KNOWLEDGEBASE - ARTICLE #2097
Semitransparent or clear background colors in exported images
When you export your graph or layout, the semitransparent or clear (or semiopaque) colors may or may not look semitransparent/clear in the exported image. It depends on what format you export in and on whether you use Prism Windows or Mac. In the table below, "Yes" means that semitransparent/clear colors will be encoded in the exported file, and "No" means they will not be.
|
Format |
Windows |
Windows |
Mac |
Mac |
|
|
Semitransparent |
Clear |
Semitransparent |
Clear |
|
EMF |
Yes |
Yes |
These formats are for Windows only | |
|
EMF+ |
Yes* |
Yes |
||
|
WMF |
Yes |
Yes |
||
|
EPS |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
|
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
|
TIFF |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
PNG |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
|
JPG |
No |
No |
No |
No |
|
BMP |
No |
No |
No |
No |
* Works in Prism 8 but not in Prism 7.
Note that the EPS, JPG and BMP formats simply cannot encode transparency.