Dropshadows to pdf problem

[Anders]

So in other words, if I get X11 I'll get rid of this problem?
..becouse RGB is not even an option in most cases that i'm using this software for.
Or what do you meen by going old-school?

[mwenz]

So in other words, if I get X11 I'll get rid of this problem?

Download the trial and try it yourself. That's the only way to make certain that for your work it is a viable alternative.

...what do you meen by going old-school?

A drop shadow is a relatively simple object that can be made manually. In the attached example I duplicated the text (using ctrl+k) and moved the copies to the side and removed your drop shadows.

Using the layers panel I selected the bottom version and added a 8 pt line (if I recall the weight properly) and set the color to white. I then used Convert line to shape command. I selected both and Added the two shapes together.

Then, I set the color to 100% black. Add 0.1328in feather. Transparency was set about 52%. Moved this under the text. Output to PDF.

Mike

[iamtheblues]

A variation of Mike's method is to copy the text twice. make one copy black and the other white. Place the white copy under the black one and offset it to the required amount.
Create a 25 step blend from the black copy to the white one and place the blend under the original text. The .xar file is enclosed so you can pull it apart if my explanation isn't good enough.
Convert the blend to editable shapes and then the result is vector.
Bob.

[Anders]

Thanx to you all, Mike's old-school method is nice, but it didn't fix my problem though.
This is what happened when I exported Mike's version.. (used pdf/x and cmyk, because that's the way I need it to be exported in most cases)
It seems like the problem is only with pdf/x..

Anders

[Anders]

Now I also tried X11.. and the same problem remains

Anders

[Albacore]

Use Bob's method using the blend tool. Keeps everything vector so no bitmap effects/raster area

[Anders]

Bob's method could work in some cases, but it really doesn't even come close to a "drop" or "wall" shadow..

[gwpriester]

Anders - Does this happen when you start a new document? When I worked with your file yesterday all my workarounds did not work.

But when I started a new document the shadow exported fine.

In previous versions if there was a soft shadow, I Converted to Editable Shapes, then un-grouped the shadow from the object. The shadow becomes a simple bitmap with probably a Multiply (Stained Glass) transparency.

[mwenz]

@Gary,

Try uploading a sample XAR file that exports to PDF/X properly, Gary.

@Anders,

With transparency on the page, export using the higest Acrobat compatibility instead of PDF/X. While it wouldn't pass a pre-press PDF/X check, the bitmap parts are properly flattened. Otherwise do what (I think) Egg suggested and just make a bitmap copy and export to PDF/X. I would do this in a separate file intended for output only.

Mike

[Anders]

Yes it always happens when I put a shadow on top of any cmyk-color and exporting it to pdf/x - and that's exactly what I need to do.. (working in rgb is not an option.(and I think it's not even even possible with pdf/x))