ok... <sigh>
My client chose this thick type that didnt look good and asked me to thin it out. I decided to do it by adding a 0.25 stroke inside all the fonts i didnt want bold (its like 70% of a 6 page document). When i was sending the pdf to the client i had to export it in pdfx1a because it was the only type of pdf that didnt show this weird shadow underneath. Well, document is on the printer and thats done, I hope it doesnt become a problem when printing. MY PROBLEM NOW is that i need to convert this document into a PDF that can be distributed through email. I have tried everything. I have converted to outlines and the file is huge. I have converted to jpg and that was just a plain mistake. I have used all the pdf formats and it still shows that weird shadow. Its like the type is embossed. PDFX1A is the only way it works well, but the file ends up huge in size. What is happening here? How can i fix this? please help!
thank you in advance...
Intermediate graphic designer with a rookie situation... 