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  1. dirkster

    Strange InDesign CS5 issue

    That's what stumped me too; it didn't show up with Overprint Preview on, HQ Display Performance, or any combination I tried. I guess I just needed a reminder of what prepress was like years ago, when a problem with a file meant you had to dissect it to find the issue, and we didn't have previews...
  2. dirkster

    Strange InDesign CS5 issue

    Well, I figured it out. I assumed it was a ripping error of some sort, but it turns out the gradient itself was at fault. I should have seen this sooner. The dark end of the gradient was had not only RGB purple, but also had a very dark CMYK purple underneath in the gradient pallet. The 2...
  3. dirkster

    Strange InDesign CS5 issue

    The document is filled with overset text, but from what I've seen so far, it is just returns, no actual characters. The purple was an RGB build; I converted it to CMYK. Haven't tried other PDF versions yet.
  4. dirkster

    Strange InDesign CS5 issue

    My next step was to try to backsave to CS4. I'm trying that tomorrow first thing (almost quitting time here). As for the PDF version, I was using the PageExportUtility 5 script to export as discrete PDF pages. Not sure what version that saves PDFs as. Also, I tried to export PDFs directly from...
  5. dirkster

    Strange InDesign CS5 issue

    We are running Rampage 10.5. I'm working on a job done in InDesign CS5 on the Mac (a 2.66GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon running OS X 10.6.6). Most pages have a purple circular InDesign gradient. When ripped in Rampage, the corners of the gradient go black (see image). I have tried a number of things -...
  6. dirkster

    Finalproof lamination problems on uncoated stocks

    Anyone have success laminating FinalProofs on uncoated stocks? Until recently, we hardly ever printed on uncoated stocks. Now that uncoated is becoming more popular with out customers, it gives me no end of grief. When I peel the Finalproof base off after lamination, more often than not part of...
  7. dirkster

    CorelDRAW eps's not ripping in RAMpage

    I'm trying to rip a Quark 8 job that has 2 pages out of 4 that contain CorelDRAW eps graphics. The files are saved to EPSs for Rampage using FontWizard. When I try to rip the pages in question, I get the following error: The pages without the Corel EPSs rip fine. I have resaved the files in...

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