Skip to main content
TXPinky
Known Participant
February 10, 2023
Question

problem with transparency Indesign

  • February 10, 2023
  • 3 replies
  • 1099 views

Problem I have since yesterday: If I put a free-standing image over a frame border and then create a PDF, the frame will be shown as a cut-out; you can see it disappear in acrobat, but a customer of mine printed it and the frame edge has been cut out everywhere where a logo or a free-standing image has been placed over it. We've both seen that for the first time since yesterday. He has an older version and I have the latest version.

This topic has been closed for replies.

3 replies

RvdT
Legend
February 10, 2023

Only over that border or also if you place it above the text?

 

My guess would also be a blend mode in the image itself (Check in Illustrator)


Also try turning on 'Overprint Preview' in Indesign.

TXPinky
TXPinkyAuthor
Known Participant
February 10, 2023

It is solved, it was the PDF/X1 Adobe preset, what always worked, but now I switched to a higher one

rob day
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 10, 2023

It looks like a Blending Mode Effect getting rendered differently in the PDF reader, Check to see if there is a Blend Mode applied to any of the interacting objects.

TXPinky
TXPinkyAuthor
Known Participant
February 10, 2023

It is solver it was caused by the Adobe PDF preset PDF/X-1 which one always worked until now ha ha I switched now to X-4

BobLevine
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 10, 2023

A guess is that you used PDF/X1-a or some other flavor of Acrobat 4 compatibility or the customer is using something other than Acrobat. If that's not the case, please post the PDF. 

TXPinky
TXPinkyAuthor
Known Participant
February 10, 2023

What should I use instead? I always use PDF/X1, it always worked

 

rob day
Community Expert
Community Expert
February 10, 2023

I always use PDF/X1, it always worked

 

Are you viewing in AcrobatPro with Output Preview urned on?

 

Can you share the ID file and image?