• Registered: 2008-12-30
  • Posts: 2

Topic: Save for web and devices

Hi

I have created some images in Fireworks and want to save them for the web.  The only way I know how to do this is to open the fireworks png in Photoshop and 'save for web and devices' as a Jpeg, but when I do that with this image it makes the canvas white and I need it to stay transparent.  Is there another way to keep the canvas transparent yet save it without all the layers?  Well I am sure there are lots of ways...but I haven't been doing this for long:/.

Thanks:)

C

  • From: Montreal Canada
  • Registered: 2008-12-19
  • Posts: 3,262

Re: Save for web and devices

In Photoshop, to have transparent backgrounds for your images, you need to first 'Save for Web' and then you need to choose either Gif or PNG.

When you choose one of those options, you will then be presented a screen with many new options, one of those options is the transparent background.

Stefan

  • Registered: 2008-12-30
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Re: Save for web and devices

I'm stunned- you guys are so quick to answer- thank you so much.  I have saved as PNG-24 as the gif makes the image border fuzzy (obv because of the make up my the image).  The img details are now PNG-24, 86.66k, 32sec @28.8kbps.  Do I need to worry about this- from the little I know I think this might be too big?

C

  • From: Noblesville, IN, USA
  • Registered: 2008-12-20
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Re: Save for web and devices

Thats a little big...

But keep in mind that 28.8kbps is dial-up speed.

  • Registered: 2009-01-26
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Re: Save for web and devices

Now is there anyway to save a .jpg as transparent?
Or is that not even an option?
Thanks. Phil

Last edited by psteph222 (2009-01-26 15:29:02)

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  • From: Chico/Sacramento, CA
  • Registered: 2008-12-19
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Re: Save for web and devices

psteph222 wrote:

Now is there anyway to save a .jpg as transparent?
Or is that not even an option?
Thanks. Phil

JPG's don't have an option for transparency. You'd need to use PNG or GIF instead.

  • Registered: 2009-06-05
  • Posts: 4

Re: Save for web and devices

In Fireworks go to File / Image preview
Is the equivalent in photoshop