Using a transparent png as watermark?

I have a scanned pdf file that needs a transparent png placed over the majority of the content. Is there any way to do this since acrobat doesn't support pngs? Is there any software that would allow this?

Adam,
Have seen this happen often. Here are some things you can do to try to improve the watermark results.
1. Instead of using the "scale" option in the filter, make a copy of the watermark source image at exactly the size you want it to be on the final video image, and then import it into the filter pre-sized. The "scale" option may produce undesirable results in certain circumstances, even when you are scaling the watermark DOWN as you are in your example.
2. Same for opacity. Bake the opacity into the watermark before you import it into the filter.
3. For a traditional mono-style translucent "glass bug" look, if the creative requirements allow, make the primary watermark color white, and place a 1 or 2 pixel solid black stroke around it. Set the opacity of the white layer very low, perhaps 25%, and set the opacity of the black stroke higher, say 35%. Save a PNG copy, and then import into the watermark filter. Obviously, change this as you see fit or as required by the project. (Also, opacity ramps on the white area can give you really cool results.) Your opacity numbers will vary of course, depending on what you're doing, but that's a starting point to play with.
4. Use simple artwork and block fonts for the watermark. Specifically, font serifs fall apart under heavy compression a lot quicker than a block font or blocky artwork.
At the very least, the source of your problem is likely the in-filter scaling. If you can avoid that, you'll probably be much happier with the results. Of course, this is just from our experience, and your mileage may vary. There's a lot of ways to skin the watermark cat.
-Matt

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Hello,
I was wondering are transparent png image's safe to use, I
have normally
used transparent gifs but have been thinking of the
compatibility of the
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regards
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Twocans wrote:
> Hello,
> I was wondering are transparent png image's safe to use,
I have normally
> used transparent gifs but have been thinking of the
compatibility of the
> png.
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Jo
"Monarky2000" <[email protected]> wrote in
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news:ep92ua$keb$[email protected]..
> Okay first off im very new at html. I can not figure out
where to put all
> the
> code for transparent PNGs in IE. I was wondering if
someone would draft an
> example. Using my site. I need to get the icons at the
top of the screen
> to be
> transparent. So they are slanted and touching each other
all nicely like
> is
> shows in firefox. I got it to work once yesterday but
the replace image
> stoped
> working i couldnt figure it out so i am trying from the
start again. My
> site
> is www.triforcetechs.com. Also any critizim would be
helpful too im new to
> this
> sort of stuff. Just to let you know also i have seached
all over these
> forums
> and tryed many diffent ways to make PNGs transparent but
really i dont
> think i
> know what im doing lol even if you could maybe fix one
of my buttons so i
> can
> see how its done that would be most helpful. Also my
email is
> [email protected] if you would like to email me
directly
>
> Thanks in advanced
>
>

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