Can I remove black overprint in pdf?

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February 28, 2019
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Is there a way to remove black overprints so they knockout? Files are supplied pdfs. Black is set to overprint.

I do not want to use the workaround of placing in illustrator, flattening, etc. It will take far too much time.

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Correct answer Stephen Marsh

Sure, using the print production tools > preflight > single fixup, duplicate the standard “Set all black text and vector objects to Overprint” fixup, rename it and change it to use knockout:

P.S. 3rd party tools such as Enfocus PitStop Pro also excel at such edits, whether performed manually, via an action list or automated from a hot folder in PitStop Server.

Stephen Marsh

Correct answer

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Sure, using the print production tools > preflight > single fixup, duplicate the standard “Set all black text and vector objects to Overprint” fixup, rename it and change it to use knockout:

P.S. 3rd party tools such as Enfocus PitStop Pro also excel at such edits, whether performed manually, via an action list or automated from a hot folder in PitStop Server.

danm22902856Author

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Thanks very much. Is there a way to set it for all objects. Not just the black?

Stephen Marsh

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There is a standard fixup called "Set Overprint Mode for all text and vector objects to 1” which you can duplicate and change to remove overprints. I have not made exhaustive tests, so there may be some objects that are not affected:

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