This is a poppler bug. I've attached a patch at https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80719 to fix it.
** Bug watch added: freedesktop.org Bugzilla #80719 https://bugs.freedesktop.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80719 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Touch seeded packages, which is subscribed to cairo in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1317517 Title: Transparent area background filled with black in pdf Status in “cairo” package in Ubuntu: New Bug description: The attached pdf when viewed in evince looks correct but when run through the print preview or printed, the partially transparent image with a white background has a black background instead. This is with 14.04 release and cairo 1.13.0-20140204-0ubuntu1. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/cairo/+bug/1317517/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages Post to : touch-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~touch-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp