Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent

2008-11-13 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Thu, 2008-11-13 at 08:49 +0100, Sven Neumann wrote: You can do all this in three steps: 1. Open the GIF image 2. Convert to RGB colors (Image-Mode-RGB) 3. Copy the image (Ctrl+C) (no need to select it beforehand) Actually, you can also skip step 2 as pasted content is automatically

Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent

2008-11-12 Thread Nathan Lane
Why don't you 1. Open the GIF image 2. Select the entire image (Ctrl+A) 3. Copy it (Ctrl+C) 4. Right-click on the image, then click on Edit Paste as New Image Now you'll have a non-indexed image which will allow you to add transparency, after you're done, 5. Select the

[Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent

2008-11-12 Thread sablade08
Just beginning to use GIMP and I am baffled about how to properly transform a .gif file to make it appear transparent when I subsequently add it to a photo. Each method I have tried still has a solid image that blocks out the original photo. Thanks in advance. Gene

Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent

2008-11-12 Thread bhaaluu
On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 9:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Just beginning to use GIMP and I am baffled about how to properly transform a .gif file to make it appear transparent when I subsequently add it to a photo. Each method I have tried still has a solid image that blocks out the original

Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent

2008-11-12 Thread sablade08
Nathan, It's an image we created for our website to protect photos sent to us for display by watermarking them and I've tried layering and adding an alpha layer to no avail. I am clueless as to the ins and outs of imaging software and GIMP is the program we use. I've searched the tutorials to

Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent

2008-11-12 Thread Nathan Lane
Hi Gene, maybe you could help us out by telling us the steps you took previously to create transparent areas on the GIF image you are talking about. Also, are you using a GIF image that you created or that you downloaded from somewhere? Nathan On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 7:05 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent

2008-11-12 Thread Sven Neumann
Hi, On Wed, 2008-11-12 at 08:08 -0700, Nathan Lane wrote: Why don't you 1. Open the GIF image 2. Select the entire image (Ctrl+A) 3. Copy it (Ctrl+C) 4. Right-click on the image, then click on Edit Paste as New Image Now you'll have a non-indexed image which