EPS knockout question
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- indian_pole
have a 2 identical logos, one has text on top of the colour as white, the other has the exact same text knocked out of the colour.
in theory these should print exactly the same. but the knocked out version is much thinner and colour bleeds more.
have tried printing from both indesign and illustrator. looks different on screen too.
any ideas why?
- detritus0
That IS a bit weird.
I'm sure it doesn't, but the White-Text version definitely doesn't have a stroke applied?
- hellobotto0
Try printing to a different printer. This could help determine if it's something on your computer, or if it's the way your printer is reading the info. Upon first reading your question, my head went straight to the printer RIP getting confused and going overboard on a trap setting (or something).
Without seeing a screen grab of what you're seeing, particularly regarding the on-screen appearance, it's tough to diagnose. Back to the printing though, keep in mind when you're sending stuff to a printer, it's going to another computer...sometimes a deviant printer avoids the blame that gets heaped on a fine, upstanding CPU.
For the sake of experimentation, if the text floating above the color is still in editable format, print a variation with the type converted to outlines to see if there's a difference.
- doesnotexist0
weird. i know it DOES look different on screen too.
- never thought it would print different...shouldn... reallydoesnotexist
- indian_pole0
tried everything... phoned printer and he reckons it's just the trapping/RIP and should be fine on their side.
is there a way to edit your trapping settings in illy/ind?
- hellobotto0
Don't know off the top of my head, but inclined to say leave it to your printer following a consultation if you can. Since they're the folks that know how their equipment will perform, it may save you time in the long run. In the meantime, this post might be helpful (maybe?)