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Te Pahu

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(Msg. 1) Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:55 pm Post subject: How do I save as a transparent GIF? Archived from groups: alt>graphics>photoshop (more info?)

Newbe. I'm new at this. I have a photo shop file that I'm trying to save as a transparent GIF file? Can you tell me how to save as a transparent GIF file please. I am using photo shop version 8.0. >> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:55 pm
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I can save it as a gift but the palate is limited to Web colours or Windows
system colours.
Neither have a palate with sufficient colours; I want millions of colours
not just to 256 in my transparent GIF.

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 12:55 am Post subject: Re: MORE: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Imported from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 1:55 am Post subject: Re: MORE: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article <1161392495.517907@ftpsrv1>, "Te Pahu" <ensing.TakeThisOut@slingshot.co.nz> wrote: > I can save it as a gift but the palate is limited to Web colours or Windows > system colours. > Neither have a palate with sufficient colours; I want millions of colours > not just to 256 in my transparent GIF. Convert it to RBG first and save as a PSD. I tried converting a jpg to gif and it went weird. I think gifs are ideal for solid color but probably limited to 256 colors >> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 10:28 am Post subject: Re: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

what you are discribing is the nature of a giff. It has a fixed color patate....no way around that. The only other way is to save it as a png....as vovoid pointed out tho...this can increase file size...and there are some older web browsers that wont support pngs....but these days you should be ok with a png...just depends what your output is and who your target audience is. bottom line...you aint gonna get millions of colors with a gif. Think of flat images....like a logo or other vector art. what what gifs are for "Te Pahu" <ensing.RemoveThis@slingshot.co.nz> wrote in message news:1161392495.517907@ftpsrv1... >I can save it as a gift but the palate is limited to Web colours or Windows >system colours. > Neither have a palate with sufficient colours; I want millions of colours > not just to 256 in my transparent GIF. > >> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2006 8:55 am Post subject: Re: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Hmm Te Pahu <ensing DeleteThis @slingshot.co.nz> wrote: > I'm new at this. I have a photo shop file that I'm trying to save as > a transparent GIF file? why not PNG ? -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Ikciu \| gg: 718845 \| yahoo: ikciu_irsa \| www: www.e-irsa.pl ( ads: www.e6y.eu ) 2be \|\| !2be $this => mysql_query(); >> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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(Msg. 7) Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:54 am Post subject: Re: MORE: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article <1161392495.517907@ftpsrv1>, "Te Pahu" <ensing.TakeThisOut@slingshot.co.nz> wrote: > Neither have a palate with sufficient colours; I want millions of colours > not just to 256 in my transparent GIF. You can't. A GIF file can never contain more than 256 colors. That is part of the definition of what a "GIF" is. You can not make a GIF with millions of colors by definition. Sorry... -- Art, photography, shareware, polyamory, literature, kink: all at http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html Nanohazard, Geek shirts, and more: http://www.villaintees.com >> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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(Msg. 8) Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 9:55 am Post subject: Re: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article <ehflpi$3vq$1@news.dialog.net.pl>, ".:[ ikciu ]:." <no RemoveThis @mail.com> wrote: > why not PNG ? PNG with transparency is not supported and will not display correctly in some popular Web browsers (ahem Internet Explorer ahem). -- Art, photography, shareware, polyamory, literature, kink: all at http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html Nanohazard, Geek shirts, and more: http://www.villaintees.com >> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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(Msg. 9) Posted: Mon Oct 23, 2006 5:05 pm Post subject: Re: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

> ".:[ ikciu ]:." <no RemoveThis @mail.com> wrote: >> why not PNG [for transparency]? "tacit" <tacitr RemoveThis @aol.com> wrote: > PNG with transparency is not supported and will not display correctly in > some popular Web browsers (ahem Internet Explorer ahem). IE7, which supports PNG transparency, is now officially available: http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/about/features/default.mspx Hopefully transparent GIF's will join 256 color displays as a thing of the past. -- Mike Russell www.curvemeister.com/forum/ >> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

In article <QD6%g.13636$TV3.1825@newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>, "Mike Russell" <RE-MOVEmike RemoveThis @Curvemeister.comRE-MOVE> wrote: > IE7, which supports PNG transparency, is now officially available: > http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/ie7/about/features/default.mspx > > Hopefully transparent GIF's will join 256 color displays as a thing of the > past. Considering the number of people still using older versions of IE, I doubt that'll happen. (And it certainly took Microsoft long enough--to be quite frank, why any human being in the world would actually use Internet Explorer is quite beyond me, but that's a whole 'nother post altogether!) -- Art, photography, shareware, polyamory, literature, kink: all at http://www.xeromag.com/franklin.html Nanohazard, Geek shirts, and more: http://www.villaintees.com >> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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(Msg. 11) Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 8:37 pm Post subject: Re: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Imported from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

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(Msg. 12) Posted: Wed Oct 25, 2006 5:00 pm Post subject: Re: How do I save as a transparent GIF? [Login to view extended thread Info.] Archived from groups: per prev. post (more info?)

Thanks for all your advice and help guys. I'm giving it a try now. Thanks so very much... Te Pahu. "Te Pahu" <ensing.RemoveThis@slingshot.co.nz> wrote in message news:1161389320.453647@ftpsrv1... > Newbe. > > I'm new at this. I have a photo shop file that I'm trying to save as a > transparent GIF file? > > Can you tell me how to save as a transparent GIF file please. I am using > photo shop version 8.0. > >> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2006 2:29 pm
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hi,
First I am newbie also with photoshop and one thing I learned for sure... photoshop really does a poor job in it's handling of making a transparent gif and and in the help very poor in discription on how to do it....

now I have photoshop cs and but it should be similar to photoshop 8 (that maybe the same thing..smile)

the way I do it, regardless if it a jpg or gif or tif etc....

1. open graphic file
a. sometimes need to make a duplicate background and use that for your editing ....
b. open a new file that transparent (has the checkboard pattern)
2. using a combination of masking off areas I don't want and using the the magic eraser ... delete what you don't want.. you should see a checkerboard pattern that will be the transparent part...
3. then do a save as and pick the format gif .....
a. in the next windows make sure transparent is check mark
b. sometime depending on what the original format.... you may have to change the pallett (local adaptive i generally use) and sometime changing the ditther.... weather i change these or not is when i look at the the picture... if the colors are right , if not, that when change those settings... and then save......

that the way i do it with photoshop... i haven't found anyting inphoto shop that shows a faster or reliable way of doing it.... that where my old photofinish was a lot better... smile... for transparent gif...!! all yo do there is just pick the color you want to be transparent...

Te Pahu wrote:

Newbe.

I'm new at this. I have a photo shop file that I'm trying to save as a
transparent GIF file?

Can you tell me how to save as a transparent GIF file please. I am using
photo shop version 8.0.

>> Stay informed about: How do I save as a transparent GIF?

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