![]() When Alpha Channel is active in the Clipping tab, it can be converted into a clipping path. The result would be three different images created out of just one file.Īn alpha channel is similar to a clipping path, but instead of isolating an area with a path, a separate color channel is used to create an 8-bit black-and-white or grayscale mask. Then place the image in three different areas of our QuarkXPress document, each with a different path selected. This option is very useful for when you want to show different areas of an image in multiple instances.įor example, we could create separate paths around each of the building blocks of our original image. The Path pop-up menu, located directly below the Type pop-up menu, enables you to select other paths that exist in the original image. When this option is active, additional choices become available with which you can edit the path.Įmbedded Path automatically becomes active when you select an image that contains a clipping path. When you select an image with a clipping path (instead of an embedded path), Embedded Path becomes the active Type selection, as shown in Figure B. : Since QuarkXPress always uses the designated clipping path of an EPS file, selecting Item won’t perform the same function as it would with a TIFF file. This is much easier than returning to the original image file and deleting the path. (In earlier versions of QuarkXPress, images with embedded paths automatically activate the Embedded Path option.) Choosing Item will also hide most embedded or clipping paths.įor example, if you want to use in its entirety a TIFF image that contains an embedded path, selecting Item turns off the path and shows the entire image. This is the default setting for images that don’t contain clipping paths or alpha channels. The first pop-up menu on the Clipping tab is Type. Then press T (T in Windows), or choose Item > Clipping. In order to access it, however, you must first import and select an image within a picture box. The way in which QuarkXPress lets you work with clipping paths is most clearly understood by looking at the Clipping tab of the Modify dialog box. For instructions on how to create a clipping path, see the article “ Creating clipping paths in Photoshop 5” in the February 2000 issue of Inside QuarkXPress. The biggest determining factor, however, is your level of expertise with regard to creating paths. The application, method and file format used to create an image with a clipping path all will make a difference. TIFF and EPS files are used most often for print materials JPEG and GIF files are meant for online viewing only BMP and PICT files are low-resolution formats and shouldn’t go further than your desktop printer.Ī clipping path’s outcome depends on many factors. ![]() The format in which to save your images depends on how you intend to output the document. You may apply clipping paths to virtually any image format QuarkXPress supports, such as EPS, BMP, TIFF, PICT, JPEG and GIF. The more detail contained in the image, the more complex the clipping path will be, and the more memory it will require. To be more precise, a clipping path is made up of a series of points joined by straight and/or curved line segments. The beauty of clipping paths is that they don’t alter the actual image. Simply stated, a clipping path enables you to outline a specific area in an image so that, upon exporting or outputting it, the area outside the path is rendered transparent. By adding a clipping path to the original image, we were able to isolate the blocks from the background and create a new background behind the image in QuarkXPress.
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