>>Is it possible for 24 bit PNG file to have an transparent background on
>>Windows?
>
> FWIW, my understanding is that the file format inherently supports
> transparency and translucency (varying degrees of transparency). The
> problem is that currently there are few, if any, environments (browsers,
> apps, etc) that support the translucency feature. I went through PNG
> support with Scott Raney some time ago and at that time he confirmed MC's
> lack of translucency support.
Ok. So the file should have all of the information saved in itself? I
should not have to use an ink effect? I don't know anything about alpha
channels etc... So, I am a bit slow at how this magic works. Translucency
sounds great, but is not needed in this project. Just 100% transparent
backgrounds.
>
>
>>I need 24bit images (16 bit is ok if necessary) to have a transparent
>>background in Win stacks.
>
> It sounds like an ink effect is what you need. Try the various ink
> effects in MC to get the result you want (you may need to make your image
> background either white or black depending on the effect you use). Also,
> I believe it's possible to set the opColor(?) of an image -- the color
> that goes 100% transparent -- just like a transparent GIF.
I looked for a command called: opcolor and was unable to find it. I did
find the opaque command and it did not do anything to the image I have when
set to (true or false). I spoke with Scott earlier about this. He said the
image I sent him did not have a transparent color set. So, this leads me to
believe that GraphicConverter 3.6.2 may not be doing its job. I just
e-mailed the author of that program to see if he is aware of this.
I work on a Mac. Does someone know of another tool that does make these
24bit PNGs with a transparent background?
-Mark Talluto
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
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