For example, if we set white as a transparent color and put a value of 32 in the Tolerance text field, light shades of other colors will also be rendered transparent. colors which would be similar to the color you have chosen to make transparent.
This allows you to set the level of “Tolerence”, i.e. Under the Transparency tab of the Gif Optimizer window, you would have noticed a text field for Tolerance.
Understanding and defining Tolerance levels when creating transparent gifs Thus, using the dropper tool, click on the color in the original image which you want as transparent and we are done! Once you move the mouse over the original image, you will notice that it changes to the Dropper tool. Now you need to take your mouse cursor to the original image which would be in the work space. Once you click on the Run Optimizer button, you will be shown the Gif Optimizer pop-up window. Its easier to create transparent Gifs in version 8.0 of PaintShop Pro. If the background color of the web page is displayed in place of the transparent color, you have yourself a transparent gif image! PaintShop Pro version 8.0 users To see your creation, place the image on a web page. Once you are satisfied with the result, click on the “OK” button and save the image. The pale blue color has been made transparent – in fact, wherever pale blue occurs, its been made transparent. Note the difference in the original and the result. We now select the color which we want to make transparent in our transparent gif – pale blue in our example.Īfter you select the color, click on the “OK” button which brings you back to the Gif Optimizer window. This window displays all the colors in the image. If this is not the color you want, click on it which, brings up the Select color from Palette window. Transparency will be applied to the color that is displayed in the small rectangle (marked by a red border in the visual below). This tab has several options make sure that Areas that match this color radio button is selected. The first tab is Transparency and this is where we set all variables for transparency. On clicking the “Run Optimizer” button, you will be displayed the Gif Optimizer pop-up window (below). Select the appropriate radio buttons in the “Versions” and “Interlacing” options and click on “Run Optimizer” button. Click on the “Options” button, found at the bottom of the window. This brings up the Image “Save As” window. Now select “File – Save As” (or click on the F12 key). If it’s a high color image, decrease the number of colors to optimize image size. Start PaintShop Pro and open the image ( File – Open).