Overprint Audit
Inspect a PDF's graphics-state objects for overprint flags (/OP, /op, /OPM) — surface any unintentional overprint that could surprise you at the press.
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How does the Overprint Audit work?
Walk every page's ExtGState dictionary and surface graphics states that set overprint flags: /OP (stroke overprint), /op (fill overprint), and /OPM (overprint mode). Overprint is a press-time blending mode where ink layers print on top of one another instead of "knocking out" (replacing) the underneath. Used intentionally for rich black, trapping, and transparency-style effects — but accidental overprint is the no-1 cause of "it looked fine on screen but printed weird" disasters: a white element with overprint set will render invisible because white ink doesn't exist (just absence of ink). Run this audit before sending to press to catch surprises early.
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