transparent background image

[dvanden75]

I am trying to get an image to have a transparent background. I am using Corel Draw 12. I can get this done in Corel Draw by cuting out the image from it's background & then exporting it as a .png with transparent background. After I export it, I can import it back into Corel & there is no background. When I try to import the image into Blue Voda it doesn't reconize it and is just a white square. I am looking for some advice on how to achieve this.

Thank You

[Collectors-info]

Re: transparent background image

Hi, not to sure why? But somtimes some users seem to have problems with png. It wasn't recognized by BV about a year ago. But i think this was all sorted out. The other alternative is to convert to a giff 1st, then remove the bakground to make it transparent. It will quite often be less kbs than png if it converts ok.

[mrmagoo144]

Re: transparent background image

what i do is magic wand the background from the image. copy it and paste to a transparent background. i have a transparent background that is 1000 x 1000 pixels. once it is pasted then i crop the image to size and save it as a png or a gif file. then import using the image import tool. if you need a transparent background that i have just let me know and i will send it to you.
i also cut out the image from the background, copy it then paste to trans. background. works just as well.
mrmagoo144
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[Tom Finley]

Re: transparent background image

Don't know for sure about Corel 12, but Corel X3 works well. Convert your image to a bitmap, edit in Corel Photo-Paint using Cutout Lab. Cutout Lab can be found under "Image" on the menu bar. It takes awhile to learn, but it saves the image with a transparent background. Save your image, go back to CorelDraw and export as a tif.

Tom

[CarbonTerry]

Re: transparent background image

BV does not recognize a .tif format. Its possible that the name of your first image was causing a problem. Use a name as short as possible. No spaces. No symbols. Save as a .gif or .png to preserve the transparent background.