Transparent avatars.

[Traviizter]

I keep uploading my .png to the website, but every time I do there is a white background behind it. I know this isn't a problem on my end because it's a watermark I use and have sent it onto Photobucket with the results being fine.
Also, I can't use a Photobucket link because it comes up as an 'Invalid File', or with 'Remote File too big'.
Help please?

 

[Tornado]

For transparent images to work, the image needs to be:

• Under the 25kb file size limit (this might be 20kb for normal members. Can't remember).
• Under the 100x100 (for normal members) or 120x120 (for Premos) dimension limit.

Otherwise it will automatically make the background white when it resizes it to fit those two constraints.

 

[Traviizter]

Hmm ok, I've tried them both now and it doesn't seem to work.

 

[Downhill Dino]

Try a .gif rather then a .png.

 

[Traviizter]

Nope, same result.

 

[Tornado]

Can you link to the original image? We might get an idea what's wrong that way.

 

[Traviizter]

Sorry, had dinner.
Sure can. Here.

 

[Downhill Dino]

See if this one works: (Save as .gif)

 

[Traviizter]

Oh, I see what you did there. Maybe.
It works, aside from the inside of the a but that can be fixed. How did you do it?
Thanks! ;D

EDIT: Fixed the a. Thanks again!

 

[Downhill Dino]

I saved your avatar and eliminated the white background using Paint.net. Saved it as a gif and there you go. Cheers.

 

[Traviizter]

Yeah, I thought that I wouldn't need to do such things with the power of Adobe Fireworks but apparently not. The wonders of Paint.net!

Edit: It turns out I can but the transparency options are hidden elsewhere.

 

[CodeRedR51]

Whenever I want something to blend in with the background, I just paint the background the same color as where it's going. In this case, the RGB for that column is 229, 229, 229.

 

[TB]

Moved to the Photo and Image Editing section.

 

[Endless-Wilso]

Moved to the Photo and Image Editing section.

I can see a sleightly darker square around your's

just throwing that out there.

 

[TB]

I can see a sleightly darker square around your's

Yeah, I just haven't bother to fix it.

For the last 6 weeks.

 

[terminator363]

Yea, like everyone else said. Just use the color sampler in PS...

 

[Endless-Wilso]

the RGB for that column is 229, 229, 229.

This worked well for me on Photobucket.

 

[Cano]

Ah, nice to know I'm not the only lazy guy who paints the backgound the same color lol.