0 Replies Latest reply: Mar 1, 2012 3:32 PM by Arrow'd RSS

    Unwanted lightening effect around placed graphic

    Arrow'd Community Member

      I originally posted this in the InDesign forum but that may have been the wrong way to approach it.

       

      I have an Illustrator vector graphic placed in InDesign, it's over a dark background.

      Placed by itself the graphic looks fine, exports to PDF fine and prints fine.

      However, there is a drop shadow effect added to the frame in InDesign (using the regular select tool), after which the placed graphic still looks fine.

       

      There is, unfortunately, an invisible lightening effect added to the graphic which only manifests in the printed PDF.

      This lightening effect is not visible in the InDesign file and is not visible in the PDF on screen (even when I check the separations), it is only visible on the printout of the PDF.

       

      Since it is not visible in the PDF, here is a simulation of the lightening effect:

      http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/8025/windoweffect.jpg

       

      Anyone experienced anything like this?