Transparent Backgound: Photoshop

I'm really a graphics program newbie. All I need to do is make the backgound of a picture that I scanned in, transparent. I've run through a couple tutorials that say I need the GIF9A export thing or something but the only thing that comes up when I click File, Export...is Paths to Illustrator. I didn't think this would be such a pain. I figured you could somehow just select a color and say "This is my transparent color." I guess it's a bit more complicated than that. Anyway, if anyone can help me out with this I'd really appreciate it. Thanks

Gary

I don't have an answer for you, but here are some forums that you can get help from:

http://vickiloader.users.btopenworld.com/PSfrms.htm


HTH,
Rick

Use the eraser tool or a layer mask. If you want to only erase a certain colour set a low tolerance. Then save as gif/png or anything else that retains transparency.

Use the magic wand tool to select the background, and press the delete key.

Or...

Paint the backdrop white... and set white to be the transparent colour. Saving in PSD will retain the transparency, although i don't think gif / jpeg do! I could be wrong... i'm just trying it now!

BRB...

Regards,

Paul.

Nope...

it doesn't

Regards,

Paul.

Gif has transparency...JPEG don't....

easiest way -

copy the entire image to clipboard, and go to "File - > New", select background as transparent, the image sizes will automatically fit the clipboard, so click okay, paste your image and do either :-

click the eares you want trasparent and hit delete

or

with the colour drop too, select a colour of the image you want to set to transparent, and then go to Select > Colour range, widdle with the setting a bit till it shows all of that particular colours area, hit okay and press delete

to save trasnparent, simply convert to index colour and make sure you have transparency checked.

What do you meen by "convert to index colour"..??

http://www.naoneo.com/index.jpg

like that

OK thanks...I suck in PShop...don't know why I have it..but thanks now I know one more thing...:)

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Originally posted by NoteMe
...don't know why I have it..

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You just needed something to spend your 609 USD on. :p

Nope...got it when me and my friend made a website for a norwegian company. He was doing most of the PhotoShop things and I made som applets and script things...and stuff....;)