Transparent Image works in Firefox but not IE6?

Discussion in 'Photoshop' started by ScottyTee, Jan 25, 2007.

  1. #1
    Hey guys,

    I wanted to ask for your assistance, Im a newbie to the design field but for one of my personal projects thought I would dip my toe in the water... I'm all about learning from my mistakes and so I wanted some assistance with a logo I have placed at the top of my site www.ferrarimeets.com/index2.php (still under construction)

    If you notice that top image (http://www.ferrarimeets.com/img/logo.png) its fine in Firefox... but not in IE6? Can anyone help me with this? I'm not sure what settings I should do to make it totally transparent such as PNG 8, 32... Index Transparency or Alpha?

    Im using Macromedia Fireworks... assistance is appreciated. :)

    Thanks!
     
    ScottyTee, Jan 25, 2007 IP
  2. scottmweaver

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    PNG transparencies, in general, don't really work with IE in any flavor (in my experience). I always end up using a GIF file for any transparency; theirs is not as fine, but it works in both browsers.

    Hope that helps.

    - Scott
     
    scottmweaver, Jan 25, 2007 IP
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    I think the reason for this is that IE 6 doesn't support transparent PNGs. Browsers like FireFox and Opera do, but IE 6 doesn't. Maybe thats the cause of your problem. I don't think you can do anything about it from your side, as its a problem related to the browser.


    -ARonald
     
    ARonald, Jan 25, 2007 IP
  4. ScottyTee

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    Hey guys,

    Thanks very much for your information... hmm wondering what I could do now.. perhaps try and align the fading in that strip with a new logo in which I would make the background try to blend in with the background blend... any other suggestions?

    Thanks! :)
     
    ScottyTee, Jan 25, 2007 IP
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    Like I said before.. using a gif image would work fine. Are you using photoshop?
     
    scottmweaver, Jan 25, 2007 IP
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    Hey mate,

    Im using Fireworks.. but I think I got it.. I just cut the background the red fading one.. and matched the gradient.. and made it into a jpg :) not bad for a newbie :D

    Thanks very much for your help though. Really appreciated.
     
    ScottyTee, Jan 26, 2007 IP