iText doesn't support transparency in TIFF. Unless you need CMYK images
use PNG instead.
(I must add transparency to TIFFs one of these days...)

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> Behalf Of Ruud Huynen
> Sent: Thursday, March 03, 2005 12:26 PM
> To: [email protected]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [iText-questions] Printing takes 5 times longer 
> when using a PdfTransparencyGroup
> 
> Paulo and Leonard, thank you for your replies.
> 
> We use HP Postscript printer.
> Can I use PdfStamper were the background TIFF and  TIFF 
> document have a
> white background ? Using my OPTION 1 overwrites the other.
> 
> Can you point me to a tool to add transparency to a TIFF.
> I have Photoshop, does somebody now how to accomplish transparency.
> 
> Thanks for all replies
> Ruud
> 
> >>> Leonard Rosenthol <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 02.03.2005 19:25:34 >>>
> At 12:09 PM 3/2/2005, Ruud Huynen wrote:
> >         gs.setBlendMode(PdfGState.BM_MULTIPLY);
> >         cb.setGState(gs);
> >         PdfTransparencyGroup group = new PdfTransparencyGroup();
> >         pageBG.setGroup(group);
> 
>          You are creating a VERY complex transparency situation, which
> (for 
> some printers) may have to be rendered entirely as raster 
> image instead
> of 
> text/vectors.   That is most likely what is causing the problem.
> 
>          Are you using Postscript printers?  PCL?  Other?
> 
> 
> >  - cannot create  a PDF with a document containing a TIFF (overlay 
> > background)
> 
>          Why not add transparency to the TIFF?  That would 
> allow you to
> use 
> it as an overlay.
> 
> 
> Leonard
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