Creatives would have to pay a fee to use Pantone colours in Adobe projects, starting from now. Adobe and Pantone have removed support for free Pantone colours across its Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator Creative Cloud applications. They're offering a new plugin subscription for those who want to continue to gain access to the colours.
In a statement, Erin Di Leva, Public Relations Manager for Adobe, mentioned that "Pantone now requires customers to purchase a premium license through Pantone Connect and install a plug-in using Adobe Exchange." The purpose of doing so is the Pantone colour libraries inside of Adobe have not been appropriately maintained for many years, which has led the colours to become inaccurate, with hundreds missing from Adobe applications altogether.
For those keen to subscribe, it would cost $15 (~RM71) monthly or $90 (~RM426) for an annual subscription for a Pantone license. Of course, it has caused a stir among the current users. According to some, the file that has the Pantone colours have been removed and become black. Other Photoshop users also reported that downloading the Pantone Connect extension didn't guarantee fixing the issue. For this, The Verge has reached out to Pantone for clarification.
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