How to export overlay glow

Question

i made the following image:

this gives me a nice glowing effect, which i would like to export to transparent PNG. but when i set the black layer to invisble the glow is gone.

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isnt my description clear enough?
– clamp
Sep 6, 2014 at 17:19 — clamp, Sep 6, 2014 at 17:19

Rosenthal · Accepted Answer · 2014-09-06 17:59:58Z

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The problem is not Gimp is the algorithm used to Overlay the layer which depends in Light and Dark colors.

So, to get the effect you want follow this steps:

Go to the layers stack > Right Click > Click Merge Visible Layers

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Click Merge

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Go to Layer > Transparency > Color to Alpha

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Select Black in the Color to Alpha Color Picker > Click OK (Two times)

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Result:

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answered Sep 6, 2014 at 17:59

Rosenthal

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Maybe you won't see this but thank you so much. I have been struggling as hell with that for...weeks!!! God bless you
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