Note I would clean up this image with some color correction to better match the background image. If you do, make sure you saved the file as a PNG. You shouldn’t see any background color on your image. Follow the steps above to resize and place your transparent image. Make sure your image goes all the way to the red bleed lines.ĭrop in your transparent image by clicking and dragging it from your folder into InDesign or CTRL+D (Option + D on a Mac) to Place. This constrains the proportions as you resize the image. You can also resize the image by holding down CTRL+Shift (Option + Shift on a Mac) and clicking and dragging a corner of your image. Then move the background image until you are happy with the placement. Mine is a sample album cover so it is 4.724 inches square with a 1/8 inch bleed.ĭrop in your background image by clicking and dragging it from your folder into InDesign or CTRL+D (Option + D on a Mac) to Place. Create a new document to your desired size. You have now successfully created a transparent file to use in your print projects. Select None in the PNG options pop up window and click OK. Give you PNG file a name, choose the location to save it and click Save. Since you can convert all elements of your print project into CMYK when you save your PDF in InDesign, you can use this RGB file for any print or web project. ![]() Next go to File>Save As and make sure you select PNG from the drop down. This tutorial will not go in depth on how to cut out an image from the background since the focus is on saving and placing a transparent image into InDesign. If the background is a solid color you can use the Magic Wand or Quick Selection tools. ![]() Make sure it is a high resolution (300DPI) for print projects. Then double-click the layer and hit OK to unlock it. Open the image you want to cut the background out of in Photoshop. Please refer to my preferred PDF preset tutorial for steps on how I save my print projects to a PDF. PNG file and place it into an InDesign document ready for print. In this tutorial you will learn how to take a transparent image from Photoshop, save it as a.
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