Loss of transparency when save file

zubizabi · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2012 **Posts:** 6

GIMP Version: 2.6.11
Operating System: Linux
OS Version: openSUSE 12.1 KDE 4.8.1
GIMP Experience: Beginner Level

I have following problem. Trying to make golden text on a transparent background, but when I save it is not transparent already.....
Before I did not have this problem...

ZWard117 · **Joined:** Jan 20, 2012 **Posts:** 583

Are you saving as a jpg? try saving as file extension .png as .jpgs cannot have transparent backgrounds.

zubizabi · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2012 **Posts:** 6

ZWard117 wrote:

Are you saving as a jpg? try saving as file extension .png as .jpgs cannot have transparent backgrounds.

Yes, I know for extensions and I try saving as file extension .png and .gif

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

This may be a silly question but did you have a white background layer under your transparent text layer? If so, delete that layer.

Draconian · **Posted:** Sun Mar 11, 2012 1:44 pm **(#5)**

When you save as a PNG, did you also remember to uncheck the "save background color" box?

zubizabi · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2012 **Posts:** 6

Please help, someone to save the project http://cazadordevarna-kennel.com/UTINA.xcf in .png and sent it to me
deliv.system[at]gmail.com

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

Got it... you have a floating selection head to the layer mask of the top layer. To save properly, you have to

anchor the floating selection, which puts it on the layer mask
apply the layer mask

At that point you can save with transparency...

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zubizabi · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2012 **Posts:** 6

thanks a lot!!!

zubizabi · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2012 **Posts:** 6

ofnuts wrote:

To save properly, you have to

anchor the floating selection, which puts it on the layer mask
apply the layer mask

Thanks again for your help, and ask for some explanation of these words.
I used this Bulgarien GIMP tutorial and so far no problems, but obviously something do wrong

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

right click on layer, at the bottom there is an anchor, :anchor

, click that and your floating layer will turn into a layer. right click again on the layer and on the drop down menu it will say apply layer mask, click that.

ofnuts · **Joined:** Oct 25, 2010 **Posts:** 4812

zubizabi wrote:

Thanks again for your help, and ask for some explanation of these words.
I used this Bulgarien GIMP tutorial and so far no problems, but obviously something do wrong

When you do a paste, the pasted pixels aren't directly applied on a layer/mask, but appear as a transient layer called the floating selection (so that they can be moved to another part of the image or dscaled/rotated/sheared...). You have to "commit" the paste by either "anchoring" the FS (which paints it on the active layer), or by creating a new layer from it. When you paste on a layer mask, you can only anchor to the layer mask.

zubizabi · **Joined:** Mar 10, 2012 **Posts:** 6

Thank you