image->alpha->add alpha channel Before you remove the edges.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Gimpsters: > > I want to erase the edges of a GIF or PNG to make it look as though it has > been torn out of a magazine. I can erase to a white background around the > edges but can't figure out how to make that transparent. The reason that > the 'background' must be transparent is that the graphic is to be placed > over another graphic but I can't get rid of that straight-edged white > square formed by the white 'background'. > > On another matter, has anyone ever discussed the possibility of a > searchable archive? It would save the bandwidth being cluttered up by > obvious newbie questions like mine. I went to the thread and sequential > views and tried searching for 'transparen' but got fed up after opening > three or four months' archives. Anyone with FrameMaker would be aware of > the searchable list archive at <http://www.frameusers.com/>, if anyone > wants to look at examples. > > [Windows 2000, GIMP v 1.2.1 (Kimball & Mattis; Lillqvist port)] > > Regards, > Hedley > > -- > Hedley Finger > Adobe Certified Expert, FrameMaker 5.5.x > Technical Communications/Best Practice Mentor > MYOB Australia Pty Ltd <http://www.myob.com.au> > P.O. box 371 Blackburn VIC 3130 Australia > 12 Wesley Court Tally Ho Business Park East Burwood 3151 Australia > Tel. +61 3 9222 9992 x 7421 Fax. +61 3 9222 9880 Mob. +61 412 461 558 > <mailto:hedley_finger AT myob.com.au> > > (C) MYOB Technology Pty Ltd > > _______________________________________________ > Gimp-user mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user > > -- Until later: Geoffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] I didn't have to buy my radio from a specific company to listen to FM, why doesn't that apply to the Internet (anymore...)? _______________________________________________ Gimp-user mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.xcf.berkeley.edu/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
