Invalid ICC colour profile, using alternate

Classification

Validator	Validator version	Error message type
Ghostscript	10.06.0

File format	Version	Specification	Description	Location
application/pdf	1.5		Govdocs1 set	OPF format-corpus

Analyses

Possible solutions

Output example

warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
warning: ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check

The following errors were encountered at least once while processing this file:
        missing white space after number
        malformed number
        error executing PDF token
        error reading a stream
        An embedded font is invalid
        The string data prameter for a /Indexed colour space lookup is too short

   **** This file had errors that were repaired or ignored.
   **** The file was produced by:
   **** >>>> Acrobat Distiller 6.0.1 for Macintosh <<<<
   **** Please notify the author of the software that produced this
   **** file that it does not conform to Adobe's published PDF
   **** specification.


GPL Ghostscript 10.06.0 (2025-09-09)
Copyright (C) 2025 Artifex Software, Inc.  All rights reserved.
This software is supplied under the GNU AGPLv3 and comes with NO WARRANTY:
see the file COPYING for details.
Processing pages 1 through 24.
Page 1
Loading font ICLAAG+MetaBold-Roman (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Loading font ICLABI+HelveticaNeue-Roman (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 975 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICLACL+Meta-Bold (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 963 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICKPPF+HelveticaNeue-BoldCond (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Bold
Loading font ICLJDI+HelveticaNeue-HeavyCond (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Bold
Loading font ICLJDJ+HelveticaNeue-BlackCond (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Bold
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 955 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICKPOB+NewsGothicBT-BoldCondensed (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 2
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 856 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICLJFC+JansonText-Bold (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusRoman-Regular
Loading font ICLJDM+JansonText-Roman (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusRoman-Regular
Loading font ICLJFB+Slippy-BoldItalic (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-BoldItalic
Loading font ICLJEP+Times-BoldItalic (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusRoman-BoldItalic
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 862 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICLJFA+FranklinGothic-Condensed (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 3
Loading font ICLJHN+JansonText-BoldOsF (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusRoman-Bold
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 899 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICLJHL+GillSans (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Loading font ICLJHM+GillSans-Italic (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Italic
Loading font F24 (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 4
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**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 913 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICLJJD+Helvetica-Condensed (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Loading font ICLJJB+Helvetica-Condensed-Light (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 7
Page 8
Loading font ICLABI+HelveticaNeue-Roman (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 9
Loading font F24 (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Loading font ICLJKF+ZapfDingbats (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 10
Page 11
Loading font ICPBMN+Helvetica-Condensed (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 12
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Page 14
Loading font ICLJDM+JansonText-Roman (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusRoman-Regular
Loading font ICLJDJ+HelveticaNeue-BlackCond (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Bold
Loading font ICLJDI+HelveticaNeue-HeavyCond (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Bold
Loading font ICLABI+HelveticaNeue-Roman (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Loading font ICLJFB+Slippy-BoldItalic (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-BoldItalic
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 607 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font IDALDD+Helvetica-Bold (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Bold
Page 15
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 929 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICLJKH+HelveticaNeue-Bold (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Bold
Loading font ICLJEP+Times-BoldItalic (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusRoman-BoldItalic
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 862 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICLJFA+FranklinGothic-Condensed (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 16
Page 17
Loading font ICLJLJ+Helvetica-Bold (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Bold
Loading font ICLJKI+HelveticaNeue-LightCond (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 18
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 975 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICLACL+Meta-Bold (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Regular
Page 19
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Page 22
**** Warning: cannot process embedded stream for font object 969 0
**** Attempting to load a substitute font.
Loading font ICLABJ+NewsGothicBT-BoldCondItalic (or substitute) from /opt/ghostscript-10.06/share/ghostscript/Resource/Font/NimbusSans-Italic
Page 23
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The following warnings were encountered at least once while processing this file:
        recoverable image error
        encountered more q than Q
        garbage left on stack
        invalid operator used in text block
        text operator outside text block
        Invalid ICC colour profile, using alternate
        number uses illegal exponent form
        Possible missing white space between operators
        A page ended after a BT had been executed and without a mtching ET

Notes on the error

Related errors by source files

Ghostscript:    An embedded font is invalid
Ghostscript:    A page ended after a BT had been executed and without a mtching ET
Ghostscript:    cannot process embedded stream for font object
Ghostscript:    encountered more q than Q
Ghostscript:    error executing PDF token
Ghostscript:    error reading a stream
Ghostscript:    garbage left on stack
Ghostscript:    ignoring zlib error: incorrect data check
Ghostscript:    Invalid ICC colour profile, using alternate
Ghostscript:    invalid operator used in text block
Ghostscript:    malformed number
Ghostscript:    missing white space after number
Ghostscript:    number uses illegal exponent form
Ghostscript:    Possible missing white space between operators
Ghostscript:    recoverable image error
Ghostscript:    text operator outside text block
Ghostscript:    The string data prameter for a /Indexed colour space lookup is too short

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