Shadows in PDF DP7

[JaffDave]

Thanks for the work around Gary. I hadn't thought of creating shadows that way.

[mwenz]

I am not understanding why using the shadow tool, or making a copy and feathering it--which both do make bitmaps--is an issue. It is also a long time technique. It should cause no issues going to print or even for web-work.

If the PDF is going south, there is something not being done correctly. Got a sample XDP file? I cannot make the PDF output poorly as you describe.

Take care, Mike

[fdog]

This is very timely as I am having a similar issue. I am trying to output a document in CMYK and the drop shadow problem is even worse. It seems drop shadows are always RGB even though I apply a CMYK value to the shadow.

Is there a fix for this?

[mwenz]

This is very timely as I am having a similar issue. I am trying to output a document in CMYK and the drop shadow problem is even worse. It seems drop shadows are always RGB even though I apply a CMYK value to the shadow.

Is there a fix for this?

How are you determining that the shadow (or any other part) is RGB?

I have attached two screen shots of your sample PDF. One, entitled no_rgb.png shows just that, there are no RGB values in the file. The other shows the cursor over the shadow (kind of tiny) showing the cmyk value.

take care, Mike

[fdog]

Fair enough. I did not test to see if it is rgb, but it looks like it is rgb since this is what an rgb transparency would look like on a cmyk object output to pdf. In any case I cannot figure out how to get past this. I have apply various values of K to the shadow and each time I output to pdf (providing I can get past the "out of memory" error) I get this result.

I am really very frustrated with using xara for any sort of cmyk publishing <--- venting

[mwenz]

Visually--that is, on-screen--I cannot imagine seeing the difference in a shadow. Really.

Do you have a sample file to upload? Or, perhaps simply tell me what K value and tint percent you would like and I would be happy to create a simple file and check the output so we can both be on the same page.

take care, Mike

[JaffDave]

Here is the 'Sample' Xara File and the output from the PDF.

In the PDF the Top heading has a square around it. Nothing complex in this Xara document yeet the problem still plagues me.