> From: Duarte Juan AD US <juan.duarte@cibasc.com>
> Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2000 21:15:08 +0200
>
> I create screen view only PDF files from QuarkXpress (Mac) using Acrobat 4.0
> on a regular basis but I seem to have a problem with both Illustrator and
> PhotoShop files that have been placed in a clear picture box over a field of
> color in Quark. The images view and print correctly in Quark but after the
> PDF is distilled the Acrobat file has the picture box as if it had a fill of
> white instead of being clear. Clipping paths don't seem to help at all and
> the different options of Runaround in Quark don't do much for it either.
> Aside from the Acrobat document, the files print and view perfectly fine. Am
> I missing some Acrobat set-up preference that would eliminate this problem?

Two questions:

Are you sure the graphics are linked? (They should be if the Quark file
prints correctly, however, it never hurts to double-check.)

Are you using the PDFWriter, or creating a PostScript file and using
Distiller (or, if using Quark 4.1, using the PDF XTension)?

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