Adding colour to photoshop files in InDesign

[honeycreative]

Hi all, What is the best way to save a Photoshop file to import into InDesign if I want to be able to colourise it in InDesign. I have a coffee stain pic. It needs the background dropped out(or a path/clipping)as it is being placed over other objects so I need the background transparent. I have tried saving as a .psd with the background knocked out but cannot colour in InDesign. A .jpg fills the background white even with a path. The only answer I have come up with is to colour it in Photoshop first. I need a few different coloured stains in the document so this seems the long way around. HELP!!!!!

 

[jimoblak]

InDesign will only color 1-bit and 8-bit grayscale images. Try saving as a TIFF and then coloring that in InDesign with the direct selection tool (white pointer).

If you need a transparent background, create a clipping path for the TIFF before placing in InDesign or experiment with transparency blending options within InDesign.

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