Reply To: Converting InDesign with Transparency Filter

Well, if it only stayed at one percent, then yeah–something is wrong. Have you tried to do a “save as” on it? Sometimes doing that will make the file smaller and strip out junk in it.

Have you tried to make the PDF on a different machine?

I know I’ve had jobs where for some reason InDesign refused to make a PDF that had a ton of art in it, but I could make a PDF on a spare work machine with no problem.

You mentioned that the file includes “complex art” that was done in illustrator. How complex? Are you placing .ai files or did you save as EPS or something else? It’s possible InDesign and the Illustrator .ai files aren’t playing nicely together.

Just throwing out some suggestions as I know how frustrating things can get when it’s deadline time and things go wrong. Good luck!