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K, I think I've reached a point of frustration. I have been developing web based graphics, as well as printing graphics for the past 8 years now. I have created numerous .gif images that are transparent.

I need someone else in here, 1 who can speak english, and 2 who is a professional graphic artist and photoshop user.

Icy_Polecat,

Please do me a favor cause I know you know photoshop, and read my last 2 or 3 posts and tell me if my image is not transparent. I opened that same image the way everyone else can, by clicking the hypertext link and having it open in a new window. I then went to Tools in my Internet Explorer options and choose "Internet Options". I then clicked on the "Colors" button on the bottom left hand corner. That opened up a new window. I then unchecked "Use Window colors" and chose my own new colors for the background. I chose the color blue. The background of the window became blue and the image's background became blue as well.

I really need to know if I am doing this incorrectly because I must have sent off a thousand gif images before and as it would appear our friend sftaa is telling me that my image is not a proper transparent gif and that the background will not change.

My only guess is that they are using the image in some soft of program or application where it does not accept transparent images and in turn creates an automatic white background for any image that is transparent.

Please any of the other mods here or members who know about photoshop, let me know what is going on.

Thank you,
a very frustrated RedDog

hello

Dear ! pleae find attached sanpshot of your transparent image,
i am professional graphic / web artist and also use all that graphic tool which y use their is not issue ....of soft of program or application.... i made that snapshot using IE 5.5, you can also check after changed background of your IE.

In short word i try to explain all summary,

- Mian issure was ....Generic Transparent Image.....

- Below of summary all discussion

1- We can't make generic transparent image because ....GIF only supports binary transparency.....

2-Only using png-24 format (save as web + settings) you can make generic image because PNG supports alpha transparency And a transparent PNG is background-independent—it can live on any background color or image. see this link http://www.alistapart.com/stories/pngopacity/

But PNG format do not support old browser and application like as Visual C++, Java

3- Visit this link ...http://www.wise-women.org/tutorials/ps1/... i hope after reed that you will understand GIF format can't make generic image.

Regards,
Faisal

ok,

this is getting a little heated.

Red Dog - your image is indeed a perfect example of a transparent GIF which works quite happily in IE, Moz, Op and NN on a variety of different BG's.

I think the problem has occured in that Faisal is attempting to create an image with true Alpha Transparency, As we all know GIF's only support Binary transparency which means that, whilst us Web folks can create resonably good transparent images, we can't really compare with the transparency features offered by formats such as PNG and TIFF.

I don't think the Tranparency of Red Dog's GIF is in question. Rather I believe that Faisal is after finer control of the transparency than the GIF format offers.

I thinks thats all that needs to be said on the matter.

Oh and Faisal ... quick tip - you may want to revise your use of the word "dear" in posting ... its a little more familier than we westerners like to get.

Icy

This would have been a lot easier if someone mentioned Alpha transparencies to begin with. Thanks Icy_Polecat and Faisal, sorry about my last post, it was just frustrating when you ask for a generic gif and say that the gif i uploaded is in fact not a transparent gif and that your IE background doesn't change.

GOod luck with your program.

This would have been a lot easier if someone mentioned Alpha transparencies to begin with. Thanks Icy_Polecat and Faisal, sorry about my last post, it was just frustrating when you ask for a generic gif and say that the gif i uploaded is in fact not a transparent gif and that your IE background doesn't change.

GOod luck with your program.