Ask A Cartographer  Picture Marker Symbols  April 27 2011 | 1
comment Categories: Symbology  I am using AI and Photoshop to
create emfs and bmps trying to get them as picture marker
symbols. In the editing software they have transparent
backgrounds but as soon as i bring them in they have white or
black longer transparent...what am I doing wrong??  Mapping
Center Answer:  To get a transparent background in the emfs and
bitmaps when they are used in ArcGIS, you need to export your
final picture marker from AI. Something happens in the parsing
from Photoshop that doesn't keep the transparencies.  Your
options are to:  (1) create the image in Photoshop, then save
the file to .ai format and open it up in AI, then export the
file as either a bmp or emf from AI,   (2) work exclusively in
AI and export to bmp and/or emf.   Versions of AI posted by
Jaynya Richards on May 4 2011 1:53PM The suggestions above apply
at least to versions 4 and 5 of the AI software.  If you would
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