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15th January, 2010 at 06:57:55 -

This may be the umpteenth thread I've started recently which I really don't like doing now, but oh well.

How do I make a picture's background transparent? I've tried adding transparency to the background in Paintshop Pro but it wouldn't work.

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15th January, 2010 at 07:56:44 -

Use black (RGB 0,0,0). MMF sees it as transparent.

 
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15th January, 2010 at 10:12:28 -

If you're using MMF2 and not TGF2, save it as a PNG and then MMF2 will find the alpha layer and use that for transparency.

 
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15th January, 2010 at 12:25:00 -

I notice that you said "for image links" so I assume you'll want the picture for posting on the internet where you'll need it to hve been transparent itself. In GIMP I just make a new picture and as one of the options set the canvas to start out transparent. There might an "Add Alpha Channel" you could find but I've never used Paint Shop Pro, so...

 
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15th January, 2010 at 12:31:18 -

It's most likely the final format you're using, since you said you added transparency. Are you saving it as a PNG like BrandonC mentioned? BMPs, JPEGs, and sometimes GIFs (depending on settings) don't let you use transparency.

 

  		
  		

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16th January, 2010 at 02:14:34 -

Yep, I saved one picture as PNG with a transparent background, but it showed up black anyway. It's really random but...

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I should have clarified myself better. What I meant to say was how do you change the black to show up as completely transparent? Do you edit the image link in any way?


 
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16th January, 2010 at 02:45:37 -

No you don't edit the link at all. If it's transparent in the editor it ought to be transparent here. When you're in Paintshop are you seeing the transparency? Most of the time it's indicated by a checkerboard. I'm not trying to be rude or anything, it's just that I can't think of any way for the transparency to disappear upon upload.

 
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16th January, 2010 at 02:58:49 -

The checkerboard shows up n all. It could be the hosting site's limitations. I wonder if freewebs allows this?

 
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16th January, 2010 at 14:12:30 -

That image is a jpg. Either the host doesn't support PNG or you left a checkbox checked that "optimizes" the images for the web. Most general-use webhosts should allow you to upload an image in any form and not mess with it. Freewebs does.

 

  		
  		

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16th January, 2010 at 15:09:39 -

Huh, you're right, it IS JPG. It must have been optimized by the hosting site then.

I think the problem is cleared. Thanks a bunch guys!

 
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