Hi Antony, Have you tried re-saving the file as an Illustrator CS eps after ungrouping any paths you can find in the file? The problem sounds a little like the original eps file has it's own grouping/cropping/masking tech separate to Illustrators, which can cause print problems (Used to get it with Freehand eps files all the time, Although Illustrator CS seems to hande them better IMHO).
Mark's right, InDesign CS can now take Illustrator and Photoshop files in their native format, but there are still occasional issues when exporting to PDF (among other thing's, Illustrator's font engine doesn't always play nice with InDesigns') - as mentioned earlier, the PDF file generated features transparency that's a little too advanced for most RIPs. You can try running it through Acrobat professional PDF pre-flighting tool, but you're probably better off sticking with eps files, and keeping it vector based if possible. If you haven't been able to fix it yet mail me a copy and I'll have a squizz; might be able to assist. Cheers, Tobes. P.S. Had an amazing issue with a powerpoint presentation that was 362kb in it's native format, 168meg in it's Apple generated PDF format, then 1meg after Acrobat's 'reduce file size' command. Weird. > ---------- > From: Mark Scholmann > Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 11:20 AM > To: WAMUG Mailing List > Subject: Re: One for the DTP / Adobe experts... > > I am not an InDesign expert (as only used once), but I believe you should > be able open the Illustrator file directly in InDesign (native, don't PDF > it across??). > > As a work around, you should be able to open the Illustrator native file > in > Photoshop (don't PDF it) and set the incoming opening pixel size to a > suitable DPI for output and then save as a PSD photoshop image. It will > retain the transparency and can then be opened into InDesign (as PSD, not > PDF) for positioning. > > Good luck, > > Mark Scholmann > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Denise Williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "WAMUG Mailing List" <wamug@wamug.org.au> > Sent: Thursday, 6 May 2004 11:02 > Subject: Re: One for the DTP / Adobe experts... > > > > on 5/5/04 7:55 PM, Antony N. Lord at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > > OK, I bit the bullet and bought the Adobe Design CS Premium suite to > > > bring all my graphic design work up a notch. > > > > > > Almost all the printing companies I work with required PDF format > > > files for output. > > > > > > Most of my layout work (posters and business cards) I do in InDesign > > > an use the "Press" PDF export preset. > > > > > > I have one fairly major problem : > > > > > > * Some PDFs display correctly but don't print "as they look" > > > > > > Example > > > > > > I have been supplied with a logo in EPS format. Its white lettering > > > on what appears to be a transparent background (when viewed in > > > Illustrator). > > > > > > I don't seem to be able to get it to appear / behave as white > > > lettering on a transparent background when I "place" it in InDesign. > > > > > > To work around I open and rasterize it in Photoshop and save it as a > > > single layer (transparent background) in PDF format. > > > > > > It places in InDesign and displays properly. > > > > > > However when I print I get a variety of effects - mostly cutouts (box > > > shape around the lettering) or "burn throughs". > > > > > > I suspect something to do with transparency settings? > > > > > > I've trawled the help files (how I miss a big set of "dead tree" > > > manuals) and googled but can't seem to work it out. > > > > > > Any design professionals out there with any ideas? I'd be happy to > > > forward an example "culprit" PDF. > > > > > > Cheers, Antony. > > > > Hi Antony, > > Was very interested to read your message & the subsequent suggestions > from > > James & Darren. I work with Quark & also send the occasional file as a > PDF > > to printers but actually prefer to burn to CD and save as EPS or native > > Quark & post to printer. Not a good solution but safer. I too don't > trust > > PDF's. > > Regarding the background. Seems to me like you need to convert the > lettering > > to a clipping path (in Photoshop). This is the only way to remove those > > white backgrounds that come into all PSD files saved for export. Go to > Help > > in PSD and type in Clipping Path or go to: > > file:///HARD%20DRIVE/Graphics/Adobe%20Photoshop%207/Help/help.html > > Could you send me the file? > > Good luck & I'll be interested to see how you get on. > > > > Denise Williams-Photographer > > Ph/fax 08- 9447 3468 > > Mob 0417 184592 > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > WAMUG is powered by Stalker CommuniGatePro > >
