how do i save a gif in photoshop?

[uReside.com]

ok, this is really pissin me off.. .how the hell do you save a gif image that is transparent so that its as clear and high detail as a jpg?!

i know there is a simple answer, but what settings do i use in photoshop?

[jugo]

first of all YOU CAN'T!!!

Save it as a PNG file. GIF files by design don't have the same image quality as JPG files.

[uReside.com]

Originally Posted by jugo

first of all YOU CAN'T!!!

Save it as a PNG file. GIF files by design don't have the same image quality as JPG files.

can a PNG file be displayed like anything else?

ok, im playing with it now, but it's not saving as transparent

[jugo]

YES...and they are beautiful.

[uReside.com]

ok, i'm liking the png, but its still not transparent :-\ how do i change this? my picture shows tranparent in photoshop, but wheni upload it, it has a background

i got it to work, but not as transparent (i need to know how to do that) but can anyone tell me why its a different color than the rest?! look at my logo in the header here

http://www.ureside.com

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by uReside.com

ok, i'm liking the png, but its still not transparent :-\ how do i change this? my picture shows tranparent in photoshop, but wheni upload it, it has a background

i got it to work, but not as transparent (i need to know how to do that) but can anyone tell me why its a different color than the rest?! look at my logo in the header here

http://www.ureside.com

Eh hem, You can too, I've been using PS since 5.0 and you danged well can save an image in whatever extension photoshop supports.

Depending on your version will be differnt ways to get to differnt results.

Seeing as you want to use this on the web your best bet will be to use the File > Save for Web Feature. and optmize a gif image.



You mean the matting or somthing else? Gif images are actually MUCH MUCH higher in overall quailtiy because it uses a lossless compression, while JPG's use lossy compression giving you smaller files.

Can you specificly show us an example of what you are trying to do?

[Princeton]

transparent png files are not well supported by Internet Explorer

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by princeton

transparent png files are not well supported by Internet Explorer

No transparent PNG files are supported just fine by IE, its alpha transparent PNG's that IE has issues with.

[uReside.com]

if you goto my site www.ureside.com and look at the logo image, you can see the line on the right of it that has the color difference. that is the original image from vbstyles that i got, i just changed the wording, added a layer. But why is it a different color!? what i want, is a transparent graphic, with my logo and and graphic layer. I want it to be transparent so all my skins can use the same logo.

look at site right now, there are jagged edges around the "ureside" text, how do i make them smooth!?

www.ureside.com

[Zachery]

Originally Posted by uReside.com

if you goto my site www.ureside.com and look at the logo image, you can see the line on the right of it that has the color difference. that is the original image from vbstyles that i got, i just changed the wording, added a layer. But why is it a different color!? what i want, is a transparent graphic, with my logo and and graphic layer. I want it to be transparent so all my skins can use the same logo.

look at site right now, there are jagged edges around the "ureside" text, how do i make them smooth!?

www.ureside.com

You either need to put the image behind it make sure your matting color when saving it as a gif is correct so it looks fine.