I know that PNG transparency is supported on most of the browsers except IE6 (which is critical) I know I can make a <span> with a progid filter to create a workaround, but is there any easier way to create transparent images browser compatible?
Well What about just making it in flash? Gif works fine for images that are flat colors but not so hot on shadows and skin tone. If you are looking for an image that looks half way transparent try messing with css or every other pixel off and on in a gif.
Damnit. I had all them written out, and some button on my laptop erased everything. I'm only repeating the first way, because it's shorter. Put the png in a div. GIve the div a filter: alpha (opacity=X) where x is a number. I don't use IE, this is just heresay. Try it.
Hmm, give me a minute. Hmmmm I've always used http://bjorkoy.com/past/2007/4/8/the_easiest_way_to_png/ to fix the png transparency's issue. Try it out.