Transparency from Photoshop does not show in InDesign

417 views1 repliesLast post: 5/24/2005
Creative Suite 1 on Windows 2000

Photoshop photo saved as psd file with one layer and layer mask making areas of the photo transparent; edges of transparency are feathered. When I import the photo into InDesign, the transparency does not show. Image behind the transparent part will not show. Admittedly I am somewhat of a novice using transparency, but other times that I have used it has worked beautifully in InDesign. Is there something I should do differently?

The original photo came to me as a tif. I changed the background to a layer. Created a selection, feathered the edges of the selection, then created a layer mask from the selection using "hide selection". Looks beautiful in Photoshop. Does not work in InDesign. Thanks for any help.

Stan Wetherald
Quality Quickprint
DeLand, Florida
#1
Thanks to Bob Levine who solved my problem in the Creative Suite forum. The original photo was 16 bit instead of 8 bit.

Stan Wetherald
Quality Quickprint
DeLand, Florida
#2