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Prinergy Connect 2.1 ; Prinergy Direct 2.1 ; Prinergy Access 2.1 ; Prinergy Powerpack 2.1 | |
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Symptoms |
Color bar graphic is converted to a shading object when Distilled/Normalized |
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Cause |
Known Problem: This is "heuristic" behavior in Distiller/Normalizer. The application detects a series of objects of identical sizes and in incrementing tones and understands it to be an operator's attempt to build a gradation (using Adobe Illustrator's Blend tool, or by creating an Illustrator Gradation but saving as Level 1 EPS). Distiller/Normalizer will identify those objects, and make a guess about what the operator intended. It will replace the many coarsely gradating objects with a single, resolution-independent, higher quality shading object. Except in the case of color bars, this behavior is almost always desirable. |
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Solution |
If you have a color bar or design that is being converted to a shading when you don't want it to, you can use one of the following solutions: 1. Distill to PDF with Adobe Distiller 4 first (however, be aware that Distiller doesn't handle separated files all that well). 2. Distill to PDF with Adobe Distiller 5 first (turning off the “Convert gradients to smooth shades� checkbox under “Settings\Advanced�). 3. Separate the swatches in the color bar with a physical gap or a stroke. This will make Distiller/Normalizer ignore the relationships between the objects, and it will retain the separate objects without creating a shading object from them. Permanent fix: |
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Keywords |
Illustrator, normalizer, PDF, Quark |
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Technical contact(s) |
James Bredenhof |
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Submitted by |
James Bredenhof |
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Date submitted |
03 Jan 2003 |
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