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I've been having the same problem with several differant files. When I make a clipping mask, the file preview and PDF show everything outside of the mask as not clipped but slightly transparent. Like a strange ghosting of the part of the group/object that should be masked. This does not show in the actual AI file, however when previewing, viewing a PDF or even printing a PDF, the ghosting shows.
This has been happening on the last three logos I have created and I can't seem to find any solution despite hours of searching for a solution.
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Can you share that charis example file or the part that shows the problem?
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It's in the screenshot I uploaded.
You can see the bottom of the spoon and whisk that is masked, showing behind Charis.
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Yes, I saw it in the screenshot, but I want to check the Illustrator file to find a solution/workaround.
You can use CC file sharing, Dropbox, Google, WeTransfer or similar to share the file.
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Such a simple solution! I did the same thing and it still showed the ghosting unfortunately. The solution that worked however is when I simplified groups like you did and then saved the PDF differently. I was saving as Press Quality. When I save as Illustrator Default, the ghosting was gone. Thank you for your help!
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Good to hear that helped.
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What are you viewing the pdf in?
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A varieyy of applications. When I view it an Acrobat, there is no ghosting. When I simply preview it from my finder windoe I can see it. The problem is that when I send the PDF (or it's even showing in an EPS) the client is seeing the ghosting from their end when they print or view. This has happened with 4 complently differant designs.
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"When I view it an Acrobat, there is no ghosting"
Because acrobat knows how to render a pdf correctly, anything else you are using is just "doing it's best", often inaccurately.
Tell your client to use Arobat.