Strange drop shadow on menu when build

i am importing a psd file into dvdsp for a menu. the text from the psd, only at the bottom of the menu, is creating a funny gray drop shadow when i build the project. it doesnt appear when i simulate the project and none of the other text in the psd is creating a problem. I have tried adding or subtracting a drop shadow in psd, removing the text from the psd and creating the text in dvdsp, with and with out a drop shadow, extending the BG color solid under the text in psd, and removing the other layers in the psd, nothing works. any help is much appreciated

NViereckel schrieb:
The only way I can make it go away is to save the file as an illustrator ai file and use that for pdfs. This would be OK, but other suppliers need to use the file and want eps format
EPS is simply unsuitable when dealing with transparency (which is what your drop shadow is). So you need to work with AI for placing in InDesign. If other suppliers need EPS, then just send them that. Nothing should keep you from exporting another file format.

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