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smoothin the edges

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  • 18-02-2005 6:31pm
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    mayordenis
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 9,629 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    just the gif's ive been makin keep having very defined jagged edges
    what'd be the best way to go about smoothin these out?
    thanks


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    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    You can try using the magic wand outside the gif, in the transparent area and select->feather - 1 or 2 pixels and then delete this selected area.

    should work for gifs that size I think.


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    RE*AC*TOR
    Registered Users Posts: 7,482 ✭✭✭RE*AC*TOR


    gif's aren't very good with transparency - try png's


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    mayordenis
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 9,629 Mod ✭✭✭✭mayordenis


    thanks lads will have a go at the feathering first,
    then all try the ol' png approach see what happens
    :D


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    angelofdeath
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,148 ✭✭✭angelofdeath


    yep png is the way to go for smooth edges, just beware of incompatibility issues with some browsers


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    Wertz
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,909 ✭✭✭✭Wertz


    If you know what the bg colour is you'll be displayiing the transparency on top of, use the save for web feature and set the matte to the corresponding html colour code. That'll get rid of most untidiness. This wil mean you keep the filesize down and have more browser compatibility...
    If it's for some site where the bg colour is user definable via skins then choose either matte balck or white; whichever looks better....


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    suzukikook
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4 ✭suzukikook


    Gordon wrote:
    You can try using the magic wand outside the gif, in the transparent area and select->feather - 1 or 2 pixels and then delete this selected area.

    should work for gifs that size I think.

    Very true, although you need to be sure you're working in an RGB color space (mode > RGB) as opposed to the indexed colour setting. By Switching to RGB more detail is left after a feather operation, where photoshop uses more gradations to delete to your BG colour. Results in a marginally larger File Size .. but hey who isn't on Broadband these days !

    Long live the JPEG :)


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