I need help with making images transparent
I need help with making images transparent
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I just got Fireworks MX and when I make an image transparent on the program it looks great, but then when I upload it on to my webshell it ends up with a grey background. someone told me to change the canvas color to an ugly pink because that is what a site will pick up as transparent but it didn't work and I wanted to know if anyone could help me out? I don't want any canvas left at all, and where is the circle tool on this thing?
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RE: I need help with making images transparent
Transparancy is a little misleading though. With PNG files, and in Fireworks itself, you can have lots of different strengths of transparency. An item can be totally transparent, semi-transparent, totally opaque, or it can fade between all three states.
Although some browsers support PNG files, the only file format that you should use for transparency is GIF, for compatability reasons. Unfortunately, this only supports two levels of transparency: either a pixel is transparent, or it's not. This means that you won't get the same softness as you see in Fireworks.
To get this to work, in Fireworks you must choose GIF as your output format. Look in the Optimise palette for your options. One is transparency, and it is usually set to 'No Transparency'. Change this to 'Index Transparency' and click the first eyedropper at the bottom of this palette (Add color to transparency). Clicking anywhere in the image will make that color transparent.
If you want smoother transparency, you must cheat a little. Simply create a background in Fireworks that matches the background in your web page. When you export, it won't be transparent really, but it will appear that way to people viewing the site. Of course, backgrounds that are one solid color are easier to get to work than, say, a patterned background.
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RE: I need help with making images transparent
If you want to see the image I am talking about go to www.angelfire.com/fl4/Drewspage. The first image on there was supposed to be transparent, but I ended up liking it with just they grey. Click that image and then the next page will show you what I mean. Once again, thanks for your time.
Drew
RE: I need help with making images transparent