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Manipulating circuclar images

  • 28-02-2009 10:08PM
    #1
    PGstudent
    Closed Accounts Posts: 41 ✭


    Im trying to put a college presentation together about a company.

    Now the company has a circular logo- which I think represents the globe (its a bit abstract)

    anyway I was putting together the powerpoint presentation and using the smart-art options, one of which is 3 cricles overlayed in the middle and I thought it would look good if instead of using these circles I would use the companies logo.

    Problem is i have no idea how to do it. I tried doing it in mspaint but it turns out theres no such thing as a circular image- all images are recatangular or square but there is a way you can make the edges transparrent?

    Is that right and if so does anyone know how I would do it (I actually dont have any photo imaging software, Im hoping there might be an easy way)?


Comments

  • #2
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,594 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    You need to save the image as a GIF file or one that supports transparency.


  • #3
    Dirtt_Diver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 72 ✭✭Dirtt_Diver


    not sure i get you. but what about in paint use the circular selection tool then copy it and paste it? would that not make the image a circle? i mean you'd loose the edges but aint that the point? i think its too easy a solution for me to be right!


  • #4
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,594 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    thats fine when you layer it over an constant background colour. Using a format that supports transparency like GIF (wmf also iirc) allows you to place your image over anything.


  • #5
    PK2008
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,219 ✭✭✭PK2008


    Thanks guys

    I saved it as a GIF but it went real grainy (lots of little dots?)

    Is there a cricular selection tool in MSPaint?

    Its not a big thing, just wanted to look fancy

    If you dont know what I mean, think of getting an image file of a circle then trying to overlay 4 more circle image files to make the olympic symbol

    (I know you would'nt need to do that- you'd just create 5 cirles in your own program but I cant create the logo as easy as a cricle)


  • #6
    5uspect
    Moderators, Arts Moderators Posts: 10,594 Mod ✭✭✭✭5uspect


    GIF only supports 256 colours. If you're not careful in selecting your colour pallet then you get crappy images. Sure post the original and I'll do it for ya.


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  • #7
    rockbeer
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,422 ✭✭✭rockbeer


    Make your slide background the same colour as the image background and you won't have to worry about transparency.


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