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1962
I'm delighted to have found this group, as I am a relatively new user of In-Design CS -- I LOVE it, but have also got some problems. When I preflight my files...
Peggy Carr
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May 2, 2004
8:47 pm
1963
Peggy, I have had the same problems but with InDesign 2.0. I though it was a printer problem and called HP they told me that the printer was not compatable...
Chris Secoy
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May 3, 2004
2:21 pm
1964
I'm guessing that you're absolutely right about updating the firmware. We've never had this problem before, but IDCS is pretty new, and this printer is maybe...
ChesapkLady@...
chesapklady
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May 3, 2004
6:07 pm
1965
I have some tiffs with transparent backgrounds done in Photoshop. One layer. When I place them in InDesign document the transparent background becomes white....
Terry Pogue
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May 6, 2004
8:30 pm
1966
You need to go into photoshop and convert the file to a PSD. Then you can place it and the background will stay transparent. Chris Secoy ...
Chris Secoy
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May 6, 2004
8:36 pm
1967
Don't save it as a tif. Save it as a Photoshop file (psd) and then bring it into InD. It'll work great. MK...
Mark K.
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May 6, 2004
8:37 pm
1968
I found the chapter on importing transparent image so I'll read that carefully and see if I can follow the directions.. Still, if you have any tips they would...
Terry Pogue
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May 6, 2004
8:37 pm
1969
I can never get the background to remain transparent when placing PSD into Illustrator, is there a trick to this? It always remains white for me, too. Cat ...
BookCoverDesigner
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May 6, 2004
8:39 pm
1970
Try: http://partners.adobe.com/asn/printserviceprovider/assets/Transparency-DesignGuide.pdf Terry Pogue <terry@...> wrote: I have some tiffs with...
Dye Printing
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May 6, 2004
8:45 pm
1971
Try cut and paste out of Photoshop into InDesign. Karin Nichols Photoshop7/Illustrator 10 iMac/G3/40gig/600MHz 512 RAM hp scanjet 3500c HP Photosmart 7350 OS...
Karin Nichols
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May 6, 2004
8:49 pm
1972
Greetings, I usually save it as a PDF with transparency and then place it into InDesign. I've done this for years and have never had problems on the printing...
Dennis A. Amith
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May 6, 2004
8:56 pm
1973
Cut and paste will probably work but it embeds the image in InD, which is generally discouraged; at least if you're going to have it printed. MK...
Mark K.
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May 6, 2004
8:58 pm
1974
HUGE thanks to everyone who jumped in with the answer to this question. Yes, the psd imported just fine. Thanks. I used to have to jump thru hoops to get a...
Terry Pogue
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May 6, 2004
9:02 pm
1975
Yes, you will love it....
Mark K.
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May 6, 2004
9:05 pm
1976
I have some tiffs with transparent backgrounds done in Photoshop. One layer. When I place them in InDesign document the transparent background becomes white....
Terry Pogue
terrypogue_2000
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May 6, 2004
9:19 pm
1977
as we all say, forget the transparent tiff. That Export Trans Image wizard (Help>Export Trans Image) a third party plugin, and I've never found a great...
Carol Wright
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May 6, 2004
9:48 pm
1978
Placing a photoshop image and having a transparent BG: You need to get all of your image onto upper layer(s) - nothing on a Background Layer (which is opaque...
Jaleen Grove
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May 7, 2004
4:12 pm
1979
I have several image boxes on a page, with shadow effects applied. After I group all the page elements, I scale the document down using the scale tool (because...
Daniel Leavey, Vectra...
inspiredmac2000
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May 7, 2004
6:11 pm
1980
My experience with shadows is they don't seem to keep their reference to the object in more ways than one....my particular example: Apply the shadow and then...
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uptonkathy
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May 8, 2004
7:33 am
1981
Is the image from Photoshop the same color mode (RGB/CMYK) as the document in InDesign or Illustrator you are trying to place it in? Carol Wright...
Chromebody Creative D...
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May 8, 2004
11:41 pm
1982
... I second that. My girlfriend, who used to design but hasnąt for a few years, took a PageMaker document into InDesign and found it very easy to use and ...
Jeremy Schultz Artist
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May 9, 2004
4:06 am
1983
Ya know, I think I would disagree. I see the object as one thing and it's shadow as another. If I rotate it 180, that means I want the object to rotate, not...
Mark K.
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May 10, 2004
1:56 pm
1984
Sorry I agree with Kathy! I have had the exact same problem and even worse as the 'work and turn' was specified late on in the deadline and stupidly just...
Steven Pering
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May 10, 2004
2:24 pm
1985
No need to be sorry. the real problem is that InD is a design tool primarily, not a prepress tool. Work and turn, imposition and all that is usually handled by...
Mark K.
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May 10, 2004
2:47 pm
1986
I can see your point perfectly and I of course if you turn an object that's shadowed in a Photoshop layer style the shadow remains fixed as well. It's just...
Steven Pering
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May 10, 2004
3:06 pm
1987
I started this discussion originally, and I've found the corresponding conversation interesting. Yes, I was disappointed to see that the shadows behind the...
Daniel Leavey, Vectra...
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May 10, 2004
3:32 pm
1988
With your help I can place a graphic with a transparent background but I can't figure out how to get it behind the text. In PageMaker you just "move to the...
Terry Pogue
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May 10, 2004
8:47 pm
1989
Ok, I think I'm finally getting it. I had to draw a graphic block and then put the image in that. Now the text wrap options work. Whew. Why does that always...
Terry Pogue
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May 10, 2004
9:59 pm
1990
There should be some way to designate whether you want the shadow to rotate or not. Whole page rotations just before going to film is way too common for me. ...
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May 11, 2004
7:07 am
1991
Do any of you designers out there have imagesetters and provide your printer with final film on your project? I don't understand why a designer can't go the...
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May 11, 2004
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