# In photoshop how do I save with a transparent background? **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [December 4, 2002, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078 "2002-12-04T12:21:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RageW0lf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e495f1/32.png) [@RageW0lf](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/RageW0lf)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 12:21pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/1 "2002-12-04T12:21:58Z")
I have photoshop and I am trying to blur text using pt.30 and Arial font. I can blur the text fine, but if I save as .gif with “transparent” checked, the bluring effect is lost ot just comes out looking odd. Is there anyway I can save the blurred text effect with a transparent background in either .bmp, .gif. or .jpg format? (or anything else that will import to flash) I have PSP7 also, so if I can do it in that please tell me how. Cheers. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 3:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/2 "2002-12-04T15:15:01Z")
png is the best format to be imported to flash (in my opinion), it will always keep the file quality. =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/3 "2002-12-04T15:53:46Z")
Ding Ding Ding Gig0 is correct! although the files are pretty big sometimes they are your best bet for sure. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 4:51pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/4 "2002-12-04T16:51:01Z")
hope it´s a brand new supa-computa! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 6:29pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/5 "2002-12-04T18:29:26Z")
I’ll tell you what man, just go to the store - pick up the Nicest, Biggest, Best computer you can find - go the teller, PAY for it and that my friend, is your prize. Congratulaions 🙂 hahahaha ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 6:46pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/6 "2002-12-04T18:46:33Z")
Guig0, .png images are more processor intensive than transparent .gif images, but in this case… a .png image with transparent background is what is needed 🙂 If it can be avoided with a transparent .gif, I say go with that since it will be smaller file size and easier on the computer 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 6:50pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/7 "2002-12-04T18:50:49Z")
I didn´t knew abou the processor thing. =) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 6:54pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/8 "2002-12-04T18:54:50Z")
No problem 🙂 It takes more mostly if your .png image will have some areas of partial transparency (sorta like an \_alpha on part of the image, but not on others) and Flash has to read that info and the computer has to translate and process it. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 7:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/9 "2002-12-04T19:06:48Z")
how to paint transparent in ps? Like I paint black but the color is “transparent” instead of black! Am I missing something stupid? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/10 "2002-12-04T19:08:27Z")
Check your tool options for the opacity of your brush. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 7:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/11 "2002-12-04T19:22:06Z")
no, I mean to paint transparent… like I import the picture to flash and the painted area is transparent… ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 7:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/12 "2002-12-04T19:26:09Z")
make your canvas transparent use your erase tool instead of your paintbrush… save as .png Rev:elderly: ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 7:44pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/13 "2002-12-04T19:44:08Z")
Yeah,what I usually do is create a canvas with a transparent background and draw as normal. But if I have anything where I drop the opacity, or it fades out or whatnot you can’t export as a .gif otherwise it will automatically place a white background on those areas, even if you choose to save transparency, so in that case .png is better for that situation. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/14 "2002-12-04T20:06:18Z")
well… the file type is not the problem but… what if I opened a picture file and it has a black background and I want to paint transparent… or sth like that 😛 ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 8:10pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/15 "2002-12-04T20:10:38Z")
If it is a .psd file you can just delete the background layer so the background is transparent, then use the eraser to draw. If is is an image file, you have to open it up, copy and paste it into a new file (sometimes I find myself unable to edit an opened image file) and then delete the background layer (or start out with one) and use the eraser to draw. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 9:43pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/16 "2002-12-04T21:43:29Z")
so you’re saying there’s no way to have a color “transparent” hmh… oh well… another important thing missing in ps…:-\ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2002, 10:49pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/in-photoshop-how-do-i-save-with-a-transparent-background/9078/17 "2002-12-04T22:49:01Z")
Well transparency is see considered clear… see through, non existant… do you mean opacity? Which is the PS equivelent of \_alpha in Flash.