# Problems with .png transparacy

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-png-transparacy/9935>\
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**Created:** [December 21, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-png-transparacy/9935 "2002-12-21T01:46:07Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![mdipi](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/mdipi/32/49_2.png) [@mdipi](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/mdipi)\
**Post date:** [December 21, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-png-transparacy/9935/1 "2002-12-21T01:46:07Z")

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ok, i saved my file with a transparent bg, as a .png. but now it has a gray bg and i even had the trasparcy box checked…plz help:crazy:

mike

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**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 21, 2002, 2:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-png-transparacy/9935/2 "2002-12-21T02:19:11Z")

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that is a draw back of png since it is not a W3C standard. To my knowledge there is nothing that can be done about that.

Any particular reason u are using png??

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**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 21, 2002, 3:57am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-png-transparacy/9935/3 "2002-12-21T03:57:20Z")

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everyone here recomended it for transparent bg’s lol 😛

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**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 21, 2002, 4:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-png-transparacy/9935/4 "2002-12-21T04:04:08Z")

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Maybe they were talking for like backgrounds in flash or something like that. But for stand alon graphics, it has always done that to me. HHMMMM maybe they know something I dont. How are you using it??

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**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 21, 2002, 4:08am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-png-transparacy/9935/5 "2002-12-21T04:08:03Z")

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Flash allow transparency and partial transparency in .png images.

Not a browser.

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**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 21, 2002, 4:21am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-png-transparacy/9935/6 "2002-12-21T04:21:11Z")

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> \*Originally posted by lostinbeta \*  
> \*\*Flash allow transparency and partial transparency in .png images.

Not a browser. \*\*

oh! ok thanks!

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**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 21, 2002, 4:25am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/problems-with-png-transparacy/9935/7 "2002-12-21T04:25:12Z")

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No problem 😉