jdhf99 Posted November 29, 2003 Posted November 29, 2003 Does anyone know an easy way to make pictures transparent so they don't have the white box around them? Almost everyone has either a white site or white where the pictures go because of this. Say I wanted my site to be grey, how would I put the pictures onto the site so they don't look horrible? Thanks!
wizardsandwars Posted November 29, 2003 Posted November 29, 2003 You would change all of the images to have a transparent background insteadof a white one. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOTE: As of Oct 2006, I'm not as active in this forum as I used to be, but I still work with osC quite a bit. If you have a question about any of my posts here, your best bet is to contact me though either Email or PM in my profile, and I'll be happy to help.
mikes Posted November 29, 2003 Posted November 29, 2003 If you are serious about doing image work get adobe photoshop. It is hands down the best software on the market for designers. It is rather expensive though. Jasc Printshop does a lot of what photoshop does and I believe they still offer 30-day trial downloads. There are probably a lot of other packages out there that will allow you to create transparent .gif files. Take a look on some of the download sites and you should be able to find something. hth
burt Posted November 29, 2003 Posted November 29, 2003 Another option would be to add a border to all of your images. That can work very well. You can even do this atuomatically through the tep_image function.
iamjamie Posted November 29, 2003 Posted November 29, 2003 If you are serious about doing image work get adobe photoshop. It is hands down the best software on the market for designers. It is rather expensive though. Jasc Printshop does a lot of what photoshop does and I believe they still offer 30-day trial downloads. Jasc's program is called PaintShop and you're correct about Photoshop, but for something like this, you'd be safe purchasing Adobe Elements, which is much much cheaper
jdhf99 Posted November 30, 2003 Author Posted November 30, 2003 Thanks for all the responses, so would this work for pictures I already have in GIF Format? Or do I have to make it transparent before I convert it to Gif? Thanks again! -Corey
Jack_mcs Posted November 30, 2003 Posted November 30, 2003 Gif is the only accepted web format that supports transparent backgrounds. What you need to do is load your gif images into a program and change them to have a transparent background. Besides the programs mentioned, there are several free programs that will allow you to do this. The Gimp is one. Although the learning curve on it can be quite steep, depending on your level of experience. Another program is Photo Plus. It is very easy to use and all you need to do to convert your images is load them and then save them with a transparent background. Jack Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons
Jack_mcs Posted December 1, 2003 Posted December 1, 2003 Oops. Forgot to mention that Photo Plus is free (at least one version of it is). HTH. Jack Support Links: For Hire: Contact me for anything you need help with for your shop: upgrading, hosting, repairs, code written, etc. All of My Addons Get the latest versions of my addons Recommended SEO Addons
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