Clipping path

[Wendyleung821]

I am working on a project right now. I have a picture of a tube of pain relief cream. The offer is three tubes and I need to put three tubes together. The problem is ...

There is a white background with the tube and I tried "object - clipping path - detect edges" ... the white background won't leave!!! I am trying to avoid going into photoshop and do the clipping path. Is there any other option I can use for the tubes to stand together without all those white background overlapping each other?

 

[jimoblak]

Detect edges is a rarely useful feature of a page layout program. If you are not using a transparent PSD file, the only other option is to use a clipping path, made either in Photoshop or with the pen tool in InDesign.

You may also want to check that the frame's background color is set as transparent, not white.

 

[Lessa]

If you have Photoshop, it would be much better to do your work there. You could remove the background and duplicate the layer 2X's. Then position the tubes where you want. Just an option. The other option is to create a clipping path and save it as an eps.

 

[Wendyleung821]

Aw! Thank you for your help.

 

[cubsdude]

You'd be better off doing it in PS, however, if you really don't want to go into photoshop, you can try setting the transparency in indesign to multiply. it usually drops a white background out very nicely.

 

[Eggles]

>>The other option is to create a clipping path and save it as an eps.<<

No no no!!! Do not save as an EPS - save and place the native Photoshop file.