Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
GIMP PDFs have transparency
#9
(03-27-2025, 03:24 PM)waltonm Wrote: I am hoping for a practical way for people, who use GIMP, to generate a PDF without transparency.

Very verbose, but down to the basics: I think the options have been covered and some transparency might be included in a Gimp 3.0 PDF as a "Soft Mask"  If that is not acceptable, then so be it. Gimp is not for you.

I would be interested in what your software says about the attached PDF (it is zipped) A straight forward RGB jpeg from Gimp 3.0 but bundled into a PDF using ImageMagick.

From memory the KDP templates are aimed at vector application (Illustrator)  or PS which has some vector support. Not really Gimp which is very much a raster editor.  To use Gimp I think you will need a plugin that by-passes the cairo library files and uses some other method, maybe ghostscript.  

Quote:...KDP will accept almost anything. It consistently prints a tad better (in terms of color fidelity and shadow detail) from sRGB than from CMYK....

That is good to hear, the local printing company I use, also wants RGB for a 10 colour inkjet. The usual proviso, bright colours are out-of-gamut and muted. 


Attached Files
.zip   castlekeep.zip (Size: 321.92 KB / Downloads: 10)
Reply


Messages In This Thread
GIMP PDFs have transparency - by waltonm - 03-25-2025, 06:24 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by waltonm - 03-25-2025, 10:59 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by CmykStudent - 03-26-2025, 02:12 AM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by waltonm - 03-26-2025, 02:27 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by rich2005 - 03-26-2025, 07:14 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by waltonm - 03-27-2025, 01:47 AM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by rich2005 - 03-27-2025, 08:04 AM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by waltonm - 03-27-2025, 03:24 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by rich2005 - 03-27-2025, 04:04 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by waltonm - 03-27-2025, 06:00 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by waltonm - 03-29-2025, 03:09 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by rich2005 - 03-29-2025, 04:21 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by waltonm - 03-29-2025, 05:28 PM
RE: GIMP PDFs have transparency - by rich2005 - 03-29-2025, 05:35 PM

Forum Jump: