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PDF Conversion: Bluebeam Revu x64 PDF results in white overlay on extracted images (even with -alpha remove)
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Description
ImageMagick version
7.1.2-13
Operating system
MacOS
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26.3 (25D125)
Description
When converting a PDF generated by Bluebeam Revu x64, specific images (specifically on Page 2 in my case) are rendered with a solid white overlay.
Even when using -alpha remove and -background white, the underlying image content is obscured by a white block or layer. It appears that ImageMagick/Ghostscript is not correctly interpreting the transparency or layer groups specific to Bluebeam's PDF engine.
Steps to Reproduce
I am using the following command to attempt to flatten the layers and remove transparency:
magick -density 300 input.pdf -background white -alpha remove output-%d.jpg
Expected Result:
A clear rasterised image of the PDF page content.
Actual Result:
The output image contains a white box/overlay covering the actual content of the page.
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Research direction
Start with the attached input.pdf and run the exact magick command from the report at 300 density, comparing the page-2 output with the expected rendering. Trace the PDF/Ghostscript rasterization path to determine how the Bluebeam transparency or layer data is interpreted; done means the extracted images no longer contain the white overlay.
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Assessment
- Domain
- cli, computer-graphics
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100