Cut out /See Through Text exports as solid block

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May 12, 2021
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I've made a page where the title is composed of letters that are cut out of a black band showing an image beneath. The problem is that when I export the PDF from InDesign, it doesn't show the cut out. The band looks like a solid black rectangle. Any ideas how to export so that the PDF looks like the InDesign document? Files are attached to show problem.

Toast_Deck_cover.pdf

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Brad @ Roaring Mouse

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Okay, I see the issue. I had opened your file in Acrobat and it was fine, as I said before, but I just opened it in Preview and the problem appears. So, this is what I see: Your text is live text, and I suspect the Transparency Effects/ Knockout you are using is not being honoured by 3rd party PDF viewers.

In any case, I suggest you take a different approach to make your mask:

Convert your text to Outlines, then select it and the background black rectangle and make it all a Compound Path. and place the result over your photo. This should create the look you want.