On 11/29/05 4:05 PM, "graham samuel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I've now started to using PNGs rather than GIFS, and I can give them > transparent backgrounds in exactly the same way as the GIFs > (GraphicConverter on the Mac is really good for this - a lot simpler > than Photoshop Elements... but I digress). That's the problem, unfortunately - you need to have a true alpha channel in order to have the PNG be transparent. To do this in GraphicConverter takes only one more step. After you've used the wand tool to drop out the transparent color, go to the Picture menu, down to Alpha Channel, and select Create Alpha/Mask Channel >From Transparency. You won't notice anything happen in GraphicConverter, but when you save it out, you'll have the proper transparency in Rev/MC. > (This leads me to ask if > is there any disadvantage to using GIFs over PNGs - I kind of thought > there was, but I'm no longer sure why). Yes, with GIFs you only get 256 colors, whereas with PNGs you get 24bit color. That's the primary reason. Have fun, Ken Ray Sons of Thunder Software Web site: http://www.sonsothunder.com/ Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ use-revolution mailing list [email protected] Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-revolution
