why explorer dont show transparent png

Discussion in 'Photoshop' started by master06, Aug 20, 2006.

  1. #1
    why explorer dont show transparent png? when i show it i see grey backround color. What m i do for this?
     
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  2. damien

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    #2
    use a transparent .gif
     
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  3. acidfrenzy

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    The .gif quality is terrible if one compares to the png-files. I'm trying to find a good solution for it also. I have been looking at this page http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bobosola/ but I don't know if I like using a javascript. I have been looking at the logo on http://www.gnome.org and they seem to have solved it some other way...maybe php?
     
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  4. master06

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    But when i convert png to gif i m loosing some colours. i convert with photoshop cs 8.0
     
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  5. SEO Jeff

    SEO Jeff Active Member

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    Internet Explorer 6 and older versions do not properly display transparent PNG files because IE6< do not decode the PNG correctly. The IE7 PNG Pipeline does decode the image format correctly as Microsoft added the decode code into the Image Pipeline. Your best choice to display transparent PNG's in older versions of IE would be to use a DirectX filter.
     
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  6. void

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    I see white pixels around the outside of the foot logo in IE and the main image is 256 colours. The Javascript fix is pretty good imo. I've never actually found the need to use a png though :)
     
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  7. mines

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    Transparent png's would be so much more useful if IE supported it. But as a *lot* of people wouldn't be able to see them properlly, it just isn't worth using. :(
     
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    ccoonen Well-Known Member

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    IE supports Alpha Transparent PNG's in 5.5 and up - it is required to use the IE CSS Filter though :)
     
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  9. liam

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    It is possible to make your .gif images a very high quality and to retain transparency. The best way to do this is to firstly create a .png image and then export the image as a .gif image. When exporting images most programs offer the option to increase quality and to add alpha transparency. When these to options are selected the final gif image should look no different to the png file and the image will look tranparent on IE and other browsers. Also try using jpgs they retain good quality and tranparecy when converted from png.

    p.s when converting png to gifs dont just rename the file extension to gif actually use the programs exporting tool. macromedia Fireworks does all this for you with no problems.
     
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  10. acidfrenzy

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    Here's the difference I get by using .png and .gif. (Using firefox not IE)

    [​IMG][​IMG]

    Maybe liam or someone else can explain howto/make me a good looking .gif :)
     
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  11. acidfrenzy

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    What I mean is that when I look at gnome.org in IE it uses the .gif-logo and with other browsers that support png 24-bit transparency it shows the higher quality .png-logo. I see that they link the image to /img/logo/text-64 that contains both these pictures but I can not see how they make it use the right image depending on the browser...
     
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  12. liam

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    hi, here is a .gif image that i created with a transparent background:

    [​IMG]

    and here is the same image but in .png format

    [​IMG]

    Both images were created using macromedia fireworks using the circle tool. I then set the edges to feather and value = 1. I then used the export wizard and set it to export .gif file. The wizard also allowed me to select alpha transparency. The result was a .gif image with smooth edges and a tranparent background. You wouldnt know the difference between the two images.
     
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    by the way on IE and on firefox the above images look exactly the same
     
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    let's just hope the next IE supports transparent pngs. urgh.
     
    alterego85, Aug 29, 2006 IP