If the file is not in RGB format (16.8 M colors), convert it: Choose Colors/Increase Color Depth/16 Million Colors (24 bits).ģ.

You can download the original image we use in this tutorial here: logo.bmp (right-click and choose Save Target As).Ģ. The file open in a separate document window. Open your image in Paint Shop Pro (we use version 7.0 in this tutorial). See Paint Shop Pro help to read more.Ĭreate a Transparent Image using Jasc Paint Shop Proġ. Advanced techniques also exist to work with alpha channel. We'll see here one of the simplest way to proceed: Extrude a part of the image and remove the existing background. Paint Shop Pro contains powerful Alpha Channel manipulation features. We'll learn how to create a transparent image with Alpha Channel from a standard image. The grey checkboard-like pattern shows the transparency of the image. The result produces a 32 BPP (Bit Per Pixel) transparent image. In the illustration below you see how the alpha channel is applied to the original image to remove (visually) the orange gradient background. The resulting image is called RGBA (RGB+A, A means alpha channel). Alpha channels are usually used with 16.8M color RGB images. For example, 50 percent gray allows for 50 percent visibility. The level of gray in between determines the level of visibility.

White acts as the visible area black acts as the transparent area (you see the background behind the image when displayed). The alpha channel is an 8-bit channel, which means it has 256 levels of gray from 0 (black) to 255 (white). If you want to create a nice icon (using Axialis IconWorkshop) or a screensaver with smooth sprites (using Axialis Professional Screen Saver Producer) we recommend you to use images with Alpha channel.Īlpha channels are masks through which you can display images. PNG, BMP and PSD file format actually support alpha channel. Axialis Fluent System 2023 Vector IconsĪll Axialis Software products support images with Alpha Channel transparency.

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