Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent
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 converted to the colorspace of the target image. You could even do it all in a single step by simply dragging the GIF file from your file manager to the RGB file that is already opened in GIMP. Sven ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent
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 entire image (Ctrl+A) 6. Copy it (Ctrl+C) 7. Paste it onto the image you want to watermark (Ctrl+V), then you can move it around to where you want and then click off of the selection to set it One thin about the image you're pasting it onto is that if it is a GIF, then you might experience transparency problems there also. Two things a) I never use GIF images where I can use PNG images, and 2) GIF images are always indexed, which means you're limited to whatever colors are in the index, so you can't really paste another image onto a GIF image and expect it to work On Wed, Nov 12, 2008 at 8:01 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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 no avail. Gene On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:36:41 -0700, Nathan Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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] 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 photo. Thanks in advance. Gene ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user -- Nathan Lane Home, http://www.nathandelane.com Blog, http://nathandelane.blogspot.com -- Nathan Lane Home, http://www.nathandelane.com Blog, http://nathandelane.blogspot.com ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent
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 photo. Thanks in advance. Gene ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user I'm just learning how to do this myself, using the tutorial at the end of Chapter 3 in Akkana Peck's excellent book Beginning GIMP ISBN 1590595874. I'm using The Gimp 2.2 in Debian 4.0r3 Etch. Make the background of the image transparent: Layer Transparency Add Alpha Channel Tools Selection Tools By Color Select Click on background color. Ctrl-X to delete the background color. File Save For the image you pointed to (roll.gif), I highlighted Frame 9 (in the Layers window) which had a white background, The Add Alpha Channel was already gray, so I did the By Color Select, then clicked on the white Background and pressed Ctrl-X, then saved the GIF image. (Save as Animation!) Do this for each frame that has a white background. I tested it by creating a simple HTML page with a black background that displayed the modified animated GIF image. You may have to click on several places in the background to get isolated spots of white. html !-- roll.html: test transparency of white background -- body bgcolor=black img src=roll.gif /body /html I think I've covered all the details? Happy Happy Joy Joy -- b h a a l u u at g m a i l dot c o m Kid on Bus: What are you gonna do today, Napoleon? Napoleon Dynamite: Whatever I feel like I wanna do. Gosh! ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent
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 no avail. Gene On Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:36:41 -0700, Nathan Lane [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 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] 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 photo. Thanks in advance. Gene ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user -- Nathan Lane Home, http://www.nathandelane.com Blog, http://nathandelane.blogspot.com ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent
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] 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 photo. Thanks in advance. Gene ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user -- Nathan Lane Home, http://www.nathandelane.com Blog, http://nathandelane.blogspot.com ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
Re: [Gimp-user] Making a .gif file transparent
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 will allow you to add transparency, after you're done, 5. Select the entire image (Ctrl+A) 6. Copy it (Ctrl+C) 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) Sven ___ Gimp-user mailing list Gimp-user@lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU https://lists.XCF.Berkeley.EDU/mailman/listinfo/gimp-user
