How to make a Transparent GIF in Photoshop - MFC home page
How to make a Transparent GIF in Photoshop - MFC home page
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<strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>make</strong> a <strong>Transparent</strong> <strong>GIF</strong> <strong>in</strong> Pho<strong>to</strong>shop<br />
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<strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> Create a <strong>Transparent</strong> <strong>GIF</strong> <strong>in</strong> Pho<strong>to</strong>shop<br />
This <strong>page</strong> demonstrates how <strong>to</strong> use Adobe Pho<strong>to</strong>shop <strong>to</strong> create a transparent area <strong>in</strong> a <strong>GIF</strong> image. The most<br />
common reason for do<strong>in</strong>g this is <strong>to</strong> create a transparent background.<br />
Example<br />
This image has no transparency - the background is white. As long as the image is on a white background there's<br />
no problem - it looks transparent anyway.<br />
If the image is placed on a coloured background, the lack of transparency becomes obvious.<br />
If the white background is made transparent the image will blend nicely <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> (almost) any coloured background.<br />
Creat<strong>in</strong>g Transparency<br />
If necessary, zoom <strong>in</strong> on the image so you can clearly see the edges.<br />
Us<strong>in</strong>g the magic wand or lasso <strong>to</strong>ol, select the area you want <strong>to</strong> be transparent.<br />
Note: You may want <strong>to</strong> experiment a few times with the <strong>to</strong>lerance and anti-alias<strong>in</strong>g<br />
sett<strong>in</strong>gs <strong>to</strong> get just the right selection.<br />
Hit the Delete but<strong>to</strong>n. The selected area is removed and a checkered background<br />
becomes visible. This background is not part of the image - it is there <strong>to</strong> show you which<br />
parts of the image will be transparent.<br />
From the File menu select Save As... and save the image as a <strong>GIF</strong>. A w<strong>in</strong>dow will prompt you for colour options -<br />
<strong>make</strong> sure the <strong>Transparent</strong> option is checked.
<strong>How</strong> <strong>to</strong> <strong>make</strong> a <strong>Transparent</strong> <strong>GIF</strong> <strong>in</strong> Pho<strong>to</strong>shop<br />
http://www.mediacollege.com/graphics/pho<strong>to</strong>shop/transparent/gif.html<br />
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Note: Experiment with the other options <strong>in</strong> this w<strong>in</strong>dow <strong>to</strong> see how various comb<strong>in</strong>ations work. These can <strong>make</strong><br />
a difference <strong>to</strong> th<strong>in</strong>gs such as how smoothly the edges of the image fade <strong>in</strong><strong>to</strong> transparency.<br />
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