I apply a red glow on an object (rectangle) on an black background.When exported as JPEG or PDF, the red glow color faded become greyish. I check that it's same when I turn the proof colors on.I've change different modes for the drop shadow but none gives the correct result.
This only happens in CMYK mode. When exported as RGB, it's fine.
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What transparency mode did you use?
I tried all, none gives the correct result in CMYK environment.
Use multiply mode and acrobat 6 or hoigher compatibility. Works fine for me.
The glow disappears in Multiply mode.
I try to attach a sample cdr file here but a simple file like that is 542KB.... =.= .
something like this?
Hi Ariel,
That's how it looks it with Proof color OFF.
These are my steps/settings:1. I create a new document, A4 size, CMYK, 300dpi.2. Create the full background rectangle, fill with black K100.3. Create a white rectangle, no outline.4. Apply drop shadow (Large glow, Opacity 100, Feather 20, Feathering Direction: Outside, Shadow Color: RED)If I set the Transparency Operation to Normal / Add / Difference) with the Proof color off [simulate environment = U.S. Web Coated (SWOP) v2], then it looks like the top row. But if I export the document as JPEG (CMYK) or PDF (CMYK), or turn Color Proof ON, it looks like the bottom row.
Download PDF:http://www.gigasize.com/get/j41m3knr9ob
Download CDR:http://www.gigasize.com/get/0wxn76g7k5f
Download JPG:http://www.gigasize.com/get/cjwk15ojl9f
The problem si not the drop hadow, it's the background. You don't read my tutorial? I've writing abouth this years ago! hahaa btw, it's the same proble of any gradient. Create any object and apply a Fountain Fill (F11) from "red" to CMYK 100% black only. The result is wrong, because "red" fade to white and "Black" fade to white (or fade to gray). But if you add "red+black" isntead only pure black, the result looks very different...
Download gradient File: http://www.gigasize.com/get/wx1wmj1mmwc