Julie Magerka Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 I've asked about this problem previously. I download a PNG, use Open as New Layer, and it comes in with a white (or dark) background. Today, I tried using OPEN, and it came in as a proper transparent background! Go figure! But that makes me happy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassel Posted September 3 Share Posted September 3 That is strange. I really use this script to add all kinds of png elements and I never had issues. Does it happen with all PNG? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Seeber Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 10 hours ago, Julie Magerka said: I've asked about this problem previously. I download a PNG, use Open as New Layer, and it comes in with a white (or dark) background. Today, I tried using OPEN, and it came in as a proper transparent background! Go figure! But that makes me happy! I find the supplies offered as transparent PNGs don't always deliver the goods. I always test the checkered background with my eraser tool because many times I've found that they've been faked. Usually can be fixed easily, though. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Kinkel Posted September 4 Share Posted September 4 6 hours ago, Ann Seeber said: I find the supplies offered as transparent PNGs don't always deliver the goods. I always test the checkered background with my eraser tool because many times I've found that they've been faked. Usually can be fixed easily, though. That is my experience too Ann 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Magerka Posted September 5 Author Share Posted September 5 On 9/3/2024 at 7:14 PM, Cassel said: That is strange. I really use this script to add all kinds of png elements and I never had issues. Does it happen with all PNG? No, but it seems to be most of the free ones I download. It's not a big deal, but it happens often enough. All I do is run a search again for another one with a transparent background, or just leave it out of the layout. The background removal takes me too long. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassel Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 Just as a reminder, in case it can help some users, when downloading images from those PNG sites, it is important to use their download links and NOT right-click on the image to "save as...". It might not be the case, but I have often seen users do that, thinking it would download the PNG version, but that only downloads the jpg preview/thumbnail. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Kinkel Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 6 minutes ago, Cassel said: Just as a reminder, in case it can help some users, when downloading images from those PNG sites, it is important to use their download links and NOT right-click on the image to "save as...". It might not be the case, but I have often seen users do that, thinking it would download the PNG version, but that only downloads the jpg preview/thumbnail. I always use the download links and sometimes that goes totally fine and sometimes I encounter the above mentioned problems. I have no clue why that happens; it is annoying but like Ann said that background can be removed. If I want to have that particular png I will do so otherwise I'll search for something else instead. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ann Seeber Posted September 5 Share Posted September 5 55 minutes ago, Julie Magerka said: No, but it seems to be most of the free ones I download. It's not a big deal, but it happens often enough. All I do is run a search again for another one with a transparent background, or just leave it out of the layout. The background removal takes me too long. I think PSPs Background Eraser was the first tool I got really handy with in the early days... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Magerka Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 On 9/5/2024 at 3:35 PM, Ann Seeber said: I think PSPs Background Eraser was the first tool I got really handy with in the early days... My first oft-used tool or command has always been Ctrl+Z! And that's in any software program. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie Magerka Posted September 7 Author Share Posted September 7 On 9/5/2024 at 3:07 PM, Cassel said: Just as a reminder, in case it can help some users, when downloading images from those PNG sites, it is important to use their download links and NOT right-click on the image to "save as...". It might not be the case, but I have often seen users do that, thinking it would download the PNG version, but that only downloads the jpg preview/thumbnail. I don't ever use "save as". Always the download link. Just a quirky thing I guess about which are really transparent and which are not. I think it's getting harder to find truly "free" images and clipart. Every site wants something back from me. My email, or sign up for free for a trial, or pay. Harr-rumph! I'm tired of giving my info everywhere! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corrie Kinkel Posted September 8 Share Posted September 8 17 hours ago, Julie Magerka said: I don't ever use "save as". Always the download link. Just a quirky thing I guess about which are really transparent and which are not. I think it's getting harder to find truly "free" images and clipart. Every site wants something back from me. My email, or sign up for free for a trial, or pay. Harr-rumph! I'm tired of giving my info everywhere! I so agree with you! And I don't want to give my info everywhere any longer. Sometimes it is also very difficult to unsubscribe from sites if I'm no longer interested. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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