8 Bit Png With Alpha Transparency Photoshop
However there is a way to save the png from photoshop with transparency which your other software will probably see as an alpha channel.
8 bit png with alpha transparency photoshop. For android you have to supply a 32bit png. Alpha channels are saved selection. First i created a simple image in photoshop that displayed a fuzzy glow. If you save as a 24bit png with transparent checked photoshop will save the png with transparent background ie alpha transparency.
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. To do this you don t need to add an alpha channel to the png. Click the palette option in the upper right corner and choose panel options. Nijntje s suggestions are great as well.
You can ctrl click on your logo layer content in the layers palette to load the layers transparency as a selection and save that selection as your logo transparency alpha channel. Assuming you have a single layer with transparency in photoshop use the save for web option a couple of lines under the save as line in the file menu. Status bar icons android developers. It s embarrasing and inconvenient having to use a couple of open source programs to recompress the png files after saving for web from photoshop.
I closed the layered photoshop file then opened it in fireworks. But i dont think this helps as. Next i matted the fuzzy semi transparent glow to a test pages blue background color and saved a png 8 out of photoshop. Png 8 with real alpha transparency would be very useful for web.
I added an alpha channel under channels tab thing. Be kind and respectful give credit to the original source of content and search for duplicates. Transparency from an existing png can be edited in photoshop by creating a layer mask from the transparency data see steps below. I have created my icon with two layers a white layer and underneath a transparent layer.
I understand that a 32 bit png means 8 bits each for r g b and alpha. I saved this first version as a png24 with 8 bit transparency right out of photoshop. Shade of gray map transparency levels. Open the info palette.
If you want to see the opacity of a given point in an image file follow these steps. Alpha channels are grayscale maps black completely empty nothing white 100 opaque no transparency. Photoshop handles transparency and alpha channels separately. Often graphics need proper transparency and png 24 creates files that are too large.
The png will appear transparent in a web browser. All axialis software products support images with alpha channel transparency. Fireworks has always been a bit tedious to me i.