Gradient mesh lo-res in a PDFX1a

[RegistrationMark]

OK. The client supplies an illustrator eps. Its a rounded rectangular gradient mesh. It placed in InDesign as a background for type and vector art and a clipped .psd image with an InDesign drop shadow applied to the .psd.
I created a PDFX1a out of Indesign, which was sent to a printer. It was rejected by the printer's PDF preflight software because an image, the aforementioned gradient, was 150 ppi.
I've set the Object-- transparency flattening in ILLCS2 to preset [High Resolution], and the Effect--Document Raster Effect Setting to 300ppi, and clicked the gradient mesh button on in the "Save as..." dialog.
In Indesign CS2 I have transparency flattening set to high resolution as well.
I exported directly to PDFX1a:2001 and those flattener settings were set to high resolution also.
But when I open the resulting PDFX1a, that gradient is seen as two butting images with each being 150ppi.
Mark

 

[apepp]

>>> clicked the gradient mesh button on in the "Save as..." dialog <<<

...turn this off, i have had an issue with this before, this solved my problem when I came across something similar...

Andrew

 

[apepp]

...and just to add that this gradient mesh option is only needed if printing problems arise with gradients if going through an incompatible rip or printer, rarely needs to be on in my experience and as stated in the help support pages will slow down printing too, so last resort action...

Andrew