But FM will place a .psd... A clipping mask will create a smooth, but hard edge.
Is anyone having problems with .psd's containing layer masks or vector masks (resulting in a soft edge)or other layer transparency? -Matt Matt Sullivan GRAFIX Training matt at roundpeg.com www.roundpeg.com Office 714 960-6840 Cell & text 714 585-2335 SMS message 7145852335 at vtext.com skype: mattatroundpeg LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/grafixtraining facebook| plaxo Click to tell me the social media sites you belong to -----Original Message----- From: framers-boun...@lists.frameusers.com [mailto:framers-bounces at lists.frameusers.com] On Behalf Of Mike Wickham Sent: Tuesday, June 02, 2009 12:09 PM To: Frame Users Subject: Re: transparent background graphics > It's not very difficult to get images with transparent background in > FrameMaker. What you have to do: > o Only if you have a raster image: Create a mask in Photoshop/ Corel > PhotoPaint/Paintshop Pro. Everything outside of the mask will be > transparent in the final PDF file. > o Save the image (raster or vector) as EPS. > o Import the image in FrameMaker. > o Select the image and set "Fill" to "None" (via the tools palette). > o Create a PDF file. Just an addition to Winfried's fine message. It's not just a mask you want to create, it's a clipping mask. Search Photoshop help for "clipping mask" for more information. You may also want to search for "clipping path." Mike Wickham _______________________________________________ You are currently subscribed to Framers as matt at grafixtraining.com. Send list messages to framers at lists.frameusers.com. To unsubscribe send a blank email to framers-unsubscribe at lists.frameusers.com or visit http://lists.frameusers.com/mailman/options/framers/matt%40grafixtraining.co m Send administrative questions to listadmin at frameusers.com. Visit http://www.frameusers.com/ for more resources and info.