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PDF and Digital Printing question

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2011-09-12 13:53:05
ChrisH123
Registered: Sep 12 2011
Posts: 1

Ive recently run into a problem printing on my digital printers from PDF files. Today I was printing a PDF file containing images and fonts. The first print came out perfect. Then the second came out with an extra white box from one image on top of another where it wasn't on the first print. I printed the same file and same rip both times. My graphic designers have always told me PDF files are unstable but cant tell me why.
 
My question is what is causing this to happened and why are PDF files considered "unstable" for digital printing
 

My Product Information:
Acrobat Pro 10.1, Windows
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2011-09-20 14:40:42
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KellyMcC
Acrobat 9ExpertTeam
Registered: Jul 11 2011
Posts: 389
This might be an issue with Transparency. In digital printing, since you don't overprint by default, transparency flattener zones can show up as white boxes. In the Print dialog, click Advanced. In the Output section at the top, click Simulate Overprinting. This may fix your issue. Let me know.

As far as PDFs being "unstable", I would disagree. They can be unpredictable, depending on the settings used to create the PDF. Good PDF settings & Good Layout = Good PDF File.

Kelly McCathran
Adobe Community Expert
Certified Technical Trainer+

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