Saving as PDF loses transparency when printing

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July 8, 2020
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I have a design that has color opacity gradients in it. when i save it as a pdf, everything is shown correct until i try to print it with a printer. In my printers program the transparency is gone, also the design is printed without transparency. I get this working by using the Print command to create a PDF with adobe pdf printer. Why is that I can't use save as to create PDFs with transparency for print production?

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Jacob Bugge

Community Expert

Mrprintalot,

What happens if you print the saved PDF while using a PostScript (emulating) printer driver or while having whichever possible management by the printer disabled/unticked?

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federico platon

Legend

Please do not use Print command to create a PDF, as print flattens transparency (and layers).

The right way to get a PDF in Illustrator is with File>Save or File>Save As. (there is a dropdown list for saving as Ai, EPS, PDF, SVG,...)

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MrprintalotAuthor

Inspiring

I am aware of Print not being the best option. How can i find the best options for saving as PDF, because sometimes the transparency effects disappear and sometimes they don't. Right now i have no clue why they do, and why they don't.

Monika Gause

Community Expert

Please tell us what exactly you have, what exactly you save, which options you use and what exactly happens.

Old PDF versions don't support transparency and when you save those PDF versions, transparency gets flattened.

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