Problems exporting to PDF with AI placed files

I have a 24 page document with placed illustrator files. When I go to export to PDF it takes hours to export. When I change all the placed images to JPG it exports fine. Anyone know why this is happening. I thought the whole point of the newer versions of InDesign was you were able to use native Adobe files.
What are the best file types to place in InDesign?

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WTF, Over? wrote:
4. To get around this (or so I thought) I went to document setup in ID and deselected the "Facing Pages" checkbox.
5. As soon as I do this, the left side header and footer of all pages in that chapter get offset to the left. Ok, so I go to the master page and realign them.
6. Now I export again in the manner described above and the page numbering comes out all messed up in the pdf. Even if the ID (source) file has pages 6-1, 6-2, etc. in the pdf every page will be marked as 6-1.
Any help on this will be greatly appreciated! I am using Windows XP.
Firstly - the 4-6 steps are unnescearry - I recommend you go back to the original layout.
WTF, Over? wrote:
I have multiple chapter files that I use to make up a single book file, which I create the pdf from. Here's what happens:
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I recommend you delete that Book file and create a new one.
if the problem persists, try selecting individual documents in the Book to export to PDF or to print. It could be a specific file causing the issue.
If some pages are coming out as "spreads" then you must have facing pages in some documents and some single pages in another document or something? I recommend turning off Spreads in the PDF and print settings.
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