Thanks for taking the time to verify what I am getting here.
At least, it seems, it is not just me - or my gear..

MSD


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>
>
> If anyone has the time and/or desire
> would you look at the following files
> and try to determine why the Illustrator PDF will not export properly
> but the Illustrator eps file will export properly
> from InDesign layouts - both CS4 and CS5.
>
> I was supplied the Illy pdf and just created the eps from that - after
> moments of frustration.
>
> Look at the shadow between the "ball" and the balls reflection.
>
> BOTH files will output properly through PostScript/Distiller.
>
>
> http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7501346/EXPORTtest.zip
>
>
> MSD


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>> Something real weird going on there. The file will also export
>> correctly to
>> X/1-a which tells me something is not being read properly in the
>> transparency of that shadow.

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> Something real weird going on there. The file will also export
> correctly to
> X/1-a which tells me something is not being read properly in the
> transparency of that shadow.
>
> Strange indeed... If the transparency is flattened in teh final PDF,
> it look ok. That why the EPS, DIstilled and PDFx1a version look good.
> After investigating, I have discovered that the radial gradient use in
> teh opacity mask of that shadow has an Multiply Blending mode, if you
> remove it (It's useless in that opacity mask) the file will output to
> PDF 1.5 and above correctly.
>
> Now, this is probably a bug. I was able to replicate this in another
> document from scratch. It look it happens only when both objects are
> gradients.
>
> Please, send a bug report at www.adobe.com/go/wish


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