Discolored boxes when printing

[paigel28514879]

Hi-

My PDF looks perfect but when I print it the transparency isn’t working. I have a PSD image over a green box, and where the image is transparent it changes the green box to be a brighter green box.  In InDesign, the transparency blend space is in RGB (for printing) and when I go to print to adobe pdf I set the output>color is composite RGB.  Any help would be greatly appreciated!

-Paige

[Abambo]

Print files are prepared in CMYK, but that isn’t probably the problem.

It would be of use to have more information on the system you use: OS and version, Photoshop version and Acrobat version. It may also be important to tell more about the printer.

One easy solution I have found helping me a lot, when I have print problems is “Print as image” in the advanced section of the print dialogue. This option lets Acrobat do the hard work of page composition and sends an image to the printer. Printer or driver related problems are so circumvented. The drawback is, that printing takes more time and the print job is bigger in Mb.

[paigel28514879]

Hi Abambo,

Thank you for your response. Unfortunately 'print as image' didn't work for me. I am using Photoshop CC and Indesign CC and Adobe Acrobat Pro DC with Microsoft. I have tried placing both PNGs and PSDs into my indesign document. I first Print to PDF from indesign and then to a HP Laserjet 5550 dtn.

Any other ideas?

Best,

Paige

[Abambo]

From Indesign you should export to PDF, not print. The prefered Indesign route is export to PDF, print the PDF with Acrobat.

It would be interesting seeing what you see on screen in Indesign and on Acrobat.