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2D All the way! / Photoshop 5.0 LE and png transparency...

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Zeal
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Posted: 23rd Jul 2004 13:13
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Im having trouble exporting PNG files with transparency. Yes I know im using a ghetto version of photoshop, but the damn thing SAYS it exports pngs. So anyway, I create a new document, with a transparent background, draw some stuff, save as a png, and load into dbpro. What do I get? Where there once WAS 'transparency' in photoshop dbpro displays as solid white. And yes, I am setting transparency on my object.

Any idea what im doing wrong? Do I need a special ps plugin in order to save the png alpha layer?

Thanks in advance this is driven me nuts!

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Zeal
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Posted: 28th Jul 2004 15:30
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Update! I was able to get transparency with a png BUT only after I GHOSTED the object I was applying the texture to. Still cant get transparency to display on a solid object. Figure that one out.

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zircher
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Posted: 29th Jul 2004 02:19
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As a cheap alternative if you have MS Office, check out MS Photo Editor. MSPE has a transparency tool that is easy to use for PNGs. Click on the icon in the tool bar, select a pixel, and MSPE will pop up a dialog asking you what percentage of transparency you want for that color. Too easy.
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the_winch
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Posted: 29th Jul 2004 12:53
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Does the transparancy work if you use the image to make a sprite instead or use PASTE IMAGE with the transparancy flag?

If you want a free image editor with good png support try gimp
http://www.gimp.org/windows/

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