InDesign smooth shading pattern

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Anyone having trouble with a "Smooth Shading Pattern" in Indesign? (this is what pitstop calls it).

It's a part in this particular document that puts a gradient on a stroke.

I also had a problem yesterday with this type of thing where someone put a gradient in a font. Not a font converted to outline...but an actual font that became embedded.

We didn't know there was a problem until the film was made....the letter that had the gradient came out 1/2 ok, and the other half turned to grayscale. I knew how to fix these things ahead of time if I have the native files..etc., but had nothing but a pdf. It looked ok on screen (of course).

Is there anything in Indesign like expand appearance....change stroke to outline..that kind of thing??

Anyone else had this problem?

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Okay, I'm getting anoying here answering my own questions but I'm not too busy at work right now and trying to learn on my own...

I checked off the "convert strokes to outlines" before saving the pages as eps's in Indesign then distilling...

The stroke with a gradient in it printed fine.

As far as the letter with a gradient in it....I would just convert the letter to outlines if I had the native file.

And the journey continues.........................