Xara Xtreme Saving as .png with transparent background?

eGreetings!

I am thinking about buying Xara X but have a couple of questions...

1. Is it possible to save an image as a .png with a transparent background?

2. I already have PhotoImpact 10. Will Xara X produce sharper graphics and text than PI10?

I am looking to do art work for T-Shirts.

Thanks to everyone!

Kind Regards,
JeriMG

Hi Jeri,

Welcome to Talkgraphics.

Yes, Xara Xtreme can export to .png format with Alpha transparency.

I'm not sure about being sharper as I don't have PhotoImpact. Xara Xtreme is a vector program, so it's vector objects can be resized without causing the 'jaggies' that bitmap editors cause when resizing images.

Hi Jeri,

I think, you're on the right way:

1. PNG is the right bitmap format to export sharp bitmap images together with transparency.
2. Xara Xtreme (Xara X isn't the correct name, Xara X is an old version of Xara Xtreme) exports really good PNG bitmaps. Therefore, I export my drawings in PNG format, whenever it's possible.

btw: The attached bitmap is a PNG transparent bitmap.

Regards,
Remi

What version of artwork is up to the silk screener, unless you are doing the presswork yourself. Xara is capable of about any output you need.