On Fri, Dec 20, 2019 at 11:00 AM Peter Rolf <indiego@gmx.net> wrote:
Hi Hraban,

PDF/X-1a:2001 doesn't support transparency. You have to use PDF/X-4(p)
for that (the first X variant that supports transparency).
PDF/A-2|3 may also be an option. These formats also support transparency.


Peter


confirmed, this is ok.

\setupbackend[format=PDF/X-4p]

\starttext
\externalfigure[esel_kl.png]
\stoptext



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luigi