Re: Image background
On Tue, 2005-11-08 at 12:59 -0800, Alan Ianson wrote:
> Hello List,
>
> I am trying to make the background of an image transparent, so that if I
> change the background colour of my web page the image looks more like it
> belongs, instead of being a white square. In this case I am trying to do that
> with the jhe061.gif image from the standard debian apache install.
>
> I have never been one to mess with graphics, but I have tried a few times with
> gimp and kolourpaint. I have been able to change the colour with kolourpaint
> to match the current background (mostly) but would like the background to be
> transparent so I don't need to change the image if I decide to change the
> background colour. Any help would be much appreciated.
here are the steps i used:
$ gimp jhe061.png
(in gimp)
> image -> mode -> RGB
> filters -> colors -> color to alpha...
save file.
see:
http://www.d.umn.edu/~mzagrabe/debian/
for a look.
-matt zagrabelny
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