problem with transparant gif

Paul Watt wrote:
> Hi,
> I've made a gif with some text on a transparant background. The problem is
> that it doesnt render properly. I've set loss to 0, interlaced ticked and
> transparancy ticked. The url to see it is http://www.paulwatt.info/test/
> I'm using CS2 BTW.

It's displaying as a transparent GIF in my browser--I can see the
gradient behind it well enough. Is it the light colored "crust" around
"Paul Watt" that is the problem?
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"Grinder" <grinder DeleteThis @no.spam.maam.com> wrote in message
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> Paul Watt wrote:
>> Hi,
>> I've made a gif with some text on a transparant background. The problem
>> is that it doesnt render properly. I've set loss to 0, interlaced ticked
>> and transparancy ticked. The url to see it is
>> http://www.paulwatt.info/test/
>> I'm using CS2 BTW.
>
> It's displaying as a transparent GIF in my browser--I can see the gradient
> behind it well enough. Is it the light colored "crust" around "Paul Watt"
> that is the problem?

yep thats the problem, i need the edges clean. Any ideas?

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"Paul Watt" <paulio.RemoveThis@wattio.NOSPAMfreeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi,
> I've made a gif with some text on a transparant background. The problem is
> that it doesnt render properly. I've set loss to 0, interlaced ticked and
> transparancy ticked. The url to see it is http://www.paulwatt.info/test/
> I'm using CS2 BTW.
>
> Many thanks in advance.
>
> --
> Cheers
>
> Paul
> le singe est dans l'arbre
> http://www.paulwatt.info

I think this has been a common occurrence and I do not remember the answer,
however I notice that the text displayed has been rasterised!! Could you not
leave it as an editable font set on top of your coloured background!! and
then save as a jpeg which would seem to be a smaller file for the same
quality??

http://static.flickr.com/50/274806996_49b3f3497c_o.jpg
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Granny typed:
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>> Is it the light colored "crust"
>> around "Paul Watt" that is the problem?
>
> yep thats the problem, i need the edges clean. Any ideas?

I hit it the empty space with the magic wand at about 5 tolerance added
the insides of the P and a's and the left side of the P then added to
the selection the letters design and the empty spaces then selected
inverse.. leaving only Paul Watt selected then simply stroked 1 pixel
wide, centered, with the color that is just a little lighter than the
main blue..

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Granny typed:
[snip]

> Granny typed:
> [snip]
>>> Is it the light colored "crust"
>>> around "Paul Watt" that is the problem?
>>
>> yep thats the problem, i need the edges clean. Any ideas?
>
> I hit it the empty space with the magic wand at about 5 tolerance
> added the insides of the P and a's and the left side of the P then
> added to the selection the letters design and the empty spaces then
> selected inverse.. leaving only Paul Watt selected then simply
> stroked 1 pixel wide, centered, with the color that is just a little
> lighter than the main blue..

OOPS! just remembered 'bout them jaggies.. check out.. Understanding
Antialiasing and Transparency at
http://www.lunaloca.com/tutorials/antialiasing/

SBT
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Hi Paul,

When you save GIFs, there is an option called 'matte'. This is what
gives a fringe around transparent GIFs. Click the arrow in front of
matte, it will give options like: white, black, 50% grey, background
colour, foreground colour or custom. Whatever colour is chosen as
matte, that is the colour which comes as a fringe around transparent
GIFs. When you saved your GIF, the matte must have been set to white.
One thing to do is to type your logo again, and while saving choose the
matte colour closest to your gradient backgound.

Fotodewan

http://photos.raniasplace.com
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"Harry Limey" <harrylimey DeleteThis @inbox.com> wrote in message news:45392c8f$0$8720


>I notice that the text displayed has been rasterised!! Could you not leave
>it as an editable font set on top of your coloured background!! and then
>save as a jpeg which would seem to be a smaller file for the same quality??
>
> http://static.flickr.com/50/274806996_49b3f3497c_o.jpg

Paul

I wonder if you noticed the link I attached which was for an example of the
method mentioned above and which is a distinct improvement on your own
motif, and it took no more than two minutes to create,
here is the link again!!

http://static.flickr.com/50/274806996_49b3f3497c_o.jpg
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In article <4psogdFkjkf4U1.TakeThisOut@individual.net>,
"Paul Watt" <paulio.TakeThisOut@wattio.NOSPAMfreeserve.co.uk> wrote:

> yep thats the problem, i need the edges clean. Any ideas?

Yes.

Use the Save for Web command. Look carefully at the Save for Web dialog.
You will see a control that is called "matte."

You must choose a matte color that is the same color as the background
on your Web page.

GIF does ot support translucency. A pixel is 100% transparent or 100%
opaque, no in-between allowed. But when you set text, Photoshop will
"anti-alias" your text. Anti-aliasing is a way of making text and curves
look smoother by putting translucent pixels on the edge.

GIF does not allow translucent pixels. When you save as GIF, you get an
undesirable fringe because of this. By setting a matte color, you tell
Photoshop to fill this fringe with the same color as your Web page
background.

If you need a GIF to print smoothly with no fringe over a multicolored
background, it is time to go back to the drawing board and re-think your
Web page design, or re-think how you are doing it.

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