Background gone in PDF in Mac Preview App

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Background gone in PDF in Mac Preview App

I have a PDF file generated from Adobe Illustrator. There are several foreground elements. The background is a rectangle with a gradient fill. When I open it in my Mac's Preview App, the background does not show (I just see the foreground elements on a white background.) In Adobe Acrobat, the file appears normal. Prior to updating to Ventura, the file looked the same in Preview and Acrobat. I recently updated to Ventura. 16" MBP.

Screencaps of the doc in Preview:

and Acrobat:

MacBook Pro 16″, macOS 13.0

Posted on Nov 4, 2022 02:25 PM

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Answer 1

VikingOSX

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Nov 14, 2022 02:51 PM in response to hankplank

Did you apply the Ventura 13.0.1 update just in case it has a fix for Preview in it? Probably not, but worth a try.

Apple's Preview is a moving target like other Apple software and certainly cannot compete with Adobe's ability to keep Acrobat Pro and Reader DC current with PDF support features. If there is any PDF directives telling the PDF to use AcroJS or any Adobe plug-in request in the PDF, then Preview will ignore it.

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fredsig

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Nov 14, 2022 03:02 PM in response to VikingOSX

I'm running Ventura 13.0.1 where I see the problem. The problem wasn't there in Monterey and earlier versions, and a pdf that isn't working with Preview is from 2010. So it's not because of new pdf features.

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