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March 15, 2018
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diagonal lines in PDF after Exports

  • March 15, 2018
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Hey folks,

I have a problem that I can't explain. I've made some business cards with a grey background and a graphic which I prepared in Photoshop. When I look at my Indesign-project there's everything ok but after the export to PDF there occur dark grey, diagonal lines in the PDF. Ok, I worked out that the graphic is the problem. Its a psd-file with 300dpi on FOGRA39 CMYK. My Indesign-project is also set to FOGRA39 CMYK. The graphic is turned for 6°. The diagonal lines a slightly darker than the original background and only occur within the frame when I make the frame smaller than the lines are only visible there. The lines don't disappear when you zoom in the PDF.

So what is my mistake here? I really can't figure it out right now.

Ok one information that could be useful: I used a design-template from moo, so it is set to inch, not to millimeters and centimeters like I use to work)

I hope you can help and solve this mystery.

Best.

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    Correct answer Laubender

    Hi Sina,

    what is the PDF export preset you are using?
    Will it require that transparency will be flattened?

    If so use perhaps PDF/X-4 with no transparency flattening.

    Regards,
    Uwe

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    LaubenderCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
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    March 15, 2018

    Hi Sina,

    what is the PDF export preset you are using?
    Will it require that transparency will be flattened?

    If so use perhaps PDF/X-4 with no transparency flattening.

    Regards,
    Uwe

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    sina_v81757330Author
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    March 16, 2018

    Perfect Uwe, thank you for your quick answer. I think that was the problem. I just exported as PDF/X-4 and it worked.

    Thank you very much.

    Thumbs up.

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