Problem publishing a Transparent Gif / Png image with Flash 8.

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  • b2bwild
    New Member
    • May 2007
    • 9

    Problem publishing a Transparent Gif / Png image with Flash 8.

    Hi everyone :).
    I quite new in Flash 8 professional edition and I'm trying to Publish a Gif / Png image.
    I've selected the "Transparen t" option in the Publish Settings for Gif but when I publish it, I see a solid white background and a slight grey background in PNG image. I want to put that gif image in my HTML page. I'm completely stuck.
    Please help me publishing a GIF / PNG image with transparent background.

    Thank you in advance :).

    P.S. The steps I used to publish a gif / png image in Flash 8 are;
    1- Just typed some teXt like Hello! World in Flash 8.
    2- I resized the white background to match the size of the teXt I typed.
    3- Saved the file (i.e. test.fla)
    4- Clicked on Publish Settings and checked the GIF and PNG checkboxes.
    5- In GIF tab (on Publish Settings dialog box) I selected "Transparen t" from the Transparent selection box.

    What am I missing?

    My OS is Windows Xp with service pack 2 installed and I'm using Inetnet eXplorer 6.0.2900.
    I've also asked this question on here
    http://www.thescripts. com/forum/showthread.php? p=2584189#post2 584189
    But a moderator told me to ask it here as-well... So I'm not posting the same question twice myself..

    Waiting for the replies...
    Thanks..
  • kestrel
    Recognized Expert Top Contributor
    • Jul 2006
    • 1071

    #2
    when you open a new project, you must select "Transparen t" and the background. then draw over it

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    • b2bwild
      New Member
      • May 2007
      • 9

      #3
      Originally posted by kestrel
      when you open a new project, you must select "Transparen t" and the background. then draw over it
      Thanks for the reply. But I am very new to Flash 8. Please let me know the more detailed way because I don't know from where to select "TRANSPAREN T" when I open a new project (I saw everywhere but couldn't find "Transparen t" option anywhere).

      If you meant to open a new project, and then open the publish settings (before drawing anything) and select "Transparen t" in the GIF publish settings, press "OK" and then start drawing on the stage then I did try it. But again it publishes a GIF image with "White" background.

      Please be kind enough to advice me a step-by-step process of Publish a Gif image with Transparent background...

      Thanks..

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      • kestrel
        Recognized Expert Top Contributor
        • Jul 2006
        • 1071

        #4
        i am terribly sorry about my earlier response, i accidentally opened up Photoshop instead of Flash.

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        • b2bwild
          New Member
          • May 2007
          • 9

          #5
          That's okay.
          Now can you please point me to the right direction before I start sending "I hate you" letters to Adobe :-D ? (Kidding)..

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          • kestrel
            Recognized Expert Top Contributor
            • Jul 2006
            • 1071

            #6
            i know you can set teh background color in the <param> tags, you can just match that to your current background color? would that work for you?

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            • kestrel
              Recognized Expert Top Contributor
              • Jul 2006
              • 1071

              #7
              http://www.adobe.com/cfusion/knowledgebase/index.cfm?id=tn _12701

              search the page for Transparent - theres a section on that, let me know if its of any use

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              • b2bwild
                New Member
                • May 2007
                • 9

                #8
                Originally posted by kestrel
                i know you can set teh background color in the <param> tags, you can just match that to your current background color? would that work for you?
                Actually, I want to create a banner for my SMF (Simple Machine Forum). The theme I've installed is a multi colour theme (we can choose 12 colours in that theme). Each theme uses a different header image (as the header background). So there was no background colour. But I've started creating 12 banners now (because I couldn't make a transparent Gif image with Flash8".
                The section link you posted didn't help (or may be I'm too dumb to search it) because I already searched it before registering in this forum.

                Publishing a transparent GIF image was very easy in past Flash version (i.e. Flash 5 and Flash 7). Why is it that hard in Flash 8?

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                • kestrel
                  Recognized Expert Top Contributor
                  • Jul 2006
                  • 1071

                  #9
                  then our lives would be too easy, they cant have that

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                  • kestrel
                    Recognized Expert Top Contributor
                    • Jul 2006
                    • 1071

                    #10
                    here we go, took me a while to remember this, but i found it
                    1. go to publish settings
                    2. go to the HTML Tab
                    3. Click on the Windowed Mode Drop Down List
                    4. Select Transparent Windowless

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                    • b2bwild
                      New Member
                      • May 2007
                      • 9

                      #11
                      Originally posted by kestrel
                      here we go, took me a while to remember this, but i found it
                      1. go to publish settings
                      2. go to the HTML Tab
                      3. Click on the Windowed Mode Drop Down List
                      4. Select Transparent Windowless
                      Thanks but the above said thing publishes a .SWF file and I can even manually make a .SWF file transparent with WMODE="Transpar ent" in HTML.
                      But may be I couldn't type an elaborative subject line of my topic.
                      Let me re-write it...
                      "Problem publishing a Transparent Gif / Png image with Flash 8"

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                      • kestrel
                        Recognized Expert Top Contributor
                        • Jul 2006
                        • 1071

                        #12
                        The GIF publishing option also has a transparency option.

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                        • b2bwild
                          New Member
                          • May 2007
                          • 9

                          #13
                          Originally posted by kestrel
                          The GIF publishing option also has a transparency option.
                          And when I select it, it makes a SOLID WHITE BACKGROUND of that GIF.

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                          • nomad
                            Recognized Expert Contributor
                            • Mar 2007
                            • 664

                            #14
                            Originally posted by b2bwild
                            Hi everyone :).
                            I quite new in Flash 8 professional edition and I'm trying to Publish a Gif / Png image.
                            I've selected the "Transparen t" option in the Publish Settings for Gif but when I publish it, I see a solid white background and a slight grey background in PNG image. I want to put that gif image in my HTML page. I'm completely stuck.
                            Please help me publishing a GIF / PNG image with transparent background.

                            Thank you in advance :).

                            P.S. The steps I used to publish a gif / png image in Flash 8 are;
                            1- Just typed some teXt like Hello! World in Flash 8.
                            2- I resized the white background to match the size of the teXt I typed.
                            3- Saved the file (i.e. test.fla)
                            4- Clicked on Publish Settings and checked the GIF and PNG checkboxes.
                            5- In GIF tab (on Publish Settings dialog box) I selected "Transparen t" from the Transparent selection box.

                            What am I missing?

                            My OS is Windows Xp with service pack 2 installed and I'm using Inetnet eXplorer 6.0.2900.
                            I've also asked this question on here
                            http://www.thescripts. com/forum/showthread.php? p=2584189#post2 584189
                            But a moderator told me to ask it here as-well... So I'm not posting the same question twice myself..

                            Waiting for the replies...
                            Thanks..
                            see if that helps you are not.
                            I don't have Flash 8 so I can not test it to see if this works or not
                            Do the same thing you did above.
                            When you publish for Gif.
                            I also selected Palette type: Adaptive.
                            I also have under Options check marks for Optimize Colors and Smooth.

                            nomad

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                            • b2bwild
                              New Member
                              • May 2007
                              • 9

                              #15
                              Originally posted by nomad
                              When you publish for Gif.
                              I also selected Palette type: Adaptive.
                              I also have under Options check marks for Optimize Colors and Smooth.

                              nomad
                              I tried it, but no luck. Still got a solid white background the GIF I tried to publish.

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