limbo
msg:3605039 | 8:57 am on Mar 19, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Hi Jecasc. I'm not a user of the gimp but it sounds like you have you have your canvas background set to white - there will be a setting that allows you to swap this to transparent. Look for canvas colour or image background. Or perhaps a white background layer (delete it)
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jecasc
msg:3605222 | 1:32 pm on Mar 19, 2008 (gmt 0) |
Thanks for the reply. That was my first thought, too but that was not the case. I found out in the meantime however that in order to obtain transparency one needs to add a transparent Alpha Channel to the layer. A little odd - I have worked with different programms like Photoshop, Fireworks and this was never necessary. However the Foreground extraction tool works great.
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willybfriendly
msg:3605245 | 1:49 pm on Mar 19, 2008 (gmt 0) |
The easiest way I have found is to open a new image with a transparent background. Cut the foreground that you want and paste it into the new image. GIMP is a great tool, and a free tool, but it can be a clunky tool. I guess ou get what you pay for.
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