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High Quality Transparency on Gifs.

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  • 28-09-2005 9:51am
    #1
    Kai
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭


    Howdy,

    Im making some graphics for a website with Photoshop CS. I want icons to have a transparent Background but they all come out in poor quality when i try. Im saving them as Gifs but the edges of the icons look terrible.

    What settings should i be using, ill post up some examples if you want. I know feck all about the file types and what wa i should be saving them. if anyone has some good links id appreciate it.


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    #2
    Ph3n0m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭Ph3n0m


    Why not create the icons against a transparent background?


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    Kai
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭Kai


    Ph3n0m wrote:
    Why not create the icons against a transparent background?


    Sorry i didnt explain it very well, The icons im drawing should be on a transparent background but the edges of the Icon look terrible.


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    Ph3n0m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭Ph3n0m


    can you post up an example please?


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    Kai
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭Kai


    Here ya go.

    its quite hard to see due to the white background.


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    Kai
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭Kai


    Heres a example of when i use the above image on a coloured background


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    Ph3n0m
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,655 ✭✭✭Ph3n0m


    The problem is you are using dropshadows - which require a pre-defined colour as their background AFAIK


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    Goodshape
    Registered Users Posts: 8,488 ✭✭✭Goodshape


    Gif's are inherently low quality - try using transparent PNG's instead.

    However, to get transparent PNG working in internet explorer you'll need this fix.


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    Kai
    Registered Users Posts: 604 ✭✭✭Kai


    Ah right, well i shall drop the drop shadow and leave it at that. its for an internal web page so it doesnt have to look outstanding, it just needs to work.


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