Im sure there must be something im missing here with the PNG export settings. I like the way the new export window appears but I cant figure out how to export from Draw to a PNG with a transparent matte of a color picked color.
How I did it in X4 was to chose to export to PNG, and when the window appeared to select a color for the transparent area, a color picker was used. Whatever I do with X5, i cant do it :/
Ive checked out the help files but I still cant figure it out... but im sure its something im not doing correctly.
Hunter said:wrote in message news:81023@coreldraw.com... > Im sure there must be something im missing here with the PNG export > settings. I like the way the new export window appears but I cant figure > out how to export from Draw to a PNG with a transparent matte of a color > picked color. > > How I did it in X4 was to chose to export to PNG, and when the window > appeared to select a color for the transparent area, a color picker was > used. Whatever I do with X5, i cant do it :/ > Andy, why are you selecting a single color for transparency (like a GIF transparency) instead of "full transparency?" Getting a transparent PNG out of Draw is very easy (and I've had great results from it)... just select your object, hit ctrl-e to export it out, select the PNG format, check transparent background, and when the dialog comes up and asks for a color or a mask (which I will admit is misleading), choose Mask. I always put a "bounding box" of my own around an object but that's because I hate it when an image with a transparent background butts up against the file edge - it always makes me wonder if something got cut off. I will make a "box" the exact size that I will use online and then place the object I want to use on top of that box, making sure that I give myself a bit of breathing room on all sides... then make sure the "box" has no outline and no fill color, group the items together and export out. Attached is a sample.
Thanks for that Hunter,
Thats the way I do it, but I cant get the transparent background to work in X5... As I said in my previous reply to Foster, im sure its something im doing wrong with X5 :/
Hi Hunter,
Thanks for the reply. I will have another go at doing it the way you suggested. :)