Re: Making TIFFs with transparency
Re: Making TIFFs with transparency
- Subject: Re: Making TIFFs with transparency
- From: Brant Vasilieff <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 3 Oct 2001 08:56:04 -0700
I little trick I discovered. I just use a normal transparent layer in
photo shop, Draw mw icon including shadows, etc..., and then save the
image as a standard PhotoShop file. Then open it in Preview and save
it. Preview's default method of saving is as a tiff file. It works
OK. I still with I had more control over the alpha channel, but I've
got an older version of PhotoShop (5,0) that I can't find the command to
add an alpha channel.
When you see it in the finder, it will have a black background wherever
it's transparent. But it will look fine in PB and when you use it. I
don't know why the preview pane in the finder can't also display it
correctly?
HTH,
Brant
Le mardi 2 octobre 2001, ` 07:41 PM, Peter Ammon a icrit :
On Tuesday, October 2, 2001, at 05:11 AM, Ryan Dary wrote:
Can someone explain to me how to make TIFF images which have
transparency? I am trying to make the icons for the toolbar, but
there
is always a white background, and it looks terrible.
I am using a transparent background in photoshop before exporting to
TIFF, so I am not sure why it is using "white" for the background of
the tiff.
Any ideas?
- Ryan
To create a transparent TIFF in Photoshop, create an alpha channel,
and make it white where the object should be opaque and black where it
should be transparent.
Hope this helps.
-Peter