Texniccenter/eps/pdf and transparent images

[cobalt124]

I'm looking for a way to add eps images with a transparent background to a pdf generated by texniccenter (Windows environment). Can this be done?

 

[MATLABdude]

Can you just incorporate the image using \includegraphics?
http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/LaTeX/Importing_Graphics#Compiling_with_pdflatex

With my installs of MikTeX and MacTeX, the .eps images get automatically converted to .pdf (and left in the directory for future use) when I run latexpdf. However, the link above (and beside .eps) suggests some alternate steps if you're having trouble.

 

[cobalt124]

Thanks for the link, I think I am on the right track now. I skim read that link previously in my googling and found nothing on transparency and moved on. This time I read it through and realized my two mistakes, the really silly one of initially using gif images (not supported) instead of jpg, which led me to assuming that I could only use eps images, which isn't true. I did notice however that I am running texpdf and not latexpdf which I will have to look into. Anyway, I'm confident I should have this cracked soon. As you've probably guessed, I'm new to latex.

 

[cobalt124]

Cracked it. I don't think latex supports transparency directly, so tried Tikz/pgf. This only supports jpg and png and since jpg doesn't support transparency I tried png and it works. Though I don't see why it shouldn't just work in latex.

 

[alphy]

Yes, it is possible to add EPS images with transparent backgrounds to a PDF generated by Texniccenter in a Windows environment. This can be achieved by using a graphic design software such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator to create an EPS image with a transparent background. Then, when inserting the image into the Texniccenter document, make sure to select the "transparent" option in the image properties. This will allow the transparency of the EPS image to be preserved in the resulting PDF.