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Category: Graphics
Transparency

Is there any way to make transparent GIFs in Photoshop? Either a filter or some kind of plugin I can download? I have version 5.0.

clicky here (http://www.grafx-design.com/08photo.html)

I personally use Paint Shop Pro, but photoshop is capable of transparencies if you read the above tutorial.

edit: nikkolus has a good point, look below...

Hope this helps
cr3ative

.png > .gif

Ok, they both have their advantages and disadvantages.

Check this list right here (http://www.libpng.org/pub/png/pngapbr.html) to see which browsers support png's, most common modern browsers are fine. They're a great file type, but older versions of Opera don't support transparencies.

cr3ative

Ah, interesting. Thanks for the link.

Thanks, I'll check it out

i'm assuming transparent gif means something like the gif shown in general images > site logo script. how can i do that in psp 5.0?

In PSP7/8, you just do this:
File>New, set the background colour to "Transparent"

I haven't played with psp5, but I presume it's the same.

cr3ative

i've done this, but it still shows up with a white background. do i need to use a special format? i've saved as gif, tif, png, psp, and jpg. i've even tried psp 9.0 ... what am i doing wrong??

PSP9? Shwing!

New File> Colours 24 Bit, Background set to Transparent.. can't see whats wrong here.
The "colour" for transparent in PSP is a grey&white grid. Is this what you're seeing? Otherwise, check your new file settings. I'm puzzled.

cr3ative

yep, yep, the grid is there. thanks for your help. i finally got it to work. you have to do some export optimizer junk. i was about to give up....

Ah, of course, i'm sorry I didn't mention that.

Has PSP9 really been released? I'm in awe!

Regards
cr3ative

edit: yes, yes it has.
I shall get an upgrade henceforth!

Hmm, i have a question as well, do some versions of internet explorer not support transparencies?, i have a image i made for a tabbar, and yet, even though the transparency works in my mozilla firefox .92 and opera 7.54, it shows when placed over another image as if it has no transparency, sorry if i didn't get that his was a similar problem, my internet explorer version is 6, if you need a more specific version for it, then please say. I figured that posting onto this post would not be a problem and would save on a wasted thread, though it does seem that this forum does currently need them.

Hmm... My IE 6 works out fine with transparencies.. :confused: :confused:

Are you using alpha.opacity (or similar) or moz.opacity?

cr3ative

edit: service pack 2 might sort you out? www.microsoft.com

Has PSP9 really been released? I'm in awe!

edit: yes, yes it has.
I shall get an upgrade henceforth!


:D i haven't upgraded since version 5 so it's like a whole different program. have fun!

I am only using opacity within the image itself though.. ? I use adobe photoshop for my images and the entire backround is fully transparent while the buttons themselves are about 90% opacity. I don't quite understand what moz opacity is though.. probaby because i never paid much attention

sgt: check your layers to see if they do or do not have their own background colour.
Otherwise, I can't think why this would happen.

cr3ative

No, i am pretty positive it doesn't, using photoshop i know due to the checkered boxes that its transparent and then the fact that if you are talking in terms of a layer of my site, i know thats i have it on my backround image, so thats not it either :-( Actually you should just go check it yourself xD http://maccess.vzz.net/tibia.php and see if you can see why

Don't mind that it takes a little to load, this page is mainly to see how the layout will work and such so i wasn't considerate of the image sizes much really.

You want the background image to be semi-transparent?

cr3ative

no no, i want transparency around the tabbar, i had also put a light opacity on the tabs themselves so you oculd lightly see through them to the image to the back

as i said, it works in both opera and mozilla, not in ie, and i do not have netscape xD










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