Illustrator and PS help - keeping a transparent background to an image

otispunkmeyer · May 23rd, 2008, 04:09 PM

i have an image of a man usign a SteadiCam and ive just used the magnetic lasso tool to cut him out and plonk him on a transparent back ground

however, when i go to put this image into my thing in illustrator, it applies a white background to it which is specfically why i cut around him in the first place. i do not want a white background!

how do i get around this

Blayde · May 23rd, 2008, 04:10 PM

save it as a transparent .png and reopen?

Speedtouch · May 23rd, 2008, 06:04 PM

Yeah .png should make it transparent.

otispunkmeyer · May 23rd, 2008, 07:17 PM

it wont let me save it as a png... when its got a transparent background images/smilies/dunno.gif

bafranksbro · May 23rd, 2008, 07:22 PM

Huh wha, never heard of that. Did you try save for web when trying to save it as a png?

Also if I remember correctly, Illustrator adds a white background to transparent images when they are imported. I can't remember how to get rid of it right now though.

EDIT: Found a forum discussion via google that might be of use to you. Linky

otispunkmeyer · May 23rd, 2008, 09:40 PM

right saving as a .psd and then just opening in AI works

cheers guys!

hansvonaxion · May 24th, 2008, 01:29 AM

Clipping path?

matt2000 · May 24th, 2008, 09:06 PM

Or does Illustrator allow you to set the transparent colour for the image?

Yaco · May 31st, 2008, 10:27 AM

The program is making a new "frame" or "level" to your project. How are you adding it to your project? Copy and paste?

jeffy777 · May 31st, 2008, 10:37 AM

Guys, read a few posts up: He fixed the problem by saving as a .psd

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otispunkmeyer Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: August 17th, 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 2,385 Car: 02 Focus Rep Power: 16	Illustrator and PS help - keeping a transparent background to an image i have an image of a man usign a SteadiCam and ive just used the magnetic lasso tool to cut him out and plonk him on a transparent back ground however, when i go to put this image into my thing in illustrator, it applies a white background to it which is specfically why i cut around him in the first place. i do not want a white background! how do i get around this

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Blayde Joined: Dec 20th, 2004 Last Online: 12:20 PM Location: Bahrain Posts: 1,682 Car: '02 Nissan X-Trail Rep Power: 38	save it as a transparent .png and reopen? __________________ Some say he migrated when fuel hit 4 pounds per gallon and that he can make 'special price' for you. All we know is, he's the Stig's Arab cousin; Al-Stig!

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Speedtouch Joined: Jul 30th, 2006 Last Online: August 15th, 2008 Location: Kent, England Age: 16 Posts: 2,482 Rep Power: 27	Yeah .png should make it transparent. __________________

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bafranksbro Joined: Dec 1st, 2007 Last Online: July 18th, 2008 Location: New Hampshire Age: 23 Posts: 598 Car: 98 VW Jetta Rep Power: 10	Huh wha, never heard of that. Did you try save for web when trying to save it as a png? Also if I remember correctly, Illustrator adds a white background to transparent images when they are imported. I can't remember how to get rid of it right now though. EDIT: Found a forum discussion via google that might be of use to you. Linky Last edited by bafranksbro; May 23rd, 2008 at 07:37 PM.

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hansvonaxion Joined: Apr 8th, 2005 Last Online: 06:25 AM Posts: 913 Rep Power: 26	Clipping path? __________________

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otispunkmeyer Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: August 17th, 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 2,385 Car: 02 Focus Rep Power: 16	it wont let me save it as a png... when its got a transparent background

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otispunkmeyer Joined: May 15th, 2006 Last Online: August 17th, 2008 Age: 22 Posts: 2,385 Car: 02 Focus Rep Power: 16	right saving as a .psd and then just opening in AI works cheers guys!

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