How to save image with transparent background in Act! Premium?

[gregcsharp]

Hello,

I notice the following behaviour.

I create a image field in my layout. I upload a png image file with transparency. The image renders good untill i click save. After that all the transparency becomes white.

How do I save an image with transparency in the background?

Thank you

[FILLSTAFF]

what if you use a different file type such as .gif to maintain your transparency?  On ocassion I have had probs with .png image files during my act!v17 pro db backup process. I have been avoiding .png file types. Jpg seem to be ok but not for transparency.

[gregcsharp]

Hello Bill,

Thanks for the idea.
I had tried a .gif file and my transparency became black...

Gregory

[FILLSTAFF]

what color is your background?is it a solid color?

  I am able to insert transparent gif images onto my layouts with white background and I am using

Act! Pro Version 17.1.169.0, Hot Fix 3...

Maybe it is how your transparent image was created? Maybe use a different  software to create your transparent image?

Much of the time is use freeware http://www.animated-gif-creator.com/  animated gif creator version 1.2......  -

[gregcsharp]

I scanned our employees signature. This is stored in a bmp file. Then I use Gimp (free photoshop like) to transform the white into transparency. Gif and png file have the same result now: a white background instead of transparency.

[FILLSTAFF]

What is the background color on your layout?

[gregcsharp]

There is no background anymore. It is transparent.

[Roy_Laudenslager]

The best way to use a signature is to have the signature converted into a character in a custom font.

[dshaw111]

Roy - How do you do that?

[Roy_Laudenslager]

There are services that will convert a bitmap into a True Type font. try a google search.