Re: Cropping irregular shapes - Photoshop Elements 6.0

On Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:06:46 GMT, "Duane Lee" <DuaneLee@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Roy,
>Thanks for your suggestion, however I am aware of that method (of using =
a=20
>fill color) but I want NO color what so ever - just like you had cut the=
=20
>article out of the newspaper (not a rectangle or square) and then =
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>the image.


I don't know why everyone's beating around the bush on this one.
If you want a generic file format with transparencies. GIF is the ONLY =
choice.
TIFF, PSD, etc.. are program specific file formats.

So after converting your image to Indexed Color [assuming your using PS.]
select Image -> mode -> indexed color     <----- GIF file format.
do the selection with the marquee, or quick selection tool of areas you =
want to
remove. Use CTRL - Z, invert, if you delete the wrong area. Then delete =
again.
Background should be a checkerboard if you have transparencies turned on.

Then save for web preserving transparency. up to 256 colors.
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