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[Bug]: Background image missing when rendering PDF exported from InDesign in Safari #20366

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When rendering a PDF exported from InDesign, the background image does not appear in Safari. Testing in Chrome shows the background renders correctly.

After verifying our implementation and testing different configurations, the issue also occurs in the PDF.js live demo on Safari. This strongly suggests the problem lies within PDF.js itself.

PDF File

  • Original PDF:

2025 Sales Meeting Save the Date.pdf

Environment

  • PDF.js version: latest
  • Browser: Safari (issue), Chrome (works)
  • OS: macOS

Web browser and its version

Safari Version 18.5 (20621.2.5.11.8)

Operating system and its version

MacOS 15.5 (24F74)

PDF.js version

Latest

Is the bug present in the latest PDF.js version?

Yes

Is a browser extension

No

Steps to reproduce the problem

  1. Open the attached PDF file in Safari using the PDF.js live demo
  2. Observe that the background image does not render
  3. Open the same PDF in Chrome to confirm it renders correctly

What is the expected behavior?

The PDF should render the background image correctly across all browsers, including Safari.

What went wrong?

  • Background image is missing in Safari
  • Background image renders correctly in Chrome

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