Signature vs Image clarity

[Danie10]

Just wondering if anyone else is spotting the same thing I do with signatures? I have a transparent PNG file for my signature.

If I upload that as a signature I notice it immediately smears the crossover points of the lines. It looks a bit like the ink being absorbed into the paper ;-) Maybe that's a feature! I've also tried uploading the non-transparent version of my signature in PNG, as well as in BMP format. They all do exactly the same thing.

If I however insert it as a normal image onto the document (the transparent PNG signature image) it inserts perfectly clearly. The snag though is if you have to sign a 32-page document on each page, there is no copy-and-paste, or repaste option, so it is a lot of opening the file operations.

I think the issue may be that the signature function, it is converting the uploaded image every time into a transparent image, and that is what is creating the problem which makes the signature looked a bit smeared.

My signature file has worked well for me for over a decade in many other PDF apps, so I'm hoping it can still be used as is.

1. Is there a way to disable the auto conversion of the uploaded signature to transparency?
2. Is it possibly something to do with the resolution or file format of what I'm uploading? My file is 992 x 342 pixels.

EDIT Looks like plain old ctlc-c and ctrl-v will work to copy it. That is good news as a workaround. So maybe if I can better understand the clarity aspect of the adding the signature.

[alam00000]

Yes that's intentional, and creates an inked signature look. However this isn't ideal. I'd give an option for it to be disabled

[30350n]

Just ran into this as well, being able to disable the filtering would be great!

[Danie10]

Thanks, @alam00000 that would really be best of both worlds!