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Rendering/ Transparent

TveakkTveakk0 Posts: 0Member
edited January 2007 in Technical Questions and Answers #1
good morning,
I was wondering how can i render an image right away for it to be transparent, or i have to do that with another program ?
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  • count23count23361 Posts: 781Member
    #2
    you can only render transperent images in a gif format, which results in colour loss. HOWEVER, you can render out using a solid base colour in the background (Red, Green or Blue) and then use another program to remove the background.
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  • TveakkTveakk0 Posts: 0Member
    #3
    yes, but if i want to use glow on render, while removin the base color, the image will be also damaged. so, Gif is the only format i can render it?
  • C_DocC_Doc331 Posts: 0Member
    #4
    Render as a PNG file. Anything not renedered, and even the glow's gradient transparency, will be in the PNG's alpha mask, and thus be transparent. Problem is, if you're doing this for web purposes, IE6 and earlier doesnt support PNG transparency, although Firefox does, and I believe IE7+ does as well.
  • ZardozZardoz2 Posts: 0Member
    #5
    PNG is the best option (24-bits of color, lossless compression, 8-bits of Alpha, and compress more that a GIF). GIF is dead except for making small animations.
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