PS question
 

In Photoshop, I had a black and white logo. I used the magic eraser and made the white transparent. How do I save it so that it stays transparent. For instance if I want to put it on any color backround, it will work?

in vector format or something?

thanx [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

I think it should stay transparent if you just save it normally [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Saving it as a normal Photoshop work file will preserve transparency. For the Web, doing it as a GIF 89a or PNG is usually the way to go.

It will only let me save it as jpg, psd, raw, tiff ect [img]smilies/look.gif[/img] There is no gif or png

Instead of File\Save As..., use File\Save For Web... and it'll be there.

I tried that, but when I opened it in something like PSP 7 or word, it shows up with a backround. Is that supposed to happen?

Hmm, can't say about PSP, but with Photoshop there is a Transparency option for GIF images under File\Save For Web... that can be checked (and is, by default).

Word isn't a great place to play with graphics; a desktop publishing application like Quark is better for that.

hey headhunter. I appreciate so much you helping me with this. Something isnt working right, maybe it is the way I explained it that is causing the confusion [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]

I need to order t-shirts for my organization and I have a logo that is black and white. the backround is white and the actual words are black. I need to make that image a vector image so that I can email it to the people who I am buying the shirts from so they can put it on the shirt.

Hope that helps. And again I appreciate it [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

It's all good. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

The way I've always done things like that, is to open the raster (pixel based) image up in a vector illustration program, and redraw on top of it with vector tools (mostly the Pen tool).

Is that an option?

If not, I found a possible solution that I'm testing out, will report on that later... [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

what do you mean re-draw over them with vector tools? Sorry [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]

If you mean drawing over it, there are some parts I wouldnt get exact [img]smilies/look.gif[/img]

Yeah, drawing over in vector tools...

Wanted to test this before mentioning it, but I don't have the hard drive space to install Flash...if you have Flash and the image stored as a JPG, this may be helpful.

Sorry, but do you think you could elaborate on that? [img]smilies/lol.gif[/img]

I am not very experienced with PS

Which, you mean the provided link? If so, all of those steps are the options you use within the respective programs (Flash, then Photoshop). [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]

Do you have instant messenger? AIM? Can I im you? Might be easier [img]smilies/biggrin.gif[/img]

Almost never home; if you see me posting before some rediculously late hour like 4am, I'm probably at school behind a firewall. [img]smilies/frown.gif[/img]

What exactly is the problem? I can try to walk you through it step by step. [img]smilies/smile.gif[/img]