Transparent Avatar?

[Jack I]

Originally Posted by indypirate

I've been trying to figure out how to get transparent avatars, im using GIMP to make my images my current avatar was made by GIMP. And I turn the backround to transparent but when I upload it to the site (Avatar Part) the transparent backround shows up as white, can someone help me out? i've tried saving the image as a PNG file & a GIF image.

A few important things go into making an image transparent.

First, the image needs to be transparent in the first place. If you save it with a background, of course it won't save transparent.

Next, you need to make sure it is indeed saved as .PNG or .GIF. I prefer .PNG cause it holds transparency better than .GIF does. If you do save it as a .GIF file, realize that anything semi-transparent, (Shadows, fading backgrounds, etc.) Will not show up cleanly.

Finally, you need to make sure the image is the size appropriate for what you are trying to do. For example, when trying to upload an image to POF as your avatar, the original size of the image needs to be no larger 64x64, since that is the max size for an avatar here. If you try to upload a file larger than 64x64 as an avatar, the site will automatically resize the file without recognizing the transparency and in turn will remove the transparency of the file.

I noticed that your current avatar is in your gallery and is 276 x 294. That's the reason your avatar isn't showing up transparent. You'll need to pull it back up, resize it to 64x64, then try uploading it.

[Erich Uchiha]

Originally Posted by Jack I

A few important things go into making an image transparent.


I noticed that your current avatar is in your gallery and is 276 x 294. That's the reason your avatar isn't showing up transparent. You'll need to pull it back up, resize it to 64x64, then try uploading it.

Thanks a BUNCH Jack! Always can count on you to know your Computer Art!