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Transparent background using iconlover

PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 1:42 am
by Sgt. Sparky
:( I know I posted a question bout' this allready, but nobody will give the answer to this one question: "How do I make a transparent background with a .gif file in Icon lover?" :( Game editor will not recognise the white background as transparent, and I am 100% sure it is a solid white background, as white a background as you can make on a computer. it would be nice to get an answer on how do do this with icon lover. :?, I have waited a pretty long time for an answer but it will not come :cry:
i want just to set up my animation going from white to transparent. :(

PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 2:56 am
by makslane
You need a software that allow say "mark this color as transparent"!

PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:40 am
by Fuzzy
change the gif into a graphic with the frames stored as a sprite sheet.. like

1234
5678

You know? Then set the background to clear, and recreate it as a gif, if needed for web use, or use it like that, if its for a game.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:48 pm
by Sgt. Sparky
:D okay, but the thing i need it for is a stickman that is running with bout' 17 frames in the animation, see "StickManJumper" on the demo page, new version. :D but i Will try that, thank you :D

PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 7:17 pm
by Sgt. Sparky
makslane wrote:You need a software that allow say "mark this color as transparent"!
when i use animation wizard and i set the sertain color to mark it as transparent it still shows up white, even when I open it up with GE :(

PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 10:08 pm
by Game A Gogo
OK, IconLover supports transparent gif, its the color at the FAREST bottom left, (its not actually a color, its like stripes, but its the transparent color, when making new gif in icon lover, its good to make a 255 color mode, cuz then maybe there could be some partial transparent and then if you'd save a s a gif, it would because visible, and you don't like that, believe me!

PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:29 pm
by Fuzzy
I disected a pivot animation with gimp. if you load it into layers, you will see that the first frame contains the background color, and all others are also white, but not the same white as the BG. in addition, the program makes a white sort of shadow like the previous frames stick figure. Its an indexed pure white as well.

No wonder he is having trouble.

PostPosted: Wed Jan 10, 2007 11:47 pm
by Game A Gogo
i know, but whit iconlover, it works perfectly, it worked for me, why wound it work for others?

PostPosted: Thu Jan 11, 2007 2:33 pm
by Troodon
There is also a free software called Imagicon. The newest version is quite flexible with non-squared icons too and I think it can make transparent background. It's quick, small and simple, so try it.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 8:21 pm
by Sgt. Sparky
Game A Gogo wrote:i know, but whit iconlover, it works perfectly, it worked for me, why wound it work for others?

GameaGogo, I was asking you how to do it with icon lover *facepalm* :? could you please tell Me? :D
Game A Gogo's Signature wrote:One night, everything may fall down, where will you be? in the rain of your sorrows.
When that will happen, i will be on the tail of my nightmare, why? cuz life sucks ^^
Makes me sad to read your Sig. :cry:

PostPosted: Fri Jan 12, 2007 9:52 pm
by Game A Gogo
eh, don't mind me, im a depressive guy, thats all...

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 1:15 am
by Sgt. Sparky
then you need an army of smileys to cheer you up! :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D :D

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 8:48 am
by Troodon
Hahahahaha! I don't know about GAGoGo but seing all those smileys cheered me up a bit. :D
By the way, what's the trial time of the 1.3.6 demo? I have it but I don't find the counter. Or has Makslane changed the system?
By the way, Gogo look at this:
http://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:Dfrx ... 2/rofl.jpg

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:56 pm
by Game A Gogo
meh, just get on your life ^^

PostPosted: Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:35 pm
by Sgt. Sparky
tekdino wrote:Hahahahaha! I don't know about GAGoGo but seing all those smileys cheered me up a bit. :D
By the way, what's the trial time of the 1.3.6 demo? I have it but I don't find the counter. Or has Makslane changed the system?
By the way, Gogo look at this:
http://www.google.com/images?q=tbn:Dfrx ... 2/rofl.jpg
Um... I tihnk the new version demo is unlimited :D
Game A Gogo wrote:meh, just get on your life ^^
you still make me sad :cry: