Illustrator loses gradient fills from PDFs, generated in InDesign
We have an issue with an InDesign PDF Press Quality opened in Illustrator...
Our InDesign file is OK. The PDF PRESS exported from InDesign is OK.
Both are showing a gradient type below the black type and print well on our XEROX proofer (see file PDF from InDesign).
When we open this PDF PRESS in Illustrator, the gradient type below the black type disappear (see file PDF from InDesign opened in Illustrator).
We tried with regular type and outlined type in InDesign. Same results.
PDF Press is also attached.
The workaround was to export the InDesign file as an EPS file.
Can you fix it on the next update? Or the gradient was too complicated for Illustrator?
Let us know. Thanks!
Latest versions of Illustrator, InDesign and Acrobat.
Latest MacOS Sierra. 8GB RAM.
Wolfgang Housseaux
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The latest Beta build 29.4.0.29 should now keep gradient fills applied to objects in imported PDFs, generated by InDesign.
Please check if it works for you and comment back.
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Olivier
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We made some tests in my company and realized that when creating a gradient in Indesign, exporting a pdf and opening that pdf in Illustrator, the gradient will be missing if the stop of the second color (on the right hand side under the slider) is not at 100% for its position. The 1st color stop can be at any position (and the gradient will reopen fine) but as soon as the 2nd color is not at 100%, the gradient will be missing when opening the exported pdf in Illustrator (last Indesign, last Illustrator, macOS High Sierra).
What we are doing now, whenever the position of the 2nd stop is not at 100%, we add a 3rd stop of that very same color at 100%, seems a good fix for the moment (the gradient is the same and is there when opening the exported pdf in Illustrator) -
Anonymous
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Having this problem too but only noticed it 2 weeks ago
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Anonymous
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I have this problem too! Gradient made in InDesign looks great in PDF, but when I sent file to a signmaker and he opened it in Illustrator and gradient is gone... type is an un-filled outline. (see attached)
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Wolfgang Housseaux
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Glad to know I'm not the only one... No answer whatsoever from Adobe since May 2018...
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Anonymous
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we have this problem frequently, too.
