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Name: alpruss
Date: November 6, 2006 at 05:55:13 Pacific
Subject: transparent photos
OS: xp professional
CPU/Ram: amd 3700+
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A friend of mine had a website created (http://aaaabeautifulyard.com). It's a simple site but does anyone know how the transparency (see through) effects and merging were done in the photos on the home page?
What products are needed to create these effects? I only have photoshop elements 2.0. Thank YOu


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Response Number 1
Name: rhawk7938
Date: November 6, 2006 at 08:36:08 Pacific
Subject: transparent photos
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Photoshop Elements will do it. To make the background transparent, file, save for web. File type must be gif, there will be a checkbox for transparency.


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Response Number 2
Name: rhawk7938
Date: November 6, 2006 at 08:57:23 Pacific
Subject: transparent photos
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I looked again at the website. I think more likely what they did was to make the entire picture first and then used it as a background.

You can do it with Elements using layers. Just lower the transparency on the top layer or layers to let the one beneath show through as you want.

Use it as a background and position the text on your site where you want it within the picture.


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Response Number 3
Name: alpruss
Date: November 6, 2006 at 09:24:41 Pacific
Subject: transparent photos
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Thank you for the response, I will give it a try.


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Response Number 4
Name: Michael J (by mjdamato)
Date: November 8, 2006 at 13:56:39 Pacific
Subject: transparent photos
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You can also do it "on-the-fly" using the alpha and opacity CSS attributes.

Michael J


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