How do I make a Tga-bitmap with Alpha Channel and Transparancy?

[BenUgly]

You could adjust the opacity/transparency in Xtreme with the Transparency Tool (F6) before you export to PNG+Alpha.

Sounds simple.I'm going to try that.I let you know if it works

You can vary transparency by using shades of gray on the transparency (alpha channel) map.
White = 0% transparency
Black = 100% transparency
Gray scale = every thing in between.

Can I do that in Xara or do I have to use e.g Photoshop?

Please don't forget to show your skin when you finish it )) We will be glad to see it.

That of course I wil!
Until now I managed to create everything with Xara.It would be nice to do it completly with a minimum use of other programs.
So far I only have to us Stardock Skinstudio to put all the images together.


First I'm going to try the transparancy-tool today and see what happens.


Sincerely Ben

[David O'Neil]

...Can I do that in Xara or do I have to use e.g Photoshop?

You can do it in Xara, although you may get disgusted over the fact that when applying a bitmap transparency, the bitmap is not kept at the same aspect ratio as you designed the mask at.

In the attached, I created the mask layout on the second layer, made a bitmap copy of that layer on the third layer, and applied it as a transparency to one of the objects on the first layer.

[BenUgly]

You can do it in Xara, although you may get disgusted over the fact that when applying a bitmap transparency, the bitmap is not kept at the same aspect ratio as you designed the mask at.

In the attached, I created the mask layout on the second layer, made a bitmap copy of that layer on the third layer, and applied it as a transparency to one of the objects on the first layer.

Yes!!! That kind of transparency was I looking for.
Thanks for your example I just tried a same sort of example as yours and like "Sledger" mentioned before.
It works and the aspect ratio as I designed stayed the same.
So I don't need to work like in your example,but your example helped me a whole lot.

Many thanks to you all.

The next days I designe some elements for my first Skin for Windows and will post it here.


Sincerely Ben