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  1. January 28th, 2008, 10:55 AM #1
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    Resolved [RESOLVED] Photoshop - converting background to tranparent

    Anyone out there know how to convert a white background in an existing image to a transparent background using Photoshop or similar?
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  2. January 28th, 2008, 12:38 PM #2
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    Problem solved - add transparent layer below original layer, select and delete white background then (the important bit) save as PNG format. Save as GIF works only if you have a more recent version of PS where there is an option to save transparency. PS6, which I use, doesn't have this option - but PNG does the trick.
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  3. January 28th, 2008, 01:17 PM #3
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    Thanks for posting that.

    Hear GIMP does a better job though.
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    Nice solution mhl. I didn't know that and I use photoshop 7. Thanks.
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  6. January 28th, 2008, 03:22 PM #5
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    Quote Originally Posted by Train
    Thanks for posting that.

    Hear GIMP does a better job though.
    I was booted into WinXP at the time of my original post, and I don't have GIMP installed there. Must go and try re-running the problem on Linux ...
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  7. January 28th, 2008, 09:26 PM #6
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    There is a windows version of Gimp.

    http://www.gimp.org/windows/
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  8. January 29th, 2008, 04:33 AM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by Train
    There is a windows version of Gimp.

    http://www.gimp.org/windows/
    Yep - was aware of that, just had never got round to installing it

    If the Windows version is also at the much improved v 2.4, as in Linux, it's perhaps time I had a look at it.
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  9. January 29th, 2008, 01:34 PM #8
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    Thinking it might be time for me to give it another try.
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