April 21, 2016, 12:32 PM
susannahtransparent gifs in pdf report, how do i do it?
I've made xparent gifs... no prob. works fine in html. but in pdf, the backgrounds are white, no matter what I do.
Any artists out there with ideas? I used lunapic.com to make my gifs.
April 21, 2016, 12:48 PM
Francis MarianiReading some stuff here:
Prepressure: Transparency in PDF files... "Adobe Reader 9 - Edit > Preferences > Page Display category > activate ‘Show transparency grid’."
Also, according to the article, transparency in PDF isn't simple.
I would try a different format - png
or jpeg ...
Francis
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April 21, 2016, 02:32 PM
susannahsigh. the gifs that come with pmf are xparent and look xparent in pdf. they're just the wrong shape, alas.
April 25, 2016, 05:30 PM
<Emily McAllister>This definitely sounds like a PDF issue; I don't think there's anything you can do to the FOCUS code to affect the transparency. I know from personal experience with web design that transparency can be a huge pain! Unfortunately I don't have much experience with designing PDFs so I don't have an easy solution for you.
I'd try looking around Adobe's website. There might be some tips there.
Emily McAllister
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April 27, 2016, 06:56 PM
susannahEmily, somehow the pmf people at ibi did it.
their pmf dots are xparent, even in pdf
