Recent content by Phideaux

Another test without photo in background-link This is also noticeable: when I remove the background photo, the gradient on the text element displays correctly. It seems the issue might be caused by a combination of the text element, the applied gradient, and the pixel-based image underneath...

Ok, I'm learning here ;-) Dropbox-link I'm sharing the file I received from my client — the original InDesign PDF — along with the PDF output generated by Kodak Preps. This is the first time I've ever seen this issue occur in a Preps-generated PDF, which is why I tried to replicate it using a...

Update: I tested a similar issue using Serif Affinity Publisher, and surprisingly, Affinity automatically converts the text with the gradient into outlines — without requiring any special settings. That said, I did notice there’s an option to rasterize unsupported properties.

Well, the main issue isn’t that InDesign struggles with flattening certain regions — I’ve seen that before, especially when designers combine vectors with pixel-based elements and use transparency or blend modes. In most cases, I end up using Acrobat and PitStop to fix those issues. Hopefully...

I discovered an issue with a PDF file exported from InDesign. The document contained a text object with a gradient, partially overlaying a photo. So essentially, a text element with a transparent effect placed on top of a pixel-based image. The PDF was exported using the PDF/X-1a preset, so I...