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Hi,
My problem is i have received one AI file from my customer, so in that file customer used some white text elements used as over print which is technically wrong, so while outputting my file (pdf) white over print text was not coming in my output file, so in now AI version in document setup there is option discard white option (pls ref below image) so i have used the same but after converting pdf with same option still white over print text not discard, so how to solve this issue.
Other way of get rid of that white overprints is with a script, i have used this script named NO OVERPRINTS free from https://rj-graffix.com/software/scripts.html
Graffix scripts for Adobe Illustrator
Just download, unzip it and place it in your scripts foder or where ever you want, select all in your file, then locate it via FILE / SCRIPTS , and run...
Hi,
Ok but scripts sent for Mac.
i need the same for PC
Please send me for PC Adobe CC scripts.
Ah, I see, it's an Apple Script.
The forum is not responsible for any content on third party website and unless you find some very freindly soul who writes a script for you (which most certainly is not just done in a few seconds), you won't get that script.
Select all your artwork and then:
Edit > Edit colors > Overprint black.
Enter "Remove Black" (or whatever that is called in English - it's a selection from the menu at the very top)
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Fill and stroke
And you need to select if you want to include spot whites as well.
THis is how it looks in German:
White Overprint | Illustrator CC
When printing, the knock out was not previewed in the print window preview… but the actual output was indeed knockout and not overprint.
Switching between GPU preview and Overprint Preview can help to identify this visually.
This also works with a Save As - PDF, which was not clear from the link to the Adobe page.
If your file is a PDF file, then Acrobat Pro has a Print Production Preflight Fixup for this:
Keep in mind that this will not affect the Illustrator portion of a PDF saved with Illustrator compatibility/include AI file in the PDF…
Tools > Print Production > Preflight (Profiles/Fixup)
This is how it looks in English:
The new feature:
White Overprint | Illustrator CC
Only works at output – output being printing or saving as PDF etc.
NOT for saving native .AI files.
Here is an example action that removes the overprint setting for any fill that contains white. Strokes would be handled in a similar fashion. This would not account for blend modes such as multiply.
The action basically adds a new temporary object marked with a note, sets it to white, then selects all objects with the same white colour and then removes the overprint setting – then it will select only the temporary object marked with the note and deletes it.
I have not put it through exhaustive testing, however preliminary tests appear to work as expected.
NOTE: Global process CMYK white swatches with a name other than “White” will not be selected in this action! The Edit > Edit Colors > Overprint Black command does not have this limitation, however it can’t be recorded into an action.
As Monika mentioned, it is “hidden” away in the actions panel:
The note is applied in the Attributes panel with note area active.
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