Printer Setting for InDesign .
my current printer requires all files , have outlined text/fonts, and Black is " accurate " C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:100
Unfortunately this runs out a "muddy " black but is a the full color press requirement.
in order to active this in InDesign you have to adjust a few settings , . You must go to settings
Setting Appearance of black in InDesign
You must change your "Appearance of Black" settings in InDesign.
Edit > preferances> Appearance of Black
Set to " Display all Blacks
" Display all Blacks Accurately"
"output all blacks accurately "
Click the check box : Over Printing of {black}
- overprint black swatch at 100%
this should change your blacks to C:0 M:0 Y:0 K:100
Step 2: Outlining fonts in Indesign
use InDesign's transparency flattener to convert the text automatically for you when you export a PDF. To do this, you'll need a custom flattener setting, which you can create by choosing
Edit > Transparency Flattener Presets.
once here select high rez , and NEW to create a new preset, I named it after my printer.
- turn on the Convert All Text to Outlines checkbox.
now for this to work , you need to have a transparency on ALL pages you want the text outlined and flattened.
To do this I opened photoshop and created a 1 by 1 pixel empty transparent PSD file nad added it to every page with text in my document.
once that is done export your PDF,
use Adobe PDF presents { high Quality Print}
standard is [none] and Compatibility set to Acrobat 4, which lets you implement the flattener.
the flattener is located under the Advanced pane of the Export PDF dialog box . Choose the present you created above. and click Export.
reference :
http://graphicdesign.stackexchange.com/questions/13957/100-black-problem-on-indesign-and-pdf
http://indesignsecrets.com/converting-text-to-outlines-the-right-way.php