On 05/27/2010 03:03 PM, Branko Vukelic wrote: > On Thu, May 27, 2010 at 10:38 PM, Tom Williams <tomd...@comcast.net> wrote: > >> Can't doing this result in some loss of image quality? Sometimes I'll >> make PNGs with a drop shadow and transparency and when I convert the >> image to indexed mode, the drop shadow quality suffers. >> > There are ways to do this correctly and keep the image visually > similar to the original 24-bit PNG (the one with alpha). > > You must know the color of the background on which you'll be putting > the 8-bit PNG (binary transparency) before you can do so, though. Once > you know the background color: > > 1. Create a layer filled with background color > 2. Put the layer behind the image with drop shadow > 3. Flatten the image and add alpha to the only remaining layer > 4. Use select by color tool and click somewhere where background shows though > 5. Clear the selection (delete it) > 6. Now save the result as 8-bit PNG and it should work > > (Of course, it'll be clearer when you actually do these steps.) > > HTH >
Thanks for the info! :) Peace... Tom _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
