A lossless raster graphics format, primarily designed for displaying images on the internet or via digital delivery. This format supports transparency. There are 2 formats for PNG image. PNG8 uses a 2bit alpha channel to render transparency similar to GIF images. This means a pixel within the image ...
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Should I Save Images Intended for the Web as PNG or SVG? [duplicate]
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What web graphics formats to use?
When exporting out images intended for websites, should I save it as PNG (Transparent background) or a SVG? Why?
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Is there a faster way to save all layers in PSD to PNG?
I'm trying to export all 155 raster layers, each 240*240 in pixels, to separate png files, but it takes ages to do that using CS5 "File > Scripts > Export Layers to Files".
This script creates new ...
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What's the point of converting RGB images to CMYK TIF/TIFF before placing them in InDesign?
Currently we receive CMYK TIF/TIFF images of photographs from our design agency (who get them from the photographer). Our in-house designers then place them in InDesign for posters and magazines, or ...
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Add transparency to an existing PNG
I'd like to use this image on a web site.
What I need to do is change the background from black to transparent, so I can use the arrow on my site maintaining the page background.
I used Gimp to ...
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Can I create a PNG from InDesign?
I usually have to export my InDesign file into an eps, then convert it to PNG in illustrator. Does anyone know an easier way?
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Why can't Photoshop properly open this PNG?
When I try to open this image in PS (CS5) I get red rectangles around the parts of the image that are not transparent.
If I copy the image and paste it in PS I get the contents of the image, as seen ...
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Why does my transparent PNG not look good?
I want to convert a JPG to transparent and using GIMP I added alpha layers and transparency same way I make a GIF transparent I converted it to PNG but it doesn't display well when I load it on my ...
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PNG32 vs PNG24 vs PNG8
I thought there is only PNG8 and png32, but photoshop has option for PNG24, and fireworks has all 3 options. Which is better for web world?
Also when I export PNG24 with alpha transparency in ...
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How do i convert a color transparent PNG to white (not B&W) transparent PNG?
I'm trying to create two states for an image. I have a color transparent png icon and I need a duplicate of it that is a 'white' transparent png. This will be used in for a mouseover effect in CSS ...
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Convert foreground motif to degrees of transparency?
I have a 24-bit PNG where the motif is a subtle pattern. The pattern itself is in light greys, i.e. the background color of the PNG is #eee and the pattern is in a range of slightly darker greys.
I ...
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PNG vs GIF for 1 bit transparency
Is there any reason for using GIF instead of PNG when the image requires only 1 bit transparency (either on or off) and of course no animation is required?
thanks
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Tools for *lossy* PNG compression?
I'm trying more and more to get by sans PhotoShop for my personal/freelance work. I do primarily web work these days and don't do enough side gigs to justify keeping up with the Creative Suite beast.
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Which one is better for icon design: vector graphics or bitmap graphics?
To design icons in many resolutions, Which of the following approaches:
* to create them in vector graphics, as svg or ai and then rasterize them,
* to design them directly as bitmap graphics (formats ...
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How to export PNG to be compatible with all browsers
I recently found our that some PNG files render a slightly different shade of color in Safari. (I think this is because Safari can't render PNG Gamma channel properly or what).
How do I export the ...
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How to save Photoshop file with for web with partial transparency over transparent background?
I have an image in my program which I want to superimpose against a background. However, the image will move around and I need the background image to remain in place while the front image moves. ...
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Photoshop: Animated PNG?
Photoshop CS5 doesn't seem to natively support saving image as APNG even tho few of the major browsers already support it. Are there any export plugins or such available for Photoshop?
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Colors in PNG inconsistent between Windows and Mac
I have a PNG file on my Windows machine of a proposed logo that someone sketched out in PowerPoint. I am tasked with making a master version in Illustrator, and then saving various copies for web use, ...
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Export Multiple Artboards to Pngs Named after the Artboard Without the Filename Prepended
Given the following setup:
File: SomeFilename.ai
Which contains artboards named:
Artboard_01
Artboard_02
Artboard_03
At the moment if I export the artboards Illustrator insists ...
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gif vs png transparency issues
I am going to use an image for my header which should to transparent..i thought of using PNG but a bit worried about its transparency issues .. So is there any solution?
Its a two image header where ...
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How to paste PNGs keeping the original transparency
Is there a way to directly paste PNG images in Photoshop and keep their transparency? I don't mean dragging them, but directly pasting from, for example, a browser. Transparency is always replaced by ...
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How to automate exporting multiple PNG with different size from Photoshop? for Android
I have a PSD file with 96x96 resolution. Now I want to save this as four PNG files with different resolutions such as 36x36, 48x48, 72x72, 96x96. Instead of adjusting the image size manually 4 four ...
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Photoshop: How to use a non-white background as the basis for semitransparent layers in PNG8 export?
PNG8 is a great compressed format when we don't really need semi-transparency. Often an asset will have semi-transparency data that we're happy to lose in the export process, however Photoshop ...
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Size and transparency differences when saving PNG by different methods
I'm exporting PSD layers to PNGs for a game's texture atlases.
When I'm doing Copy -> New File (RGB 8-bit) -> Save As PNG, the resulting PNG is quite heavy and Finder shows white background ...
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32 Bit PNG's won't save as png?
Just for some background knowledge. I am absolutely terrible with graphics, but I attempt anyway. I am trying to create a dead simple graphic for my Android APplication while trying to follow the ...
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is PNG-24 being converted to PNG-32 in Photoshop?
when i save an image in Photoshop as a PNG-24 with trans on, does PS actually convert that to PNG-32 but not tell me about it?
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Settings to create transparent PNG's with minimal file size for mobile devices
I want to create a theme for android phones. I guess the best way to go is to create a file that is as light as possible.
Now I want to create the files in photoshop, they have to be transparent ...
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save a slice in png format adobe illustrator
very new to the world of designs!
i am slicing images from .ai file, how can i save the sliced images in png format. It only gives me the option to save as .jpg
can anyone help me?
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Illustrator CS6 'Save for Web' doesn't save the image as expected
I have an image 8x8 pixels as below; this is the image as I see in Adobe Illustrator CS6:
Each gray shade in upper left and lower right corners is 4x2 pixels. I would like to save this image as I ...
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How can i change height size without any deterioration?
I have a PNG, not PSD. It's size 29 x 126 but i want change this to 29 x 220px. What is good solution for this?
Image: http://imgur.com/l2IENUH
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What's a easiest way to convert a jpg image with white background into png with alpha channel?
example jpg: http://images.nike.com/is/image/DotCom/404128_010_A
Ideal png result: http://images.nike.com/is/image/DotCom/404128_010_A?fmt=png-alpha
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export layers with bleding options and shadow to PNG format using photoshop
I have iphone/ipad app design as PSD file, Most of layers in this file are linked with shapes in order to support retina display. Each shaped layer has blending option like outer glow or external ...
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Tools or methods for optimizing favicon appearance?
I often must create a favicon for a fairly complex image, that when it gets down to 16x16, looks weird or blurry.
I have been trying with one image, reduced with bicubic-sharp in Photoshop and ...
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Change the color of an image in a website
I have this image in my website, is a png:
I want to know if there is any way with HTML5, javascript or css to change the color of the image. Or at least make the image change to white (invert ...
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Scale2x utility for Mac OS X?
Is there an already compiled utility for the Scale2x utility for Mac OS X? I've found source code but I'm looking for a utility that is already built.
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Textured Overlays
Is it possible to create an textured translucent PNG? I'm attempting to separate the texture from the color - allowing me to define the color, ultimately, via my CSS.
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In Illustrator CS5, why are my colors dull when I export to png?
I'm having an issue with Illustrator CS5 that I've seen mentioned in many, many forums, but I haven't found an answer that has fixed my problem.
When I use Save for Web & Devices... to create a ...
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SVG to bitmap converter that doesn't generate horrible bitmaps
I've been using Inkscape to generate PNG's from various SVG files. This works fine for larger images, but for smaller images (like icons), bitmaps appear grainy and extremely anti-aliased at the ...
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When saving as a PSD, have a PNG also saved automatically
On Photoshop CS5, I had it set up so that whenever I saved a .psd, whether it were through cmd-s or the file menu, it would also save a file as a .png with the same name.
I upgraded to CS6 and now I ...
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Photoshop saving for png result unexpected
I have multiple layers with particular parts of products with Multiply applied and different opacity but when I try to save the image in png with transparency it seems like those layers which I used ...
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Remove background from a shadow effect
I have the following image:
It is a shadow effect created in Photoshop. I need to have that black shadow with transparent background in order to be used with different background colors.
The ...
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How do I breakdown a PSD Background To Tileable layered elements
I'd like to create a scaleable multi-resolution web effect similar to iBooks and started by building on this tutorial.
The problem is with the background image:
As you can see it has two masks on ...
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How do I handle thumbnails of white-on-transparent pngs in Bridge?
When handling multiple white-on-transparent png images, I am hindered by the fact that the thumbnails of these images are all-white. Both Adobe Bridge CS6 and Windows Explorer suffer the same problem, ...
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Photoshop saves PNGs with less quality
I have a 2000x1500 image created with Photoshop CS6 Extended. When I save images in different formats for re-use in other programs, e.g. PNG, the image quality will suffer. I have nice basic gradiants ...
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Problem with colors when uploading images
I'm having problems uploading a png file to the web. The problem is that it distorts the color of the image.
The image is a trademark and uses a PANTONE color. I think this could be the problem ...
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How can I preserve vector file size and quality when exporting to PNG format with Illustrator? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
eps file vector quality issue
I have a large vector .eps file of 8 logo samples. At 100% zoom, it is crisp and gorgeous, about 4 inches wide and 1.5 inches high on my ...
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Transparency in swf file created using png image
I have some text with transparent background and I imported this png image to flash. Now when I create a swf file, it doesnt show me transparency. I tried using wmode parameter as transparent in the ...
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Photoshop export layers to png but with specific background layer
I have a psd with ~400 Layers which contain semitransparent images and one layer with a solid color. I want to export those layers to png8 and want that layers to have that solid background. I can ...
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Best ways of saving .png 2D game art for an iphone game?
I'm currently working in illustrator CS5 creating 2d game art for iphone, and I'm just wondering about the best way to save the art to still keep the quality but have low memory.
In save for web and ...
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Exporting photoshop layers to PNG in cs6
I've seen the response here, but the built-in script is excruciatingly slow (I let it sit for 3 hours before giving up) and the custom one in the response thinks there's only one layer (and only ...
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Problem importing .png files with transparencies to Flash Mx
I can´t import .png files with transparencies to Flash Mx, it says that if I want to import the hole pictures of the sequence and later that the import did not finish because an unknown error ...
