ACDsee question

**bigmarkdarula** · 26 September 2006, 11:14 PM

I have this image that im converting to a tga...

converting is easy

i only want the sword picture by itself not with the white background behind the sword

supposedly in tga format thats not possible?

anyone know how to do that

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/6...rdcleaney6.gif

**molucca** · 27 September 2006, 12:12 AM

I saved a drawing to TGA in Expression 3 with an alpha channel. It didn't seem to read in Photoshop, but I was able to load a selection in Painter. The TGA was a transparent graphic in Expression 3. I have an application that will save to PNG, but it won't save the alpha channel. Anyway, it appears that a TGA can have an alpha saved with the file. Rich

**bigmarkdarula** · 27 September 2006, 05:21 AM

im not familiar with expression 3.. i'll get it and try it out

how hard is it to make the bckgrnd blank in that program?

guess i''ll find out =D

**molucca** · 27 September 2006, 06:01 AM

Expression 3.3 is a free download from Microsoft. You would need a passport account. I was just looking to see if TGA could handle transparency.

Several of the capabilities were dropped in the next version, but 3.3 is a non expiring trial version.

Rich

**bigmarkdarula** · 27 September 2006, 07:59 AM

http://www.edowner.net/Texture-Tutorial/#Targa

check out this link...im using adobe photochop

and of course it wont let me save the layers.... thats wut everyone sez is that you cant save layers in tga format aka no hidden invisible backgrounds which i must be blind cuz this lil guide is saying he does save the layers..

**molucca** · 27 September 2006, 08:36 AM

I created a TGA in Photoshop, and read it back. It had an alpha channel, but the channels had a white background.

I read the TGA from Expression and got a similar thing. The channel backgrounds were black, however.

I read the Photoshop TGA into Expression, and it loaded as a transparent graphic.

Maybe each application displays a TGA file differently.

Rich

**molucca** · 27 September 2006, 12:58 PM

A copue of views of TGAs in Photoshop. Even though I created one of the files in Photoshop, the background was white when opened in PS. I have an album program that shows TGAs the same way even though they are transparent.

Rich