 17 '12 at 12:39
BuzzBuzz
491
491
Unfortunately, Inkscape doesn't support CMYK colours, though Scribus does. This is great for smaller documents, but not for bigger ones. My PC hasn't got loads of memory, so it would be better using a CLI.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 13:05
A cli utility is definitely needed. A 'pdfcolors' program which would just list the colours used in whatever form they are expressed (rgb, cmyk) and perhaps with -verbose, list them per page.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:28
add a comment |
Unfortunately, Inkscape doesn't support CMYK colours, though Scribus does. This is great for smaller documents, but not for bigger ones. My PC hasn't got loads of memory, so it would be better using a CLI.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 13:05
A cli utility is definitely needed. A 'pdfcolors' program which would just list the colours used in whatever form they are expressed (rgb, cmyk) and perhaps with -verbose, list them per page.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:28
Unfortunately, Inkscape doesn't support CMYK colours, though Scribus does. This is great for smaller documents, but not for bigger ones. My PC hasn't got loads of memory, so it would be better using a CLI.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 13:05
Unfortunately, Inkscape doesn't support CMYK colours, though Scribus does. This is great for smaller documents, but not for bigger ones. My PC hasn't got loads of memory, so it would be better using a CLI.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 13:05
A cli utility is definitely needed. A 'pdfcolors' program which would just list the colours used in whatever form they are expressed (rgb, cmyk) and perhaps with -verbose, list them per page.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:28
A cli utility is definitely needed. A 'pdfcolors' program which would just list the colours used in whatever form they are expressed (rgb, cmyk) and perhaps with -verbose, list them per page.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:28
add a comment |
Maybe identify from imagemagick suite will fit your needs?
Use it with -verbose switch to get information about colors:
identify -verbose file.pdf
answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:24
Paweł RumianPaweł Rumian
1,281720
Note: you will need to installghostscriptin order for this command to work; otherwise, it will fail silently
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:27
Although it fails silently, that fact is documented at imagemagick.org/script/formats.php
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:28
The identify command lists the gamut (the range of colour values) but does not identify the individual rgb or cmyk values used.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:26
add a comment |
Maybe identify from imagemagick suite will fit your needs?
Use it with -verbose switch to get information about colors:
identify -verbose file.pdf
answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:24
Paweł RumianPaweł Rumian
1,281720
Note: you will need to installghostscriptin order for this command to work; otherwise, it will fail silently
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:27
Although it fails silently, that fact is documented at imagemagick.org/script/formats.php
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:28
The identify command lists the gamut (the range of colour values) but does not identify the individual rgb or cmyk values used.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:26
add a comment |
Maybe identify from imagemagick suite will fit your needs?
Use it with -verbose switch to get information about colors:
identify -verbose file.pdf
answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:24
Paweł RumianPaweł Rumian
1,281720
Maybe identify from imagemagick suite will fit your needs?
Use it with -verbose switch to get information about colors:
identify -verbose file.pdf
answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:24
Paweł RumianPaweł Rumian
1,281720
answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:24
Paweł RumianPaweł Rumian
1,281720
answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:24
Paweł RumianPaweł Rumian
1,281720
answered Oct 18 '12 at 17:24
Paweł RumianPaweł Rumian
1,281720
1,281720
Note: you will need to installghostscriptin order for this command to work; otherwise, it will fail silently
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:27
Although it fails silently, that fact is documented at imagemagick.org/script/formats.php
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:28
The identify command lists the gamut (the range of colour values) but does not identify the individual rgb or cmyk values used.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:26
add a comment |
Note: you will need to installghostscriptin order for this command to work; otherwise, it will fail silently
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:27
Although it fails silently, that fact is documented at imagemagick.org/script/formats.php
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:28
The identify command lists the gamut (the range of colour values) but does not identify the individual rgb or cmyk values used.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:26
Note: you will need to install
ghostscript in order for this command to work; otherwise, it will fail silently– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:27
Note: you will need to install
ghostscript in order for this command to work; otherwise, it will fail silently– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:27
Although it fails silently, that fact is documented at imagemagick.org/script/formats.php
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:28
Although it fails silently, that fact is documented at imagemagick.org/script/formats.php
– William Entriken
Dec 24 '15 at 16:28
The identify command lists the gamut (the range of colour values) but does not identify the individual rgb or cmyk values used.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:26
The identify command lists the gamut (the range of colour values) but does not identify the individual rgb or cmyk values used.
– Peter Flynn
Mar 27 '17 at 20:26
add a comment |
The GIMP can easily tell you the RGB or CMYK values of any color in a pdf. When you open the pdf, it will offer to treat each page as a layer. That's fine, you just need to select each layer as you look at it and make each layer above it invisible.
Then use the color picker tool (eyedropper icon) to click on any color in the pdf. It will automatically select it for the foreground, but you can check the option to "[] use info window" to see RGB, CMYK, HSV, etc on whatever you select.
answered 2 days ago
mightypilemightypile
1664
add a comment |
The GIMP can easily tell you the RGB or CMYK values of any color in a pdf. When you open the pdf, it will offer to treat each page as a layer. That's fine, you just need to select each layer as you look at it and make each layer above it invisible.
Then use the color picker tool (eyedropper icon) to click on any color in the pdf. It will automatically select it for the foreground, but you can check the option to "[] use info window" to see RGB, CMYK, HSV, etc on whatever you select.
answered 2 days ago
mightypilemightypile
1664
add a comment |
The GIMP can easily tell you the RGB or CMYK values of any color in a pdf. When you open the pdf, it will offer to treat each page as a layer. That's fine, you just need to select each layer as you look at it and make each layer above it invisible.
Then use the color picker tool (eyedropper icon) to click on any color in the pdf. It will automatically select it for the foreground, but you can check the option to "[] use info window" to see RGB, CMYK, HSV, etc on whatever you select.
answered 2 days ago
mightypilemightypile
1664
The GIMP can easily tell you the RGB or CMYK values of any color in a pdf. When you open the pdf, it will offer to treat each page as a layer. That's fine, you just need to select each layer as you look at it and make each layer above it invisible.
Then use the color picker tool (eyedropper icon) to click on any color in the pdf. It will automatically select it for the foreground, but you can check the option to "[] use info window" to see RGB, CMYK, HSV, etc on whatever you select.
answered 2 days ago
mightypilemightypile
1664
answered 2 days ago
mightypilemightypile
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answered 2 days ago
mightypilemightypile
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answered 2 days ago
mightypilemightypile
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What do you mean with verify?
– Bernhard
Oct 17 '12 at 10:45
@Bernhard I want to check a PDF is using the corporate colours.
– Alex Chamberlain
Oct 17 '12 at 10:53
1
Maybe use
gcolorand click on the texts?– daisy
Oct 17 '12 at 23:44