molly wrote:
That was a snapshot of an image. I just named it snap. My problem is when I do a snapshot of an image on a transparent layer, the shot ends up to be not transparent, even though it looks like it is.
He is an example what I mean. Take this snapshot I took and open it in gimp. Then go alpha to selection. You won't get a selection because it isn't transparent. Now put a white background behind it and you won't see the white background unless you turn off the snap shot layer.
@molly,
I think I understand and there isn't anything wrong.
If I take a 'screenshot' of something that is open in my Gimp that has a transparent background ie. 'alpha channel'. My computer and any other computer will take a 'screenshot' of what is seen on the screen. This 'screenshot' will not preserve the 'alpha' channel' of any image taken as a 'screenshot', it will not have an 'alpha channel'.
If I then open a 'screenshot' that was taken of an image within Gimp, it will appear as though it has an 'alpha channel', but it does not.
In short... 'Screenshot' images do not preserve transparency. Even if the 'screenshot' was taken of an image that has a transparent background.
This was certainly confusing to me. Mostly because I've never encountered this kind of 'none-issue' before, because there's really nothing wrong in the first place. If you say that you
"were" taking 'screenshots' that preserved transparency then sorry, but you are mistaken, because of the reasons stated above.