[thelist] Photoshop 6 and Tranparencies...

[Norman Bunn]

In the current version of Photoshop (CS2) which is a few generation 
ahead of PS6, you choose "Save for Web" from the File menu, choose GIF 
as the file type, and make sure the transparency box is checked.  Then, 
down in the Color Table, click in the ugly green color and then click 
the first icon from the left (it's a little checkerboard square) to make 
it transparent.  If you have the 2-up tab chosen, you will see the 
immediate result in the right-hand frame.

HTH,

Norman

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Norman W. Bunn
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Anthony Baratta wrote:
> Howdy...
>
> I have an older image that was saved with an ugly green background that was assigned as the transparent color. I've been asked to change the size of the image - but with Photoshop 6 I can't figure out how to maintain the ugly green as the transparent color. All the googling I've done says "make the areas transparent". If I use the magic eraser or another tool I end up with a green halo around the image.
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> The old-olde way was to select the color you wanted as transparent. How do I do the same thing with Photoshop 6? This is driving me crazy.
>
> "Damit, Jim! I'm a programmer not a digital artist!" ;-)
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