RE: Transparent graphic with smoother edges

Virginia,

I used a technique in PhotoShop to redo your gif.  Though you didn't
indicate that you had PS5, I figured I'd give you the tips and perhaps you
can apply it to PSP5

1.	I opened your file in PS and used the magic wand to select the image
2.	I opened a new Channel
3.	Using the selection from your image - I did an invert (control-I) to get
a black and white copy of your image
4.	I then selected the entire area and performed a Gaussian blur with a
setting of 4
5.	Performing Image | Adjust | Levels, I brought the handles towards the
center - this reduces the blur, and defines clear curved lines.
6.	Once that was done, I opened a new layer and performed Selection | Load
Selection and picked the channel I defined earlier
7.	Then I just applied your red color to the selection and saved as a
transparent gif file

In addition to the gif you originally had, I also made up one with a nice
drop shadow - If you can use it, fine - If not - just trash it

Shay
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Bare Tranquility Designs
http://www.wcnet.net/shay/index.html
shay(at)wcnet.net  /  shay(at)Bayou.uh.edu
Member of the HTML Writer's Guild
http://www.hwg.org/
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-----Original Message-----
From:	owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org] On
Behalf Of Virginia Blalock
Sent:	Tuesday, March 02, 1999 4:34 PM
To:	hwg-graphics(at)hwg.org
Subject:	Transparent graphic with smoother edges

I am trying to get a graphic to have edges that are not jagged yet is
transparent. I use Paint Shop Pro 5.01 and can't seem to make the graphic
at the following URL look smooth yet not look crappy when transparent.

http://visions.simplenet.com/test/s1.html


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