Transparent Backgound

[Seraph]

Using Gimp, I cut out an image and pasted it on to a transparent BG, but when I upload it as my avatar, it's still white. I'm not sure what I did wrong. Can someone help me out?

[hitogoroshi]

Re: Transparent Backgound

Just go filters > colors > color to alpha. It should default making white transparant. Then make sure to save it as a PNG, and keep the value of transparent pixels.

[Karr Lord of Chaos]

Re: Transparent Backgound

bah, didnt work

[JPS]

Re: Transparent Backgound

IF THE BACKGROUND IS WHITE

1.Goto Images -> Color To Alpha in the box on the Picture Window

2.Click OK in the box that pops up

3.Goto File -> Save As... in the Picture Window

4.Click the "[+] Select File Type (By Extension)"

5.Select "PNG image"

6.Type in your desired save name

7.Click Save

8.Make sure the check box named "Save color values from transparent pixels" is checked.

9.Click Save

IF THE BACKGROUND IS NOT WHITE

1.Goto Images -> Color To Alpha in the box on the Picture Window

2.Click the button with the big white rectangle

3.Click the button on the lower right with the brush against a blue box

4.Select a color from the picture to make transparent

5.Go back to the "Color To Alpha Picker" Window

5.Click OK

6.Click OK again

7.Goto File -> Save As... in the Picture Window

8.Click the "[+] Select File Type (By Extension)"

9.Select "PNG image"

10.Type in your desired save name

11.Click Save

12.Make sure the check box named "Save color values from transparent pixels" is checked.

13.Click Save

[JPS]

Re: Transparent Backgound

Most people isnt willing to hand out X amount of money when GIMP is free and does the same if not more then PhotoShop

Like me...Im a scrooge

[IRC]

Re: Transparent Backgound

I guess you can always use photoshop to make it look like your baby has clothes and stuff.

And what are you saving your file as Seraphim. If it's not .png or .gif it won't be transparent.

[Seraph]

Re: Transparent Backgound

I saved in both formats. The thing is that my file is transparent, even after I save. But the background just turns back to white when I upload it.

I must be doing something wrong. I'll keep trying. thanks people.

[JPS]

Re: Transparent Backgound

What are you using to upload it? I use imageshack and it turns out fine for me.

Also you can't use the site to resize pictures with transparent backgrounds(I dont think) because the site doesnt save the transparent values.

Some sites will automatically convert the file to the smallest filetype possible, thats why Im asking this, JPG is typically smaller the GIF or PNG.

[Seraph]

Re: Transparent Backgound

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< Right here. From my desktop.

[JPS]

Re: Transparent Backgound



Works fine for me

I just tested what you said, and Pavilionboards doesnt upload the transparent values, you'll have to use imageshack or something

Heres the imageshack link for the image above, just copy/paste

http://img167.imageshack.us/img167/9994/dwarfhammercolorck9.png

I havent figured out how to select JUST the background, because color to alpha does it to the whole picture.

[Seraph]

Re: Transparent Backgound

EDIT: got it to work.