question on "Photoshop eps" format – HELP – URGENT

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Daniel
Nov 19, 2003
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Hi,

I created a logo and some text by using Photoshop 7.0 (PC) and it contains transparent background. I try to import this "file" to QuarkXpress 5.0 (PC as well) and lay it on top to another solid color background, which created in QuarkXpress, however the "file" becomes a WHITE background. When I print it out, there is a WHITE BOX around my logo.

My question is…

1. I saved into "Photoshop eps" format. Does eps support transparent? How comes it turns into white background in QuarkXpress?

2. I can’t use "Runaround" feature in QuarkXpress, because there are some fine print. Is there any other way to solve my problem, please suggest.

3. What is the other file format can support transparent in QuarkXpress? And what is the difference between Photoshop eps format, Photoshop DCS 1.0 eps and Photoshop DCS 2.0 eps?

Thanks so much.
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Stuart
Nov 19, 2003
Right before I start Photoshop is not for making logos, I am not saying you shouldn’t but Illustrator is the program for that.

Anyway to your question, did you try tiff. If you use illustrator and save as a vector eps then you should not have that trouble with the white background.

Stuart

Daniel wrote:

Hi,

I created a logo and some text by using Photoshop 7.0 (PC) and it contains transparent background. I try to import this "file" to QuarkXpress 5.0 (PC as well) and lay it on top to another solid color background, which created in QuarkXpress, however the "file" becomes a WHITE background. When I print it out, there is a WHITE BOX around my logo.

My question is…

1. I saved into "Photoshop eps" format. Does eps support transparent? How comes it turns into white background in QuarkXpress?

2. I can’t use "Runaround" feature in QuarkXpress, because there are some fine print. Is there any other way to solve my problem, please suggest.
3. What is the other file format can support transparent in QuarkXpress? And what is the difference between Photoshop eps format, Photoshop DCS 1.0 eps and Photoshop DCS 2.0 eps?

Thanks so much.

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tacitr
Nov 19, 2003
I created a logo and some text by using Photoshop 7.0 (PC)…

You already made a mistake. Photoshop is the wrong tool for this. You need a vector program like Illustrator.

…and it contains transparent background.

Not in EPS format, it doesn’t. EPS doesn’t support Photoshop-style transparency; it supports clipping paths instead. To make part of an EPS transparent, you use the Pen tool to make a path around the part which should be opaque, then you save the path as a clipping path.

I try to import this "file" to QuarkXpress 5.0 (PC as well) and lay it on top to another solid color background,…

….and even if you put a clipping path around it, it still won’t trap correctly when you go to run it on press. Use the right tool for the job. Make your logo in Illustrator.

…however the "file" becomes a WHITE background. When I print it out, there is a WHITE BOX around my logo.

Correct. You must either use a clipping path or use a vector illustration program.

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