I recently have been having this problem publishing a Corelx8 file with a gradient fill to Pdf.
The fills after exporting are ALOT of vector solid fills getting lighter to darker like an eps.
It used to turn gradients into a bitmap, I know that setting is in the export settings, but clicked on or not it turns my gradient fills to ALOT of vectors.
I reset back to default and it still does this. What has changed?
I had to re do my art over and over and i did get it one TIME to export it as a bitmap, second, third, fourth,....... 40th try all vectors.
I can't figure out the rhyme or reasoning for this. I tried, all the configurations PDF x-1a. PDF x-3 i lowered the resolution to 72, I raised the resolution.
Still can't get it to publish as a bitmap like it used to do.
Any help would be greatful.
NUTTZ
Could you elaborate?
well, maybe I didn't explain enough: I mean to choose PDF X/3 as "PDF Preset" option and choose "compatibitity" with Acrobat 8.0 or later (it will become a custom PDF but it's the same than PDF X/4)
Found the problem, David M lead me down the trail back to Corel's gradient fill settings.
I made 2 circles with a black to white gradient fill.
I used the default fountain fill the other step and repeat.
Published to PDF and walla!!!!!!!! the defaul fountain fill converted to a bitmap, the other was a TON of vectors
I don't have all those options in Corelx8, i have Adobe DC, adobe 9.0 and the PDF ones.
I tried them all.
I did find out the problem and posted below
Sorry, forgot to thank you all for all the input.
THANK YOU!!