On Thu, Oct 19, 2006 at 01:26:21AM -0700, Cedric Sagne wrote: > PNG supports transparency when it is PNG8, not PNG24 (ie GIF vs JPG), > or is there a way to get transparency support for PNG24 that i do not > know of ?
PNG has full 8-bit alpha channel support (at least 24-bit color PNG). The GIMP is able to save such PNGs just fine. > Now concerning TIFF transparency, the GIMP says no, or rather said no > to ME, so any trick of the trade will be much appreciated. Which sw do > you use to create a TIFF+transparent colour? I have access to the GIMP > and Photoshop 7.0 I just checked with The GIMP 2.0.something - created new transparent image, draw some strokes, save as TIFF -> no problem. This would be an RGBA TIFF, just like the PNG above. > Oh just to clarify, by transparent i confirm i mean the feature of > GIFs, but applied to photographic type images. PDF rendering not an > issue in my context, as the final output is a JPG, exported straight > from Scribus Then you should be able to use transparency just fine. Bye, Tino. -- www.quantenfeuerwerk.de www.spiritualdesign-chemnitz.de www.lebensraum11.de
