How are you saving the file? Have you actually turned that path into a clipping path?
Bob
I think so but I’m not sure. I barely know how to do it in CS. Unfortunately I don’t have a manual to rely on either.
What is the proper process?
THanks
Happy Halloween everyone =0
You should have a manual in pdf format, PhotoshopCSHelp.pdf. You also can use the help system, or buy a book.
THanks,
I’m afraid I don’t have access to that right now. Is there anyone who can guide me through the process? THanks
Editgrrl,
1) Make sure the Path has a name (like ‘Path 1’), and is not called ‘Work Path’
2) In Quark, you might have to enable the path as an image clipping path somewhere (forgot where to do this in Quark – read help).
Mathias
Sorry, I didn’t notice that you have 5.5; for some reason I thought CS.
You can use clipping paths OR just plain paths in QXP if you save a tiff from Photoshop.
Though there used to be intermittent issues with shifting images/paths using this workflow.
The more tried and true method is to save the work path in Photoshop to Path 1 or whatever name you like, then from the flyout in the paths palette, choose "clipping path" leave flatness blank. You can tell which is a clipping path in the paths palette because the name of the path is in outlined lettering.
Save as Photoshop EPS and you’re good to go.
Time for a stupid Q: What is the difference between a clipping path and a path?
I mean, the practical difference.
Mathias
A clipping path is the path designated to define the transparency in an image.
Other than that it’s like any other path
The reason I asked is because I never assigned a path as a clipping path from the fly-out palette in Photoshop. I just chose my named path in the page layout program.
Mathias
Mathias,
The reason I asked is because I never assigned a path as a clipping path from the fly-out palette in Photoshop.
I have to use MS-PUB which is a piece of crap. But, for my limited (albeit daily) use, it suffices and is a far better choice for me than spending the money and learning curve on a legit page layout program.
But since MS-PUB has a problem with transparency, I found that the way around it was to create a path, and use Clipping path from the flyout menu of the paths palette. If you then save the file as an EPS file, the tranny is preserved in MS-PUB.
I haven’t found a better way, but I thought I’d share how *I* use it.
Peace,
Tony
Ok, thanks Tony.
I´m using both QuarkXpress and InDesign, and I´ve always imported my graphics and assigned the relevant named path as a clipping path in the layout program. I´´m doing a catalog right now with lots of cut out graphics which I´ve done this way. I imagine if I had assigned the Path as a Clipping PAth directly in Photoshop, the graphics would have imported with transparency directly, without the need to assign the path to every image. I´m interested to know, however, if there are any more differences to Clipping Path vs Path. If my workflow is somehow flawed, and I am wrong not to assign my path a clipping path in Photoshop.
Mathias
I´m interested to know, however, if there are any more differences to Clipping Path vs Path. If my workflow is somehow flawed, and I am wrong not to assign my path a clipping path in Photoshop.
I don’t think your workflow is flawed. We do the same thing here and we produce lots of catalogue pages.
Some older softwares (Quark 3 or AI5, IIRC) would not allow you to assign paths for clipping and they had to be assigned in PS
BTW, some older softwares (Quark 3 or AI5, IIRC) would not allow you to assign paths for clipping and they had to be assigned in PS
Probably the ‘clipping path’ assignment is a leftover from those days..
Mathias
