Need a graphic made transparent

**fishfreek** · 10-14-2003, 06:53 AM

Im all thumbs when it comes to graphic programs. I hate it. Just makes me want to toss the @)!*$%^ing computer out the window when I cant even figure out where to even start to figure out how to do something.

Anyway if someone could make the following graphic transparent so the white does not show it would be super.

Coffeee™ · 10-14-2003, 06:55 AM

I would do it if they didn't give us that much homework... If no one does it I might be able to give it a go later

-Strychnine

Ricoool · 10-14-2003, 06:56 AM

the image has to saved as gif or png, jpeg dosent support transparent colors

**fishfreek** · 10-14-2003, 07:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricoool

the image has to saved as gif or png, jpeg dosent support transparent colors

Well feel free to convert it to .gif

Coffeee™ · 10-14-2003, 07:13 AM

That would still be difficult without having its source file

I will just remove the bg in a while

-Strychnine

**fishfreek** · 10-14-2003, 08:12 AM

Well if i had the talent to make that in the first place I would have made it transparent. Thus I have no access to the source file. One attempt at making it transparent left a bunch of white pixles around the edge that looks like crap on a dark colored background.

**South** · 10-14-2003, 08:24 AM

I've tried and am having a hard time getting a clean edge on it. Why not just change the background color of the image to match the background it'll be on. If you can't just post the hex for the color and I'll do it.

**fishfreek** · 10-14-2003, 08:48 AM

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Originally Posted by southnow

I've tried and am having a hard time getting a clean edge on it. Why not just change the background color of the image to match the background it'll be on. If you can't just post the hex for the color and I'll do it.

Because its going to be used on any number of possible backgrounds. This is going to become the new logo for a forum that I am a contract webmaster for. I belive the owner of the site made the graphic himself but has not been able to get a clean transparency so I figured I would post over here and let the graphic artists have a stab.

Since he has 3 different styles installed now on his site and with more to come later it makes more sense to have 1 image that is transparent vs have X different versions all with different backgrounds.

Jazzee · 10-14-2003, 09:16 AM

Here is the best I could do:

Rizande · 10-14-2003, 09:19 AM

i tried, but i dont know how to put a pic in my post?

Jazzee · 10-14-2003, 09:28 AM

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Originally Posted by webArtist04

i tried, but i dont know how to put a pic in my post?

You have to upload it to your own server and link to it here.

Rizande · 10-14-2003, 09:56 AM

Thanks, i'll try that.

Coffeee™ · 10-14-2003, 03:43 PM

Sara, that one looks good

-99

GEWbert · 10-14-2003, 04:13 PM

yeah, i would try it, but i would probally just get the same thing as Jazzee did

Coffeee™ · 10-14-2003, 04:24 PM

Yea, Sara has about the limit and a few things left out but they arent even noticiable

So fishfreek, give Sara a big hug and kiss and shout thank you and beg if you could use that picture

-Strychnine

**fishfreek** · 10-14-2003, 04:59 PM

The graphic works great for a light colored background.

Thanks

Jazzee · 10-14-2003, 04:59 PM

Not on a dark background?

**fishfreek** · 10-14-2003, 05:24 PM

there was still like a one or two pixel border of white around it.

no big deal as its not really anything i was supposed to get done anyway.

Ricoool · 10-14-2003, 05:25 PM

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Originally Posted by fishfreek

Because its going to be used on any number of possible backgrounds. This is going to become the new logo for a forum that I am a contract webmaster for. I belive the owner of the site made the graphic himself but has not been able to get a clean transparency so I figured I would post over here and let the graphic artists have a stab.

Since he has 3 different styles installed now on his site and with more to come later it makes more sense to have 1 image that is transparent vs have X different versions all with different backgrounds.

You will never get the edge perfect if it has to match diff. backgound colors or images, if it has to have smooth curve you need to antialise it to a specific color, if you antialise it to nothing it will look jagget

take a look --->http://www.cybernation.dk/fun/jab.htm

Jazzee · 10-14-2003, 05:38 PM

Sorry