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PDF ICC / Output Intent Inspector

Upload the PDF to see whether output intents, ICCBased color spaces and common profile metadata strings are detectable in the file structure.

Reviewed 2026-08-182 referenced sourcesFree · no account
Private PDF color-metadata triage

Look for ICCBased and output-intent evidence

The PDF stays in your browser. InkyValley scans readable structure for profile/output-condition signals and clearly labels absence as inconclusive when compressed object streams may hide them.

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Combine color findings with document geometry, fonts and production profile checks.

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Production-color boundary

Color numbers only become meaningful inside an output condition

PDF color-space and output-intent signals help diagnose a job, but browser-side token inspection does not replace a color-managed separation preview or printer-specific preflight.

Detected fact

Color-space, output-intent, spot/separation or overprint tokens that can be read from the file.

Production decision

Which profile, TAC limit, black build or conversion policy is correct for this output condition.

Final verification

Use the printer/prepress profile, proofing workflow and professional output preview where the job is color-critical.

What the result is useful for

It can quickly distinguish “no readable output-intent evidence” from a file that exposes profile/output-condition metadata.

How the calculation works

This is structural token inspection of the local PDF bytes.

What this calculator cannot know

Compressed/object-stream structure can hide metadata from a token scan, and presence does not prove that a profile is valid or appropriate. Verify in professional preflight/output preview.

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