Spot Color Replacement Preset no longer works after Ergosoft update

Spot Color Replacement Preset no longer works after Ergosoft update

Problem/Question

After updating Ergosoft, existing Spot Color Replacement Presets may no longer work as expected. You may notice that spot colors are not replaced correctly, even though the preset configuration itself appears unchanged.

Solution/Work-Around

Follow the steps below to fix it.
  1. Open the Application Defaults within JobComposer
  2. Navigate to "User Preferences"
  3. Disable "Use Spot Color Name for Replacement Assignment", which is located under "TIFF and PSD Import Defaults"

  4. Confirm the changes by clicking <<OK>>
Spot Color Replacement Presets should now be applied as intended.

Feel free to contact us if you need further assistance.

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