http://magnetiq.com/2006/04/18/the-unofficial-photoshop-color-book-file-format-specification/ Ates Goral's Personal Playground and Project Repository Wed, 01 Apr 2009 23:28:36 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://magnetiq.com/2006/04/18/the-unofficial-photoshop-color-book-file-format-specification/comment-page-1/#comment-8937 Ates Goral Mon, 16 Jul 2007 15:24:35 +0000 http://magnetiq.com/?p=3#comment-8937 Marek: I do actually have an ACB generator that I wrote in C++, but it's far from being a complete product. I also had started working on a PHP version but couldn't get around to finish the UI code yet. Thanks a lot for your positive feedback! <em> Update: Check out the <a href="http://javastruct.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/javastruct/samples/photoshop/">AdobeColorBook</a> Java class by <a href="http://parduspardus.blogspot.com/">Mehmet D. Akin</a>. It can be used for generating color books. </em> Marek: I do actually have an ACB generator that I wrote in C++, but it’s far from being a complete product. I also had started working on a PHP version but couldn’t get around to finish the UI code yet. Thanks a lot for your positive feedback!

Update: Check out the AdobeColorBook Java class by Mehmet D. Akin. It can be used for generating color books.

]]> http://magnetiq.com/2006/04/18/the-unofficial-photoshop-color-book-file-format-specification/comment-page-1/#comment-8917 Marek Murawski Mon, 16 Jul 2007 00:56:37 +0000 http://magnetiq.com/?p=3#comment-8917 Thank you for your work. I really appreciate your determination in reverse engineering. Could you write an ACB compiler in your free time? That would be a great utility. Greetings from Poland! Thank you for your work. I really appreciate your determination in reverse engineering. Could you write an ACB compiler in your free time? That would be a great utility. Greetings from Poland!

]]> http://magnetiq.com/2006/04/18/the-unofficial-photoshop-color-book-file-format-specification/comment-page-1/#comment-101 Ates Goral Sun, 28 Jan 2007 21:46:04 +0000 http://magnetiq.com/?p=3#comment-101 I've checked a couple of ACB files from CS2 and, you're right, they're either trailed by a "spflspot" or a "spflproc". It seems like Adobe has simply appended those to the ACB files based on whether they are spot or process color books. A binary comparison between files from 7.0 and CS2 shows that the rest of the ACB file structure seems to be exactly the same. Thanks for pointing this out. I’ve checked a couple of ACB files from CS2 and, you’re right, they’re either trailed by a “spflspot” or a “spflproc”. It seems like Adobe has simply appended those to the ACB files based on whether they are spot or process color books. A binary comparison between files from 7.0 and CS2 shows that the rest of the ACB file structure seems to be exactly the same. Thanks for pointing this out.

]]> http://magnetiq.com/2006/04/18/the-unofficial-photoshop-color-book-file-format-specification/comment-page-1/#comment-100 Olivier Sun, 28 Jan 2007 16:26:08 +0000 http://magnetiq.com/?p=3#comment-100 I was actually diving into the CS2 and CS3 color books because Photoshop CS3 is the only software I know has the latest Pantone pastel colours. These files end with spflspot for spot colors and spflproc for process colors. I'm now wondering what the spfl means... I was actually diving into the CS2 and CS3 color books because Photoshop CS3 is the only software I know has the latest Pantone pastel colours. These files end with spflspot for spot colors and spflproc for process colors. I’m now wondering what the spfl means…

]]> http://magnetiq.com/2006/04/18/the-unofficial-photoshop-color-book-file-format-specification/comment-page-1/#comment-92 Ates Goral Sat, 20 Jan 2007 16:46:00 +0000 http://magnetiq.com/?p=3#comment-92 Olivier: None of the acb files that I've check on my PC had "spflspot" at the end. Could it be just a color name in one your color books? Are you using a PC or a Mac? I have no evidence that the Mac format is exactly the same as the PC format (can someone please confirm if this is the case). Maybe there's something specific to Macs... Olivier: None of the acb files that I’ve check on my PC had “spflspot” at the end. Could it be just a color name in one your color books? Are you using a PC or a Mac? I have no evidence that the Mac format is exactly the same as the PC format (can someone please confirm if this is the case). Maybe there’s something specific to Macs…

]]> http://magnetiq.com/2006/04/18/the-unofficial-photoshop-color-book-file-format-specification/comment-page-1/#comment-91 Olivier Thu, 18 Jan 2007 19:14:22 +0000 http://magnetiq.com/?p=3#comment-91 Hi! Thanks for this doc. Any idea what the 'spflspot' stands for at the end of the acb files? Hi! Thanks for this doc. Any idea what the ’spflspot’ stands for at the end of the acb files?

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