Cavalcade Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) I find that this works well when incorporating the image into another picture on Paint.Net, but when I try to post the image on another website, such as a blog, the background is no longer invisible but white again. Edited October 9, 2012 by Cavalcade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Either you or the website is converting the image from a filetype that can handle transparency (like .png) to .jpeg. Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalcade Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 It's a png file, and the website accepts that. It's really quite puzzling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HyReZ Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 pdnnoob is correct. If you are not converting the file types then it is being coverted at the remote website. To put an end to the puzzle, right click of the image at the remote website and select 'Properties' in Internet Exlporer or select 'View Image Info' in Firefox. It will reveal the MIME type of the web image. You will see that they are being coverted to JPEGs. Quote  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalcade Posted October 9, 2012 Author Share Posted October 9, 2012 (edited) I checked that just now, and the file is still a png. Here is the image. This forum has a white background so the area around the image looks transparent, but my blog has a darker background and the white border shows up around it. If you click on the view image option in your browser, the image opens in a new window and it has a white background. Edited October 9, 2012 by Cavalcade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red ochre Posted October 9, 2012 Share Posted October 9, 2012 Just did as you suggested and it shows the image and says .jpg (using firefox). Not sure if that helps any? Quote  Red ochre Plugin pack.............. Diabolical Drawings ................Real Paintings  Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kreemoweet Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 Using "View Image" in Firefox, there is NO white background. Nevertheless, the image filename has a ".jpg" ending when I "View Image Info". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 I'm seeing a white background. Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 10, 2012 Share Posted October 10, 2012 The posted image is a PNG with a JPG appended onto the filename. JPG's definitely don't support transparency, but PNG's do. When I copied the image into Paint.NET the background was transparent - supporting the theory that this is in fact a badly named PNG. I'd recommend properly renaming it as this may be the source of the problem (some viewers thinking this is a JPG and others thinking is is a PNG). Further questions should the above not resolve the problem: Is the entire background is white? Or is there a thin white edge around the magnifying glass? If the last is correct - try using AA's Assistant to remove the edge. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalcade Posted October 10, 2012 Author Share Posted October 10, 2012 (edited) Thanks everyone, for the help. I'll follow through on your suggestions. Edited October 10, 2012 by Cavalcade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalcade Posted October 11, 2012 Author Share Posted October 11, 2012 No luck. I tried again with an image that started out as a png. Then I did the magic wand thing and surrounded it with the checkerboard. Saved it as a png file, and when I tried to post it on my blog, it still had the white background. The background was only invisible when I layered it over another image in Paint.net. Is there something I'm missing here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 1. Did you fix the filename by removing the bit that says "JPG" ? 2. Does your blog software actually support transparency? Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BoltBait Posted October 11, 2012 Share Posted October 11, 2012 Are you, by chance, using IE6? Quote Download: BoltBait's Plugin Pack | CodeLab | and a Free Computer Dominos Game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalcade Posted October 12, 2012 Author Share Posted October 12, 2012 1. Did you fix the filename by removing the bit that says "JPG" ? 2. Does your blog software actually support transparency? I couldn't remove "JPG,"because I can't see it in the file name, only png. I'm with blogger, so I'm not sure if it supports transparency or not. Are you, by chance, using IE6? No, my browser is Firefox. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ego Eram Reputo Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 Reopen the image in Paint.NET. Use File | Save As.... to specify a NEW filename. Do NOT type in the extension - select the PNG extension from the drop down list in the Save As.. dialog. Ensure you're using the default settings in the PNG options that follow. Now try that image in your blog/browser. Quote ebook: Mastering Paint.NET | resources: Plugin Index | Stereogram Tut | proud supporter of Codelab plugins: EER's Plugin Pack | Planetoid | StickMan | WhichSymbol+ | Dr Scott's Markup Renderer | CSV Filetype | dwarf horde plugins: Plugin Browser | ShapeMaker Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cavalcade Posted October 13, 2012 Author Share Posted October 13, 2012 (edited) Reopen the image in Paint.NET. Use File | Save As.... to specify a NEW filename. Do NOT type in the extension - select the PNG extension from the drop down list in the Save As.. dialog. Ensure you're using the default settings in the PNG options that follow. Now try that image in your blog/browser. Okay, I just found out that the png file is being changed to a jpeg at Minus where I upload my pictures. But even when I post directly to blogger, from my hard-drive, I get the same result. The white border still shows. However, when I posted the same image to another website it was transparent. So it seems to be blogger that is not compatible with transparency. Edited October 13, 2012 by Cavalcade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdnnoob Posted October 13, 2012 Share Posted October 13, 2012 yeah. Usually, the typical image hosting sites we use are tinypic, imageshack, and photobucket; all of which support .png filetypes. If you can, upload to tinypic (it's the easiest) and see if you can use that on your blog. If so, I think you answered your own question Quote No, Paint.NET is not spyware...but, installing it is an IQ test. ~BoltBait Blend modes are like the filling in your sandwich. It's the filling that can change your experience of the sandwich. ~Ego Eram Reputo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djisves Posted October 14, 2012 Share Posted October 14, 2012 Okay, I just found out that the png file is being changed to a jpeg at Minus where I upload my pictures. ... yeah. Usually, the typical image hosting sites we use are tinypic, imageshack, and photobucket; all of which support .png filetypes. ... The problem not with Minus. I use Minus for all my image hosting needs and I assure you that it supports PNGs and transparency just fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RFX Posted October 15, 2012 Share Posted October 15, 2012 (edited) I often have this same issue on a few websites and is always due to image compression & conversion features. The easiest thing to do is to add a new layer to the magnifying glass image then place that new layer below the original image and use the "hex value" color option with the "fill tool" to set the new layer to the same color as the blog. You can then flatten all layers and save it as a ".jpg". I had to clean up the magnifying glass a little bit for this example. Click the 2nd image to enlarge it if needed. Hopefully this helps! Magnifying Glass / PNG format Add new layer / move new layer to the bottom / use "hex value" to set color / use "fill tool" to color the layer Edited October 15, 2012 by RFX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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