In Photoshop CS2 there was an "Export Transparent Image" facility which came off HELP in the toolbar which I used frequently . . but now I have Photoshop CS3 and this facility seems to have vanished . . is it under a different heading . . help . . cocoscot
#1
Depending on what you are trying to do, there are a few ways. You have to learn how to make an image with transparency and either Save As or Save for Web, whatever is appropriate.
See this thread:
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#2
Or...simply use your previous version, which you didn't uninstall, right?
#3
Hi Ed . . . Thanks for that and yes, I do still have CS2 installed so I can get it from there but I was rather hoping CS3 would have everything CS2 had plus more . . seems they've decided to change direction on that one . . incidentally, I use the transparent backgrounds for printing. I know that you can accomplish the transparency using clipping paths but it was so much easier just to use the Export Transparent Image facility in CS2 . . anyway . . thanks again Ed .
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Iain
Firstly, you are right about CS3 going off in different directions. And some deviations are a lot more serious for a lot of users.
Secondly, depending on the destination, there are alternatives to clipping paths to achieve transparency.
#5
Hi John . thanks for your note . . I require the transparencies for so that non rectangular shapes can go together without a white background interfering with the final composition . . You say there are other ways other than using clipping paths (which I find cumbersome and unwieldy) for obtaining transparencies. . oh, I need these for printing . . thanks again John . cheers
#6
Are you printing the compositions from Photoshop or placing them in a page layout program? In Photoshop you don't need clipping paths of course.
In other programs, some (eg InDesign) support transparency without the need for clipping paths. Others don't
#7
You have to understand that pretty much all Export Transparent did was make a Clipping Path from a selection. You can do the same yourself easily.
I assume you are using Quark? The alternative is a transparent tiff. If you are using InDesign, you can use a transparent psd. Clipping Paths are rapidly becoming obsolete.
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