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April 24, 2024
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How do I invert image (negative) inside a rectangle in InDesign?

  • April 24, 2024
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I want to know how do I invert image (negative) inside a rectangle in Indesign. Like in this image:
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rob day
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 24, 2024

Hi @DamAmd , Set your Transparency Blend Space to RGB, set your rectangle’s fill to white, and its Blend Mode to Difference:

 

James Gifford—NitroPress
Legend
April 24, 2024

Ah... and that method, too. I don't know why I forget ID has this level of blending control. 😛

 

In faint defense, isn't there an export problem with this kind of blending? Something that doesn't work well with certain PDF standards?

rob day
Community Expert
Community Expert
April 24, 2024

isn't there an export problem with this kind of blending?

 

Yes, using an RGB Transparency Blend space can be problem with the PDF/X-4 preset which keeps transparency live, and defaults to using the CMYK export Output Intent as the blending space at least for the preview in AcrobatPro. So this:

 

 

 

Exported to the default PDF/X-4 previewed in AcrobatPro’s Output Preview simulates this as the output:

 

 

CMYK and RGB blending spaces produce significantly different color. I usually prefer the RGB blend space, so the work around for output to PDF/X-4 with an RGB blend space would be to intervene and flatten the page in Acrobat using the RGB blend space, which gives me the expected color:

 

 

 

James Gifford—NitroPress
Legend
April 24, 2024

By selecting the desired area of the image in Photoshop and pressing Ctrl+I (letter i).

 

There are no image manipulation features of this level in InDesign.