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Why does this fraction print incorrectly?

Jul 28, 2012 11:08 PM

http://g4.img-dpreview.com/F2FAF707533A485497F9678F23B1DF86.jpg

 

On the left is a part of a page in a PDF file made with InDesign and uploaded to an online printing service. On the right is the printed book. Is the problem my end or theirs?

 

(The fraction was inserted into the text using the glyphs menu in Indesign.)

764 Views   9 Replies   Latest reply: Peter Spier, Jul 29, 2012 5:40 PM
 
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  • Peter Spier
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    1. Peter Spier,
    Jul 29, 2012 3:59 AM   in reply to AFUNEVT
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    Is it correct in the PDF you sent?

     

    How did you make the PDF? This looks like a case where the fraction glyph is not properly embedded.

     
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    2. Dai Bando,
    Jul 29, 2012 8:27 AM   in reply to AFUNEVT
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    Have you tried doing ALT + 0189  instead of glyphs.

     
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    3. AFUNEVT,
    Jul 29, 2012 4:51 PM   in reply to Peter Spier
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    The PDF was made directly from InDesign. The left image above is a screen dump from the PDF file, and the right image is a scan of the page of the book. When I intially reported the problem (to blurb.com) they told me they'd fixed it and organised a free reprint of the book. But the second book arrived with the same problem. I contacted them again, and they said they were looking into it. That was ten days ago and I haven't heard. The preview of the book on Blurb's website looks fine; it's just the printed copy that has a problem.

     
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    4. AFUNEVT,
    Jul 29, 2012 4:52 PM   in reply to Dai Bando
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    As far as I can tell ALT + 0189 produces the same result.

     
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    5. Peter Spier,
    Jul 29, 2012 5:11 PM   in reply to AFUNEVT
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    Direct from InDesign could mean exported or printed, which one?

     
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    6. AFUNEVT,
    Jul 29, 2012 5:24 PM   in reply to Peter Spier
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    Exported. File > Adobe PDF Presets.

     
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    7. Peter Spier,
    Jul 29, 2012 5:28 PM   in reply to AFUNEVT
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    Both from that information, and the fact that Blurb's proof was correct, it's almost a certaintly that the problem is on their end.

     
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    8. AFUNEVT,
    Jul 29, 2012 5:34 PM   in reply to Peter Spier
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    Thank you, Peter. Do you happen to know whether there's something in their Adobe Reader program that needs to be tweaked?

     
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    9. Peter Spier,
    Jul 29, 2012 5:40 PM   in reply to AFUNEVT
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    I suspect it's something in their RIP or how they impose. ID embeds fonts when you export, except for restricted fonts which this clearly is not or you'd be seeing a huge number of errors (and you can check that yourself in the PDF document properties). There is clearly a disconnect between the proof and the final output.

     
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