>On Tuesday 09 June 2009 18:56:04 Theo M wrote: >> was under the impression that the I could delete >> to transparency, and despite my best efforts I >> could not get it work. > >If you imported the image or layer from a JPeG (.jpg) >file, it will not have an alpha property for that layer. > >Use menu: Layer / Transparency / Add alpha channel > >Delete will then (by default) make the deleted section >transparent. > >When you save back to a JPeG, GIMP will paint the >background (of the saved image only) white. > >Save into an XCF file to retain all of the layers, >transparency, etc. > >Cheers; Leon > Thanks Leon, I tried your recommendation and it works well. Originally when i imported as layers the .jpg files, the channels had alpha as well as RGB and that's were the confusion on my part was. is there a way to select the all the imported layers and reapply the alpha channel, or do i have to apply them individually?
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