I received a document from a new potential "big" client of ours (a Design Firm) that they designed in InDesign and is ready to be printed.
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They want to see some small sections of their “actual files” printed to check the print before we print the entire project. I’m having transparency issues with their files. The InDesign file they have supplied to me includes a linked AI file that is using 70% white opacity in Illustrator (it’s a swirly shape image used as a watermark) that is placed over a solid pantone color in InDesign. They also have some white text that is converted to paths in InDesign that has a 50% opacity that is placed over a duotone photo.
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Is there a technique that I’m not aware of that I need to use to print these files types off files. I’ve printed out their little section samples and the transparency’s are not working. I have tried exporting these files as PDFs straight out of InDesign (on the MacPro) and as saving them as EPS files and using Distiller to covert them over to PDFs. When I’ve done either of these, I get no “watermark image” printed in the background or having the “watermark image” printed at 100% straight white.
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There are four 4’ by 7’ signs built at 100% in one document so the file is huge. Please let me know if you know what I can do to fix this problem or if I need our client to do something on their end. (I've already talked to them and they say they don't know what to do, just want it done)
Thanks!
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fficeffice" /><o></o>[/FONT] They want to see some small sections of their “actual files” printed to check the print before we print the entire project. I’m having transparency issues with their files. The InDesign file they have supplied to me includes a linked AI file that is using 70% white opacity in Illustrator (it’s a swirly shape image used as a watermark) that is placed over a solid pantone color in InDesign. They also have some white text that is converted to paths in InDesign that has a 50% opacity that is placed over a duotone photo.
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></o>[/FONT] Is there a technique that I’m not aware of that I need to use to print these files types off files. I’ve printed out their little section samples and the transparency’s are not working. I have tried exporting these files as PDFs straight out of InDesign (on the MacPro) and as saving them as EPS files and using Distiller to covert them over to PDFs. When I’ve done either of these, I get no “watermark image” printed in the background or having the “watermark image” printed at 100% straight white.
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></o>[/FONT] There are four 4’ by 7’ signs built at 100% in one document so the file is huge. Please let me know if you know what I can do to fix this problem or if I need our client to do something on their end. (I've already talked to them and they say they don't know what to do, just want it done)
Thanks!