controlling RGB value when converting a file from Illustrator to Photoshop

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Ruta_Daugavietis
Dec 17, 2008
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I have an Illustrator CS3 logo file that I want to export to Photoshop CS3 as a JPEG. I want specific RGB values in the JPEG (I’m trying to match Pantone Color Bridge RGB values for a spot color.) I made a "working" copy of my Illustrator file in which I converted my spot colors to my desired RGB values. When I open that file (as an RGB EPS) in Photoshop, the RGB values shift.
How can I achieve my desired RGB values in my JPEG?

And why are crazy Photoshop and Illustrator not consistent when it comes to color formulas?
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Ram
Dec 17, 2008
Illustrator has not caught up with Photoshop re color management, at least through the CS3 version; not sure about CS4.

Also, JPEG is a lossy format, in which colors can be affected in ways that will not necessarily be obvious on the screen (or in print) but enough to shift the numerical values. Try a different format like TIFF, PDF, PSD, etc.
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Doug_Katz
Dec 18, 2008
Just to cover all bases, you color management settings are uniform across the two applications?
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Ruta_Daugavietis
Dec 19, 2008
Thanks Ramón and Doug, I tried the various formats (tiff, pdf, psd… and I changed my color settings in Illustrator to match those in my Photoshop (Adobe RGB). But the RGB values still shift.
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Ram
Dec 19, 2008
Then the first sentence in #1 would seem to apply…

Illustrator has not caught up with Photoshop re color management, at least through the CS3 version; not sure about CS4.

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