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is there a way to make a .gif background trasparent in GE

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:00 am
by Sgt. Sparky
hey I have been making these StickMan Animations that can only have white backgrounds, this Question is mainly for makslane, how could I make the background show up as transparent in GE?

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:37 am
by makslane
From documentation:
"If your image is a gif, Game Editor will consider the gif transparent color."

So, you need to set the transparent color in some image editor.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:47 am
by Sgt. Sparky
but the background is white and shows up as white and it is in .gif :(

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:01 am
by irblinx
Is the background maybe not solid white? It could be various nearly white shades

I still use the method of putting the "transparent colour in the top left corner pixel.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:22 pm
by makslane
But with gifs, Game Editor will consider transparent the transparent color set in the gif file.

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:56 pm
by Game A Gogo
its because Pivot only set the firts frame BG transparent

PostPosted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 11:19 pm
by Sgt. Sparky
but how do i make GE consider the whit background transparent? :?
sorry if i am cofusing you :D

PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 12:29 am
by Game A Gogo
using the prgram ive told you to use, go to http://www.aha-soft.com then downlaod icon lover, open up your gift, then after, go on the other frames and put whatever needs to be transparent TRANSPARENT!

PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 8:36 pm
by Sgt. Sparky
:( I am bout' ready to trash that program, once i set it as transparent it is a still image.... any way to keep it as an animation? and how would i set a cursor I made as my cursor for my computer?
:cry: :( :) :lol: :D :P

PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:13 pm
by Game A Gogo
Trash what program?

And to set it as your window cursor, go on control panel, then on mouse, then there should be someplace that you can select your cursors, i think its at the tab cursor

PostPosted: Sat Jan 06, 2007 9:18 pm
by Sgt. Sparky
Icon lover :(