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Offline ericheartsu

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weird illustrator issue
« on: August 29, 2016, 09:46:34 PM »
I'm posting this on behalf of my wife, the real boss of our business, who isn't super versed in Illustrator.

She is working in an .ai file, and trying to save a PDF version of it, to send to a client as a proof. When she saves it to a PDF, it's showing all these imperfections that are hidden in the file, and aren't going to actual print (it's for a digital banner), but they still show up in the file.

See the screen shots to see what i'm talking about.

How can she save it, without it doing that?
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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #1 on: August 29, 2016, 09:54:21 PM »
Unless I'm too tired,  you will need to point out the areas of imperfection.
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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #2 on: August 29, 2016, 11:02:16 PM »
Ditto... I may not be the best at "spot the differences", but I can't be that bad. :p

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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #3 on: August 29, 2016, 11:46:15 PM »
Not sure why it does that but it does from time to time.....I gave up sending pdfs....I just use the save for web feature and send a png....

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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #4 on: August 30, 2016, 03:51:48 AM »
Are you on a Mac?... may be go to print then save as pdf?

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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #5 on: August 30, 2016, 06:50:48 AM »
I see that a lot too. I don't usually deal with gradients in ai. With spot colors I convert all strokes to outlines. Using the pathfinder (with everything selected) I Divide then Trim. I then use the magic wand and select each color (one at a time) and Merge.

I don't think that will work with gradients :/

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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #6 on: August 30, 2016, 09:56:20 AM »
Unless I'm too tired,  you will need to point out the areas of imperfection.

If you blow up the pic, in the chin of the main guy, you'll see some weird gradient effects that are much more pronounced in the PDF (which is the 2nd file).
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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #7 on: August 30, 2016, 10:17:41 AM »
This could be resolved by adjusting some of the transparency settings when exporting the pdf. You'll end up with a bigger file size but you can prevent Ai from compressing the gradients when exporting.
Responding on my phone so I can't add specific click through advice, sorry.

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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #8 on: August 30, 2016, 10:24:23 AM »
It's compression then.

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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #9 on: August 30, 2016, 10:25:30 AM »
always found it easier to save for web and use a png file. AI hates halftones and exports them weird.
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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #10 on: August 30, 2016, 10:32:51 AM »
Has she tried reducing the resolution  in Photoshop. It almost looks like the background is interfering with the gradient transparencies. She could try importing the background and image separately and then flattening it in Photoshop.

BTW I like what she did. Nice work!

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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #11 on: August 30, 2016, 12:03:43 PM »
Why not just send a jpeg proof? I'm I missing something about sending out a pdf file proof? what would be the advantage of a pdf over a jpeg or png file
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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #12 on: August 30, 2016, 12:43:19 PM »
Why not just send a jpeg proof? I'm I missing something about sending out a pdf file proof? what would be the advantage of a pdf over a jpeg or png file

The advantage is the ability to zoom in as much as one wants with no loss of resolution. (of course, on the new, all-too-common tiny smart phone monitors of choice, the advantage is lost anyway)
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Re: weird illustrator issue
« Reply #13 on: August 30, 2016, 04:25:34 PM »
Hmm, we're all Illy and PS here, haven't seen that one before...

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