PSP + Transparency

Published on September 22, 2004 By MrBadAxe In WinCustomize Talk

This is a bit of a noob question, but:

I create a 256x256 image in Paint Shop Pro 7.02 with some parts of the image transparent. I save the file in PNG format. When I try to use the icon in ObjectDock or open the PNG in PSP again, the transparent parts have become white (#000000). How do I make these parts stay transparent?

I appreciate any help I can get I've taken so much from this site and I'm trying to give back a little. Thanks!

Comments (Page 2)

Koasati

on Sep 23, 2004

BMP, and JPG can't be saved with transparency, but certain programs can read a specific color as transparent.. i.e. WIndowBlinds sees magic pink (255,0,255) as transparent in BMP files. GIF has support for single color transparency. You can't use anti-aliasing against the transparent color with GIF. PNG supports alpha channel transparency anti-aliasing works perfectly with PNG. (this is why they look so smooth).

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