Transparent background — any options other than clipping path?

MH
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Marlene_Hochberg
May 30, 2005
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I’m working on a rush project using PS CS, XP SP1. It will be offset printed. (CMYK if that matters.)

Someone sent me a photo that originally had a clipping path, but it’s gone now. The background is the gray and white checkerboard, but when I save the photo as TIFF or EPS and import into Quark 5, I have a white background. I need it to be transparent.

1. Is there any way to preserve the transparent background (so it will show up in Quark) other than creating a clipping path? I know how to do clipping paths, but am very pressed for time. (Job came in late Friday and needs to be done by the crack of dawn on Tuesday.)

2. Does InDesign have different capabilities than Quark for placing Photoshop files with transparent backgrounds? I’ve got ID CS (and CS2 will be arriving next week), but am a complete beginner, and I don’t have time for a crash course now. But it would be good know if it handles the transparency issue better than Quark.

TIA,

Marlene

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Jerry_Farnsworth
May 30, 2005
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1. Is there any way to preserve the transparent background (so it will show up in Quark) other than creating a clipping path?

None at all – with any quality.

Even with the latest version of Quark and the XTension that they claim gives you "transparency" and the ability to use PSD files.

2. Does InDesign have different capabilities than Quark for placing Photoshop files with transparent backgrounds?

Just place a PSD. Not only transparency, but translucency as well.

Start using Indy. You’ll wonder why you did things the hard way for so long.
MH
Marlene_Hochberg
May 30, 2005
I’d like to start using Indy, but first I need to find some time to learn it! I am totally boggled by the way the text and picture boxes work, since it’s so different from what I’m used to.

I did manage to complete a job that someone else had started in Indy, but I was very confused by the way the text frames didn’t necessarily conform to the actual column width or depth of the text.

I probably need a one-day seminar on how to use the tools, frames, set up master pages (or whatever they’re called in Indy), etc.
BL
Bob Levine
May 30, 2005
If you’re used to Quark, you should really find ID a real snap to pickup. There an excellent book out called Moving to InDesign that’s aimed at Quark and Pagemaker users moving to InDesign.

Start using InDesign and you’ll wonder why you waited so long.

Bob

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