JackAxton Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Hey guys! I've been enjoying paint.net for years, although I have recently come across an issue I haven't had before. After making .PNG's with transparent backgrounds for videos, they all load in with black where the transparency should be. I've tried uninstalling/reinstalling a few different times, and have never had this issue with paint.net. GIMP seems to work okay, although I much prefer using paint.net, but nothing I seem to do changes anything. I wasn't having this problem two months ago. Would anyone have any ideas? Could I have changed something without realizing it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dipstick Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Be sure to select 32-bit when saving to PNG. This will include the alpha channel for transparency. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackAxton Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 2 minutes ago, dipstick said: Be sure to select 32-bit when saving to PNG. This will include the alpha channel for transparency. Augh, I'm an idiot, thank you so much! I've left it on auto detect for so long and never thought to try to change it over, not sure why that stopped working but your advice did the trick! That's about a day's worth of headache gone now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Brewster Posted August 5, 2019 Share Posted August 5, 2019 Auto-detect will always include transparency if necessary, by way of choosing 32-bit. You'll only loose transparency if you selected 24-bit or 8-bit. (I think 8-bit also supports transparent, although not varying levels of transparency) Quote The Paint.NET Blog: https://blog.getpaint.net/ Donations are always appreciated! https://www.getpaint.net/donate.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passionfly Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 (edited) On 8/5/2019 at 7:45 AM, dipstick said: Be sure to select 32-bit when saving to PNG. This will include the alpha channel for transparency. OMG. you just answered my question from another forum post! No wonder I was having problems! 24-bit images save no transparency but 32 do! That is INSANE! So to get this straight when saving these format bit depths: 4-bit -> YES transparency 8-bit -> YES transparency 24-bit -> NO transparency 32-bit -> YES transparency This is INSANE! I was having so much problems thinking my computer was get going crazy and all along it was paint.net screwin' with me! GRRRR Who created this mess? Who is responsible? String 'em up by their heels I tell ya! 🤣 THANK YOU, Dipstick! and paint.net... your mother was a hamster and you father smelt of elderberries! 🤣 Edited January 24, 2023 by Passionfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted January 24, 2023 Share Posted January 24, 2023 18 minutes ago, Passionfly said: 4-bit -> YES transparency 8-bit -> YES transparency 24-bit -> NO transparency 32-bit -> YES transparency Almost. 4-bit -> NO transparency 8-bit -> YES transparency (single bit transparency on/off, like a .gif file) 24-bit -> NO transparency 32-bit -> YES transparency (full 256 levels of partial transparency) 1 Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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