Hi, PDF spec allows key color transparency for all image types. There is no need to ignore transparency settings for DCTDecode as it is the case now. This patch fixes the issue:
--- originals/com/itextpdf/text/pdf/PdfImage.java 2013-05-31 12:30:32.000000000 +0300 +++ itextpdf-5.4.2-sources/com/itextpdf/text/pdf/PdfImage.java 2013-08-27 13:41:14.000000000 +0300 @@ -102,18 +102,18 @@ put(PdfName.INTERPOLATE, PdfBoolean.PDFTRUE); InputStream is = null; try { + int transparency[] = image.getTransparency(); + if (transparency != null && !image.isMask() && maskRef == null) { + StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder("["); + for (int k = 0; k < transparency.length; ++k) + s.append(transparency[k]).append(" "); + s.append("]"); + put(PdfName.MASK, new PdfLiteral(s.toString())); + } // Raw Image data if (image.isImgRaw()) { // will also have the CCITT parameters int colorspace = image.getColorspace(); - int transparency[] = image.getTransparency(); - if (transparency != null && !image.isMask() && maskRef == null) { - StringBuilder s = new StringBuilder("["); - for (int k = 0; k < transparency.length; ++k) - s.append(transparency[k]).append(" "); - s.append("]"); - put(PdfName.MASK, new PdfLiteral(s.toString())); - } bytes = image.getRawData(); put(PdfName.LENGTH, new PdfNumber(bytes.length)); int bpc = image.getBpc(); -- Ivan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Learn the latest--Visual Studio 2012, SharePoint 2013, SQL 2012, more! Discover the easy way to master current and previous Microsoft technologies and advance your career. Get an incredible 1,500+ hours of step-by-step tutorial videos with LearnDevNow. Subscribe today and save! http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/clk?id=58040911&iu=/4140/ostg.clktrk _______________________________________________ iText-questions mailing list iText-questions@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/itext-questions iText(R) is a registered trademark of 1T3XT BVBA. Many questions posted to this list can (and will) be answered with a reference to the iText book: http://www.itextpdf.com/book/ Please check the keywords list before you ask for examples: http://itextpdf.com/themes/keywords.php