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  • bluester
    First Sergeant

    • Dec 2006
    • 77

    image opacity

    hi! wondering if there is a way to decrease the opacity of an image, graphic, or template for a ghost effect behind text or any other application? working on a home page in bv and I'm pretty pleased with the layout but feel there is too much white behind the main text so I thought if I could ghost something behind it besides just color it would give me the balance I'm looking for. unfortunatly this is not published to look at so I hope you understand what I'm asking.
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  • dougnez
    Brigadier General

    • Aug 2006
    • 1769

    #2
    Re: image opacity

    Hi..You should utilize something like Adobe Photoshop to work with opacity and layering... I'm sure there other programs available.. Look through your scanner and Windows programs for handling photos and images.... Doug

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    • Dori
      Lieutenant Colonel

      • Sep 2006
      • 581

      #3
      Re: image opacity

      Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator are great programs but very expensive. There is a program called paint.net which is free and very similar to Photoshop. You can even find free tutorials on the web for this. Here is the link for pain.net http://www.getpaint.net/index2.html
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      • bluester
        First Sergeant

        • Dec 2006
        • 77

        #4
        Re: image opacity

        thank you very much. I have CS2 & do not know why I didn't think of that but I did that and worked great. also thanks for yhe link, nice to know these things to be able to pass them on.

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        • Vasili
          Moderator

          • Mar 2006
          • 14683

          #5
          Re: image opacity

          The joy of peer-to-peer progress!

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          • navaldesign
            General & Forum Moderator

            • Oct 2005
            • 12080

            #6
            Re: image opacity

            Hmm.... Are we talking about picture opacity (transparency) to let see what is underneath ? for a web page ? In BlueVoda ?

            if that is what we are talking about, no software is useful (for BV) . This requires for alpha chanel support, which is not natively included in BV. There are, however scripts on the net, that included in a BV page will allow to regulate an image opacity
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            • Vasili
              Moderator

              • Mar 2006
              • 14683

              #7
              Re: image opacity

              Would not an image created/edited with another tool with the element of transparency desired be capable of being imported into BV and still perform effectively??

              (Such an image would be transparent by nature, correct? and...not borne to the dynamics of BV creation)
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              • bluester
                First Sergeant

                • Dec 2006
                • 77

                #8
                Re: image opacity

                what I did was take the image in photoshop, reduced opacity by 60% on a white background to sort of ghost it behind some text. i.e.:made a diminished photo background for a text box inserted into my template. its one of the few parts that printed fine & also previewed fine. of course I don't know yet if it will publish. no question here, but would sure like to see an answer to Vasili's quiery above.
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                • navaldesign
                  General & Forum Moderator

                  • Oct 2005
                  • 12080

                  #9
                  Re: image opacity

                  Transparent images (and when i say transparent, i mean REALLY transparent, that is, allowing to look through them, not simple transparent gifs that only have the border or, anyway, one of the colors transparent) can only be obtained by changing the alpha channel value. This can be done with Javascript.
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                  • dougnez
                    Brigadier General

                    • Aug 2006
                    • 1769

                    #10
                    Re: image opacity

                    Hey Naval... Say if I were to edit (lighten up through opacity) a picture and save as such (GIF)... it'll still come up in BV lighter... Won't it ???? Thanks Doug

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                    • navaldesign
                      General & Forum Moderator

                      • Oct 2005
                      • 12080

                      #11
                      Re: image opacity

                      Yes, it will. But that is NOT a transparent image, it is just a faded out image.
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                      • bluester
                        First Sergeant

                        • Dec 2006
                        • 77

                        #12
                        Re: image opacity

                        which means I really phrased the question wrong as
                        i guess what I erallly wanted was a faded out image which is really what it is, but having said that if I put and image or text behind what I did as in photoshop layer, you would be able to see it making it somewhat transparent, no? . also another question as I do not know where to put it without another thread, I often see links and or displays on sites ie: a weather link I saw that displayed todays forcast and also linked to the entire weather site. my query is be it weather, date & time or other things, how does one set this up? and can it be done with a link back to my site? or with only way out is back through my site?? I hope this makes sense. I might be at a loss to some terms and I apologize.

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                        • bill2006
                          Lieutenant General

                          • May 2006
                          • 3421

                          #13
                          Re: image opacity

                          Comments-
                          Originally posted by bluester
                          which means I really phrased the question wrong as
                          i guess what I erallly wanted was a faded out image which is really what it is, but having said that if I put and image or text behind what I did as in photoshop layer, you would be able to see it making it somewhat transparent, no? Yes, basically the same as a watermark. also another question as I do not know where to put it without another thread, I often see links and or displays on sites ie: a weather link I saw that displayed todays forcast and also linked to the entire weather site. my query is be it weather, date & time or other things, how does one set this up? Use an image and hyperlink - open in new window (users can customize for their region) you will not be able to modify the weather page unless it is yours too and can it be done with a link back to my site? Try inserting the weather link in an I-Frame or with only way out is back through my site?? I hope this makes sense. I might be at a loss to some terms and I apologize.
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                          • ivarok79
                            Sergeant

                            • Oct 2006
                            • 26

                            #14
                            Re: image opacity

                            hi maiby any bady now hau can i do pres images and luck biga???
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                            • dougnez
                              Brigadier General

                              • Aug 2006
                              • 1769

                              #15
                              Re: image opacity

                              Hi... I think he's asking about how to make small pictures come up larger on his page... Can anyone help him here??? Doug

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