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On Sat, 2 Feb 2002 19:49:09 +0100
Henning Hraban Ramm <angerweit@gmx.net> wrote:

> > >I have tried this using a RGB-PNG-image above a Metapost-image
> > >including only a rectangle filled with the background-color
> > >of the PNG-image. I can see no difference between both backgrounds.
> > >Is your image in cmyk or in rgb?
> 
> RGB. But it may be a matter of color management, as Hans assumed.
> 
> > >i think not all can be done on TeX-level. For example the alpha-channel
> > >in png or tiff-images, it would be nice when pdftex could support this
> > >directly.
> 
> Try PDF! At least clipping paths are working.

I know, but the thing i'm looking for is to put an image above a text
and see the text shine through, since the image is semi-transparent,
for instance a alpha-gradient from left to right which makes the
text "fade-in".

Best,
  Jens