white overprint with placed INDD
I stumbled across a strange phenomenon today. I have an INDD file (file 1), which is placed as such in another INDD file (file 2). In this file 1 there is a Swiss cross, which is placed as EPS. If this placed file 1 is exported as PDFX-4, everything looks correct. However, if the file 2 with the placed file 1 is exported as PDFX-4, something strange happens. The Swiss cross disappears in the PDF or the white is set to overprint. However, this is neither stored in file 1 nor in the EPS.
I have the following
Option 1: Save CH cross as AI. Works
Option 2: Re-place link from file 1 to file 2. Fixes the error but not the cause.
Option 3: Export as PDFX-4, change the PDF standard to 1.5/1.7 or similar and then back to 1.6. Should not change anything, but now comes out correctly.
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I stumbled across a strange phenomenon today. I have an INDD file (file 1), which is placed as such in another INDD file (file 2). In this file 1 there is a Swiss cross, which is placed as EPS. If this placed file 1 is exported as PDFX-4, everything looks correct. However, if the file 2 with the placed file 1 is exported as PDFX-4, something strange happens. The Swiss cross disappears in the PDF or the white is set to overprint. However, this is neither stored in file 1 nor in the EPS.
I have the following
Option 1: Save CH cross as AI. Works
Option 2: Re-place link from file 1 to file 2. Fixes the error but not the cause.
Option 3: Export as PDFX-4, change the PDF standard to 1.5/1.7 or similar and then back to 1.6. Should not change anything, but now comes out correctly.