"This document requires artwork that requires flattening"

[a***@adobeforums.com]

hi can someone explain in a simpler way how i can save in eps format but with transparent background. im designing a logo and when i open in photoshop it keeps coming with the white background. can anyone help?

[R***@adobeforums.com]

Anouschka:

Have you tried copying the elements in Illustrator and then pasting into Photoshop instead of just opening the file in Photoshop?

Make sure in your Illustrator Preferences > File Handling & Clipboard > You have Copy as PDF turned on.

[a***@adobeforums.com]

ive tried what you suggested but still have problems. it still comes with the white background even though copy as pdf is turned on.

what else can i do?

[J***@adobeforums.com]

How "simple" do you want the explanation to be?

What is your comfort level in using Illustrator and Photoshop?

[a***@adobeforums.com]

im still a beginner and trying to work my way through. some small details and tricks i still havent come to terms with such as troubleshootong and solving these small tricks since im not an expert.

[J***@adobeforums.com]

^ Scroll up, read and tell us what you think. ^ :)

[W***@adobeforums.com]

I was under the impression that Quark 7 supports transparency.

Or perhaps that you can make objects that are transparent.

[J***@adobeforums.com]

Quark does not support the formats from Illustrator that retains transparency. Users still need to save as EPS, thus no transparency from Illustrator in Quark.

anouschka,

File>export file as a PSD with write layers checked. Open in Photoshop.

Or, save as a AI file. Drag that file over the Photoshop application icon to open in Photoshop. Pick the desired color mode when opening.

There are many other ways to do this, but start with these.

how i can save in eps format but with transparent background




As mentioned before, EPS is a flat format. No transparency except clipping paths.

[a***@adobeforums.com]

thanks so much for yor help ill give it a go and see what happens.

much appreciated

[dré]

On a related note...

...I have an Illustrator CS2 document with transparency effects applied to several elements. I flattened the transparencies and saved the image as an eps. When I place the eps into an InDesign CS2 doc, it looks fine. When I save that ID doc as a pdf, I get white boxes around the transparency areas, yet when I save the original AI doc as a pdf right out of AI, I don't get the white boxes in that pdf. Erm, help?

BTW, I will ultimately be submitting the ID doc, not the pdf, to the printer, and of course I don't want any surprises! :)

[J***@adobeforums.com]

With that placed eps in InDesign, turn on overprint preview within InDesign. Does the white areas appear?

Did you save the eps with a transparent tif preview?

Regardless, it is best to maintain transparency until it reaches the printer. So, save out from Illustrator as AI or PDF 1.4+ and use that in InDesign. (as you mentioned you did in the second have of the post)

If you want to know the exact cause of the white areas, you need to describe in detail the make up of the elements or send me a sample file and I will report back here the cause.

unisus (at) pacbell (dot) net

Note: If you choose not to send, no hard feelings. If you do send, post here that you did so as this is my spammed email account and I never automatically check it.

[dré]

Hi John,

I saved the AI doc in its native format and dropped that into the ID doc, and whaddayaknow, it worked just fine when I saved as a pdf. No white boxes to be found. I know full well that you can use native AI and PS docs in ID, but I think I still hesitate to do so as a result of 10+ years of NOT doing so!

Thank you very much for your help.

Andrea