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October 16, 2019
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Error background PDF

  • October 16, 2019
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Good afternoon,

somebody can help me to undertsand why I can't export a file Indesign in PDF high rase, in the middle of the working progress it came an error (background error JPG) how can I discover wich immage JPG make a problem? I have 38 pages with 38 immages JPG. Why a program so smart can't tell wich immage is broke.

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    Geоrge
    Brainiac
    October 16, 2019

    Ugly new core of the forum don't goes through links to my post about half-blade method. Ok, I will re-write to you:

     

    You are have 38 pages, for example. 

     

    1. Do export/print PDF of first half of document (1-19 pages). Let's think that done ok.
    2. Do export/print 20-38 - error
    3. Do 20-29 ok
    4. Do 30-38 error
    5. Do 30-34 error
    6. Do 35-38 ok
    7. Do 30-32 error
    8. Do 33-34 ok
    9. Do 30-31 ok
    10. Do 32 error

    Here you find that error on the page 32. 

     

    Check on this bugged page all the images, image links. Usually some png, tif, eps crush InDesign by magic reasons. Convert any raster images from this bugged page to .psd and any vector images to .ai files, re-place them as psd/ai. Save your publication and try it export/print of  PDF again. 

     

     

     

    Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
    Participating Frequently
    May 13, 2021

    and sorry, I don't understand, which kind of error I have to search and correct!?

    Geоrge
    Brainiac
    May 13, 2021

    Usually pdf export fails on some image file like epg, PNG, svg, gif, etc. Find your bugged page. Then you can delete images on this page and find the devil. One page is better than all for search evil, isn't it?

    Remember, never say you can't do something in InDesign, it's always just a question of finding the right workaround to get the job done. © David Blatner
    Derek Cross
    Brainiac
    October 16, 2019

    You can also check it in the Links panel.

    Bevi Chagnon - PubCom.com
    Brainiac
    October 16, 2019

    You can find which image is causing the problem by using InDesign's Preflight utility and panel.

     

    See Adobe's online help for details about how to use Preflight, develop your own preflight standards, and correct problems. It's a very good tutorial: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/using/preflighting-files-handoff.html

     

    And here's an Adobe tutorial video: https://helpx.adobe.com/indesign/how-to/indesign-live-preflight.html

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