QuarkXPress 8.1 and later
In QuarkXPress 8.1 and later, transparency effects no longer need to be
flattened. QuarkXPress 8.1 can output native PDF 1.4 transparency,
which works well with Prinergy. You can configure this by creating a
new PDF style in QuarkXPress, and then going to the
Transparency
panel and selecting the
Export Transparency Natively
option. Be sure
to check the other tabs to ensure the correctness of those settings. For
more information, consult your QuarkXPress help.
QuarkXPress 7 and 8.0: Issues and observations
Most known issues with QuarkXPress 7 and 8 involve transparency,
colorized TIFF files, and geometry from PostScript.
Transparency
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Transparency support still very limited in QuarkXPress 8.0 and
earlier. Transparency in imported PDFs is not retained on export.
The PDF import filter (Quark JAWs engine) still flattens
transparency while converting everything to internal Quark format.
Transparency objects created in QuarkXPress are more likely to
retain their transparency appearance than placed PDFs that contain
transparency.
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When flattening, QuarkXPress 7and 8 rasterizes objects that are
below a transparent object. For example, transparency over a vector
EPS file will result in a rasterized version of the vector data with the
visual effect of the transparency. Because of this, for placed EPS
files with very fine features (such as small text), you should increase
the QuarkXPress flattening resolution in the output style.
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Using transparency and artificial font styles (such as artificial bold,
italic, outline, shadow) may not result in the correct output.
QuarkXPress 7 warns you about this when outputting.
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Using transparency with overprints (set in QuarkXPress or in placed
EPS files) does not work. Overprint objects often disappear or knock
out on output, when there is a transparent object on top of them.
Transparency with OPI
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OPI seems to work well with transparency when using bitmap-
based TIFF and raster EPS images. When an image interacts with
transparency, the QuarkXPress software renders the affected
portion of the image with its transparency effect, using the highest
resolution data available. QuarkXPress places the rendered version
of the image on top of the OPI placement, so when you trigger OPI,
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