4 Replies Latest reply: Jun 12, 2010 10:13 AM by PurplePlumUK RSS

    Ghost of placed/linked psd cutout

    PurplePlumUK Community Member

      Hi

      Hope I can explain this InDesign Q clearly:

       

      PhotoShop file.

      With layer mask.

      Simple 'cutout'.

      Placed in InDesign as a psd file.

      Flat colour underneath the photo (in InDesign).

      Looks ok on screen, in PDF's or printed out on any design studio proofing printer.

      Usual 4 colour press PDF sent to printer.

       

      Printers proof comes back with the rectangular/square footprint of the photo clearly discernable in the flat colour.

      The transparent area of the photo changes, lightens, the flat colour beneath.

      So you can see a change in tone: lighter where the transparanet bit of the photo is, and darker (as it should be) where the photo isn't.

       

      This is not consistent, sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't.

       

      I've had a colour copier do it. I know a studio had a litho proof and a digital banner proof come back with this.

       

      Only observed it with CS4 (so far, as CS5 hasn't filtered into the studios much yet).

       

      We found a work around. I'm just interested if anyone else has encountered this and any thoughts.

       

      Cheers...