PDF / Illy Issues

[Angela]

I am trying to place a pdf into illy for print, but once placed the PDF in illy is not what it should look like? I am not quite sure how to describe it, I am just hoping that someone out there understands what I am saying.

 

[MikePro]

screenshots or a better description of the error?

 

[ChicagoGraphics]

Don't use Illy and put it directly into your rip

 

[GoodPeopleFlags]

Could you post screen shots of the what it's supposed to look like and what it looks like in Illy?

 

[Angela]

Please see attached, I hope I did it right.

 

[Angela]

Don't use Illy and put it directly into your rip

Thank you I do know I can put it straight to my rip but I am worried this could happen again and I really need advice so when it does I know what to do.

 

[J Hill Designs]

My guess is its an issue with overprints. I dont know illy very well, but I assume there is a way to 'ignore' them on import?

 

[Matt-Tastic]

Do you know what program the PDF was made in? Any program in the world can create a PDF, so there is not really any standard in the format. If it is a PDF made from AI, there is some sort of mask on it. I doubt it's an AI PDF, however. It was probably made with something else, and its causing issues when AI tries to read it.

 

[Bill Modzel]

Essentially, you have a "negative" of your file. I've had it happen to me once before and I'm trying to remember what I did to correct it. Another sign shop sent me three files to print and only one of them printed like this.

Can you just open it in acrobat and re-save it as a new document?

 

[MikePro]

never had this happen to me, BUT if it did... i'd simply open in Adobe Acrobat Pro (or Photoshop) and save as a TIFF and then print or insert into illy for additional setup for print.

 

[John Butto]

Did you go to File/Place or did you have Illustrator opened and file/open for the .pdf. If it happens for both then what MikePro suggest might be your answer.

 

[Angela]

Did you go to File/Place or did you have Illustrator opened and file/open for the .pdf. If it happens for both then what MikePro suggest might be your answer.

Indeed I tried both ways, to no avail. I am asking what program she designs in.

 

[Angela]

never had this happen to me, BUT if it did... i'd simply open in Adobe Acrobat Pro (or Photoshop) and save as a TIFF and then print or insert into illy for additional setup for print.

Just tried to open in photoshop, same thing

 

[MikePro]

Just tried to open in photoshop, same thing

yuck, that sucks.
buuuut your PDF reader opens it correctly? do you have options to save as a different file type, such as JPEG/TIFF/EPS?

 

[GoodPeopleFlags]

Did you try opening it in Illy and releasing all the clipping masks?

 

[WI]

Check your swatch palette, and see if there's not a color in the artwork that doesn't match your colorspace. What I mean is that if it's a CMYK file, see if there's an RGB swatch somewhere on the page, or vice versa. That's kind of an oddball longshot, but the last time I saw that kind of bizarro color-reversing, that was what was causing it.

 

[Angela]

She said she designs in photoshop.

 

[Bill Modzel]

Have HER save it as a high resolution jpeg or tiff and see what happens.