High Quality Transparency on Gifs.

Kai · 28-09-2005 8:51am #1

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.

Ph3n0m · 28-09-2005 9:25am

Why not create the icons against a transparent background?

Kai · 28-09-2005 9:27am

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.

Ph3n0m · 28-09-2005 9:31am

can you post up an example please?

Kai · 28-09-2005 9:43am

Here ya go.

its quite hard to see due to the white background.

Kai · 28-09-2005 9:47am

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

Ph3n0m · 28-09-2005 9:49am

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

Goodshape · 28-09-2005 9:54am

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.

Kai · 28-09-2005 10:02am

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.

High Quality Transparency on Gifs.

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