Making a gif w- transparent background ?

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Jun 3, 2004
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I have a gif with a white background that I’d like to make transparent.

What are the necessary steps?

Thanks,

Joe
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john
Jun 3, 2004
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(Joe McGuckin) wrote:

I have a gif with a white background that I’d like to make transparent.
What are the necessary steps?

Under the HELP menu is a guide that will take you through it step-by-step.
JD
Jon Danniken
Jun 3, 2004
"Joe McGuckin" wrote:
I have a gif with a white background that I’d like to make transparent.
What are the necessary steps?

What I do is select and copy the image, and then paste it into a new image with a transparent background.
Then use any technique appropriate to select the unwanted white areas (I often use the magic wand, play
with the tolerance) and then cutting them..

Jon

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