PPT: EPS Graphic with Clipping Path Not Supported
Article ID: 169574
Article Last Modified on 8/17/2005
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 for Macintosh
- Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0 Standard Edition
- Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0a
- Microsoft PowerPoint 4.0c
- Microsoft PowerPoint 95 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q169574
SYMPTOMS
When you import an Encapsulated PostScript (EPS) file into Microsoft
PowerPoint 4.0 for the Macintosh, the graphic appears transparent. If
you save the file and then open it in PowerPoint for Windows, the
graphic no longer appears transparent.
CAUSE
You may experience this problem when the EPS image is saved with a
clipping path from a photo editing program, such as Adobe Photoshop.
PowerPoint does not directly support clipping paths. When you import
an EPS image that contains a clipping path into PowerPoint for the
Macintosh, you see a PICT preview of the graphic. The way this PICT
preview is displayed is dependent on the Macintosh operating system.
When you open the presentation in PowerPoint for Windows, PowerPoint
translates the PICT graphics primitives (commands) into the closest
equivalent Windows graphics device interface (GDI) primitives.
Clipping paths are converted, but they become invisible and no longer
mask the image.
For additional information about clipping paths, please see the "More
Information" section later in this article.
MORE INFORMATION
Some Macintosh-based photo editing programs, such as Adobe Photoshop,
can save a clipping path when you export images as EPS files. A
clipping path is a vector description of the edges of a specified
element within an image, and it can be used to mask or make part of your
image transparent.
Photoshop is manufactured by Adobe Systems, Inc., a vendor independent
of Microsoft; we make no warranty, implied or otherwise, regarding
this product's performance or reliability.
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