How do you set one specific color as the transparent color for .gif files?
I noticed some people had done it, and it sparked my interest...
I'm trying to get this pic's background transparent...
Yeah first get a program like photoshop or PSP (PSP is easier to use) and then open it up in there. If its animated you need an program that reads those (ASP - Animated shop pro).
Then you just choose a color for transparency. Usually, people choose this color because its godawful ugly and no one uses it anyway. Its basically full RED and BLUE with no GREEN. (the ugly hot pink) And then fill in the parts of the image you want transparent.
Then you want to find the option to set the transparency of your picture. In PSP its under Colors > Set pallete transparency, if you're using ASP then you want to transfer the frames to PSP and edit them there.
After you set the transparency to that god awful pink color, then you can save the file and its done.
EDIT: Colors cant be used? WTF? Well here's an example...
*searching for animated pro download*
biab when I figure it out.
Here's my instruction:
Go on photoshop. Change it to RGB colour mode and duplicate your background layer. Delete the locked layer. Use the eraser/magic eraser and remove whatever part of the picture that you want. Press save for web and fiddle with the colour setting for gif until you get what you want. Save and you're done.
To get it animated, use ImageReady instead. Just do that exact same thing.
Or, alternatively, send the picture to me, and I'll do it for a 10 mineral fee. Or maybe for nothing at all if I'm in a good mood.