[Gimp-user] Transparent Logos...

[Jeff Avveduti]

I have tried searching for this but I am not finding quite the answer I hunger for.
It is best to show you...
www.avveduti.com/ebay/logo.jpg

There is what I am wanting. To make a nice transparent logo in gimp. That was created in PS 7.
A nice bevel edge with ability to change the light direction and the amount of bevel..
I made the text go to 0 opaque and voula.. there it is.

What can I do in Gimp to acheive the same results?

-Jeff