InDesign CS3 overprint with drop shadow
InDesign CS3 overprint with drop shadow
- Subject: InDesign CS3 overprint with drop shadow
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Sat, 02 Feb 2008 20:37:25 +1100
Jesse,
I think I have replicated your problem... and found a solution - of sorts! I created an InDesign CS3
document with a background in spot colour. I then created text on top of the background, selected the
text box and applied an effect - a transparent drop shadow(50%K). If you DON'T want the spot colour to
be knocked out just select the text again, access the Attributes palette and check the Overprint Fill option
to ON. To view the end (printed) result in terms of colour make sure that Overprint Preview is ON (View
Menu).
You can view the resulting PDF in Acrobat using Advanced - Print Production - Output Preview. Turn off the
the Process colours to see the spot colour. I kept the drop shadow simple so I didn't experiment with any
Rasterising effects even though it was transparent and I also used PDF/X1a.
You can also view a separated result in Acrobat by using the File - Print menu, using the Adobe PDF
Printer and choosing Separations under the Output options. The resulting PDF will have 5 greyscale
'plates', just as if it was output to film or CTP.
NOTE: In order for the background Spot colour to remain unaffected by the overprinting text and drop
shadow the Overprint Fill option MUST be on in the Attributes box in InDesign when you make the PDF
otherwise the spot colour in the resulting PDF will be knocked out.
It s also worth noting that, while this IS a colorsync forum and not a PDF forum, there seems to be a bug
in Acrobat 8. Turning the Overprint Preview OFF makes the drop shadow disappear! Over to you Olaf.
Where is Leonard when you need him?
Mark Stegman
Teacher
Graphic Prepress
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