Image Transparency

Hi,

I have bought the Xara Designer Pro 7 a couple months ago and still have not figured out how to make an existing jpg image transparent, or any image transparent ? Is there somebody who can explain that to me, or is there a how to video ?

I would really appreciate help!

soet

Hi Soet

Select the object then press F6 for the transparency tool.

You can then select the type of transparency (flat, linear, circular etc.) and the strength of effect using the adjustments on the tool settings.

Hello soet,

You can add transparency to any bitmap image whilst you are in Xara. But when you export it as a JPG the transparency is lost because JPG does not support transparency. However, PNG does support transparency so you should choose this format if you want a final image that has a transparent area.

Thank you very much Big Frank, I did not know that.

soet

Thank you Drwyd , for the tip, what is the different of the type of transparency flat, linear, circular etc, ?

soet

Some examples

Thank you Drwyd, now I have an explanation, I dried with "flat" and it works,
I have another question ,maybe you can help me also with that, I want to
customize an existing header 700x200 with text in it, in .psd format, how get
I to the layers and change the text ??
soet

XDP7 can directly import .PSD files. Layers are preserved and can be accessed via the "page and layer gallery".

File>>Import or [Ctrl+Alt+I]

OK, great, where do I find the layer gallery ?

soet

If it's not set to be visible press F10. You should then find it on the right side of the application window.

thank you very much I found it.

soet

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OK, great, where do I find the layer gallery ?

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its the button called help just to the right of the button called window

I did find it,thank you very much,another question, when I create an Rectangle with four rounded corners, how can I make the two bottom corners back square ? and is there a possibility that I can input the size of the Rectangle in pixels ? now the size is in inches set on the top ? I always fill the Rectangle with a Bitmap and replace the Bitmap with my Photo, so it has rounded corner on top, the Rectangle should be 850px x 200px , with the size in inches it is more difficult ?

soet

1. select your rounded rectangle
2. convert to editable shapes
3. select the 2 lowermost points with the shape editor
4. delete those points
5. voilà

options > units > page > pixels

Units can be set via:- Utilities >> Options >> Units tab

The settings will be saved with the file.

Thank you Big Frank, I am drilled with your explanation,

soet

Thank you Drwyd, I am very drilled with your explanation,

soet

drilled - that is a new one on me

You deserve the credit, I wonder if I could make the two top corners of an existing banner.jpg ,which are square,can make round ? or is there another way to achieve that ? :rolleyes:

soet

create a top-rounded rectangle
place your jpg over the top
select both
press Q
adjust position of jpg to suit

I could not accomplish that, I have still a problem, with the other directions, I have created a rectangle, clicked on the curve,so I have four rounded corners, I like to make the bottom two corners square again, I click on, and click on delete corner,the whole square goes away, or how do I select the corner and convert them ? and select the converted ?

Help appreciated,
soet

It sounds like you have missed step 2 of Frank's instructions.

Right click the rounded rectangle and select "Convert to editable shapes" from the drop down menu.

You should then be able to select the control points at the bottom of the object and delete them.

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I could not accomplish that, I have still a problem, with the other directions, I have created a rectangle, clicked on the curve,so I have four rounded corners, I like to make the bottom two corners square again, I click on, and click on delete corner,the whole square goes away, or how do I select the corner and convert them ? and select the converted ?

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It was quicker to do this than to do a detailed tutorial on what are two fairly basic operations combined into one artistic feature

Ok,sorry, Drwyd, I look at the Video a couple times,hopefully I can do it ?

soet

Like the video Frank, what software did you use ?

I look at the Video in my Frontpage software,I embeded in a Frontpage page,that is ok, I could do it, but is there a way to input the RGB color numbers for the background, like I have r=253 g=166 b=2 , I found that where to input but it always go's back to %

soete

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Like the video Frank, what software did you use ?

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it was camstudio recorded to avi and uploaded to youtube- i tried recording to swf in the past but the result is not satisfactory for my liking

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I look at the Video in my Frontpage software,I embeded in a Frontpage page,that is ok, I could do it

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frontpage??? :eek: :-O :eek: :-O :eek:

I copied the embeded code of the Video,and paste the code in a Frontpage page so I could look at the Video on my desktop, I could accomplish what is shown in the Video,but is there a way to input the RGB color numbers for the background, like I have r=253 g=166 b=2 , I found that where to input, but it always go's back to %

soete

you can probably find the same on the web somewhere, but if not, use this conversion doc I knocked up - you can open it in excel or openoffice - it converts percentages to values and vice versa

:point Attachment 87333

OK great ,thank you Big Frank, I am not familiar with Excel doc., but I can convert the RGB values manually then in %, althans I have MS Office 2010 Pro Plus, installed on my machine and Excel is included.

soet