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  • Im Vince
    Allez Montréal!
    • Aug 2007
    • 819

    #1

    I wanna know...

    ...how to make the white in a picture transparent. I have a picture that has a white background and I want it to be transparent instead. So it could fit in another picture well.

    I have both GIMP and Adobe Photoshop 7.0

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  • sarahxjane
    FFR Veteran
    • Aug 2005
    • 2109

    #2
    Re: I wanna know...

    Get the magic wand tool and select the background.
    Press delete.

    Once you're finished, save as a .gif.
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    • flipsta_lombax
      Lombax Connoisseur
      • May 2006
      • 2556

      #3
      Re: I wanna know...

      Basically what sarah said.

      I prefer .png or at least .jpeg if you'd like a more color-detailed avatar though. '.gif' will minimize the picture to a 256-color limitation, making it look course and unattractive. But if you still want to use .gif, dither it so it'll look much nicer.
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      • Im Vince
        Allez Montréal!
        • Aug 2007
        • 819

        #4
        Re: I wanna know...

        Thanks guys.
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        • EAGAMES
          Y0FACE!
          • Dec 2006
          • 4931

          #5
          Re: I wanna know...

          I wann know...

          How to make the white only in the background transperant, and not the actual object displayed.
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          • makdaddy
            FFR Veteran
            • Mar 2003
            • 1688

            #6
            Re: I wanna know...

            Originally posted by EAGAMES
            I wann know...

            How to make the white only in the background transperant, and not the actual object displayed.
            if you're running OSX then go to preview and instant alpha that **** where you don't want the background. Then hit enter twice and poof its gone.

            If you aren't running on a mac, then....f**k I don't know

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            • Mr. Bob
              FFR Player
              • Jul 2008
              • 687

              #7
              Re: I wanna know...

              Originally posted by flipsta_lombax
              Basically what sarah said.

              I prefer .png or at least .jpeg if you'd like a more color-detailed avatar though. '.gif' will minimize the picture to a 256-color limitation, making it look course and unattractive. But if you still want to use .gif, dither it so it'll look much nicer.
              bro jpegs cant be transparent

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              • sarahxjane
                FFR Veteran
                • Aug 2005
                • 2109

                #8
                Re: I wanna know...

                Originally posted by EAGAMES
                I wann know...

                How to make the white only in the background transperant, and not the actual object displayed.
                Use the magic wand tool, it should select an area for deletion.
                If the wand happens to go into the picture, just get the eraser and do it manually.
                Then proceed with the magic wand tool.

                Originally posted by Mr. Bob
                bro jpegs cant be transparent
                Exactly.
                Originally posted by Tasselfoot
                whatever you do... don't **** a walros.
                Originally posted by funmonkey54
                *knock knock*
                *opens door*
                Hello sir, I am a representative from eBay.
                Um, ok. May I help you?
                Yes, I am going to need some more information. What is your social security, work hours, sperm count, sexual orientation, and hours of absence from your home?

                as of December 11th 2009.
                Proud One Hander! 113 AAAs & 295 Full Combos

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                • flipsta_lombax
                  Lombax Connoisseur
                  • May 2006
                  • 2556

                  #9
                  Re: I wanna know...

                  Originally posted by EAGAMES
                  I wann know...

                  How to make the white only in the background transperant, and not the actual object displayed.
                  It's the same process EA. Using Photoshop, you will use the Magic Wand tool.

                  What I do is duplicate the layer if the background layer is locked. Then I delete the locked background layer and work with the duplicated one. After using the Magic Wand tool, make sure you have "Contiguous" clicked. ;]

                  EDIT: About the jpeg: Whoops. I forgot about that.
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                  • Waffl3
                    FFR Player
                    • Feb 2008
                    • 702

                    #10
                    Re: I wanna know...

                    When you go to make your new document, simply change the background content to transparent, this will make it have no background, then save it as a .png and your done.



                    sorry for not cropping, to lazy, and i made this a while ago
                    Last edited by Waffl3; 09-16-2008, 08:26 PM.

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