Boxes printing around PSD files placed in IDD

I have an inDesign file that I've placed many PSD files in and when I go to print the PDF, boxes appear around some of the PSD files. This also happens in Illustrator. Am I not supposed to place PSD files? What other options do I have? I tried .png for the illustrator file but it didn't work so I ended up rasterizing the files but I'm sure there's a better way and I'm afraid embedding all of them will make the file gigantic. Thanks in advance for your help
amy

Amy,
You should be able to place PSD and AI files without issue.
What colour are these boxes? If they're white it could be transparency settings (or transparency blend space).
See here: http://indesignsecrets.com/eliminating-the-white-box-effect.php
To find out quickly, try exporting to a PDF x1a. If the problem disappears you have a transparency issue.
Have you checked the psd files and object boxes for the offending stroke?

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