jaccia Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 I'm creating a large poster. it consists of about 20 layers. Not doing anything fancy, just adding a new photo to each layer or some text. I want the bottom layer (background) to be 30% opaque. I know how to choose the layer and move the slider. My poster looks great as a .pdn file. However when I do a Save As .TIF, .PNG it reverts back to a solid photo of a soccer field instead of being more translucent. What am I doing wrong? Does this have something to do with blending mode? I'm on a deadline and I need help ASAP. This is causing me a huge delay. Thanks, Jacci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 You say it looks correct in Pdn but then looks wrong when viewed with another program?Could it be that the other program is not handling .png transparency correctly? - Do you have any .png images that are known to be correct, that you could test the other program with?. Also try testing your png (saved using pdn) in other programs.Or is actually printing incorrectly? (perhaps you could test on a small scale?)Sorry, I'm no expert, but I know some programs do not show .png transparency correctly - and I have no idea about .tif files. Hopefully you will get more knowledgeable advice later. Quote Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david.atwell Posted October 3, 2013 Share Posted October 3, 2013 So, you have saved as .TIF and .PNG? What if you save only the translucent layer and turn all others off? Have you tried copying the translucent image to a new layer and turning the "background" layer off? Quote The Doctor: There was a goblin, or a trickster, or a warrior... A nameless, terrible thing, soaked in the blood of a billion galaxies. The most feared being in all the cosmos. And nothing could stop it, or hold it, or reason with it. One day it would just drop out of the sky and tear down your world.Amy: But how did it end up in there?The Doctor: You know fairy tales. A good wizard tricked it.River Song: I hate good wizards in fairy tales; they always turn out to be him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TechnoRobbo Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 I'm on a deadline and I need help ASAP. This is causing me a huge delay. This is not a solution but a work around - try saving a safety copy of the pdn and merging your layers down to 1 then exporting a png. Quote Go out there and be amazing. Have Fun, TRSome Pretty Pictures Some Cool Plugins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Visual Posted October 4, 2013 Share Posted October 4, 2013 (edited) Hello jaccia, Do not try to merge layers, this sounds like what you may be doing. This combines layer properties and effects to the same layer. Flatten the whole thing. And yes, save a safety copy. Edited October 4, 2013 by Visual 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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