colour import problem

[edm3]

Hi folks,

I'm trying to get to the bottom of this - or at least find a solution to the problems I'm encountering regarding importing .pdf files (graphics) that I'm chopping up into images that I apply to 3D objects to render.

Problem is, that the files are coming from ai (Mac), and that I'm getting significant colour drift in Xara from what I'm seeing in ai, or in the .pdf reader (foxit), for that matter.

The issue lies in 90%grey (which looks waay darker in Xara), and 100%magenta, which is quite different in Xara than in ai (both PC and Mac). The end result being that the renderings that I'm creating are all out of whack, and forcing me to do a lot of extra work to recreate these colours (although I'm quite excited to be using Xara to chop up the graphics to suit the objects - something that,despite my >10yrs in ai, still have difficulty with.

I've already asked over at XU, but am not having much luck.

I'll attach a few images showing what I'm talking about, and maybe someone here could help to enlighten me.

Thanks!