Overlay gradient issue on printing

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November 10, 2022
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I created a file for an advertisement to be printed on a magazine with Illustrator, exported to PDF / x-1a: 2001.
Above the main image is a gradient with blend mode multiply to make the text pop. Opening the file with Adobe Acrobat displays it correctly, while if I open the file with a preview program the gradient creates problems no longer showing the image below. We also had the same problem in print.

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Met1

Legend

Why are you using x-la?

Is your image rgb?

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Why are you using x-la?

By @Met1

Most probably because that's what the service provider specified.

Met1

Legend

We'll have to wait and see, I never like to assume...

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Don't trust Preview with your precious PDFs.

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FrancescaTomasiAuthor

Participant

What does it mean?

The Illustrator and Acrobat files are correct, but the printing file is wrong. And also if I open the file in Photoshop I see it with that gray rectangle.

Francesca Tomasi

Monika Gause

Community Expert

About the printing, you have to check with your service provider. Also check out: https://creativepro.com/eliminating-ydb-yucky-discolored-box-syndrome/

Preview is just not able to display PDFs correctly.

Without seeing the PDF, nobody will be able to tell you why Photoshop can't do it. Is there a Pantone color in it?

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