Problem with Photoshop transparency in Illustrator when Printing from InDesign

[Jeremy_Leverton@adobeforums.com]

I have and Illustrator (v10) image placed on an InDesign (v2) document. I have placed and embedded a Photoshop (v7) image the edges of which are tranparent.

When I print the InDesign document I get to see where the tranparent background is. It goes sort of darker colour of the Illustrator background behind it.

Any ideas?

[Bob_Levine]

Are all colors the same model (RGB vs CMYK)? Are you outputting to that
color space? Is your transparency blend space set to match that?

Bob

[Jeremy_Leverton@adobeforums.com]

As far as I can tell, yes.

[Bob_Levine]

Then try placing the AI file.

Bob

[Jeremy_Leverton@adobeforums.com]

It is the AI file that is placed on the InDesign doc.

[Bob_Levine]

What printer are printing to? Is it a postscript printer? If not are
images and colors RGB?

Bob

[Jeremy_Leverton@adobeforums.com]

Sorry for the delay in update (been away)...

Printer is Epson Stylus Photo 950. All files are be CMYK.

[Bob_Levine]

> Printer is Epson Stylus Photo 950. All files are be CMYK.

That's not a postscript printer. All colors should be RGB and all other
color setting should also.

Bob

[Jeremy_Leverton@adobeforums.com]

Finally got back to this. Both Photoshop and Illustrator files are RGB. Still have the problem. How do I check the InDesign file is RGB?

Can get around the problem using the printer's "Print Image Matching" functionality, but that's not really the point.....

[Jeremy_Leverton@adobeforums.com]

PS: Checked transparency blend space is set to match! Still no joy.