How do I make this background Transparent?

[Rythmix]

Hi,

I am trying to use this picture on a blue background, but I dont want the surrounding grey color. How do I make it transparent? Im using PaintShop Pro 9, and I say "Paste as Transparent layer", but it's not really transparent on the sides. There are few pics I have with white backgrounds that I'm trying to make transparent, at one time I thought I had it working, but now I can't seem to get there again.

[Machine]

Colors -> Set pallette Transparancy (Convert to 256 color gif)

Choose the grey to be the transparant color with a threshold of 1, you maybe better doing the background in a color which is nothing like any other in the picture.

Hope that helps.

EDIT : I have done this for you, your my wife now!

[FixXxeR]

Yeah or you could;

>Create your blue background
>paste Superman as a new layer
>select layer as 'screen'

That would also work, I think, as the grey is a neutral colour. Now, you want to buy some pegs DAAAAVE!?

[Rythmix]

@ Mach:
hmm, well it works when i first do it, and click "proof", (it makes the background checkered) but when i hit ok it turns it back to grey. (im using PSP7 at the moment, i forgot to reinstall psp9, but similar menu commands I assume)
@Fixxxer:
I will try that too. Thx

[Machine]

Do not worry Brother, he will not get farrrr! (grabs shotgun)

[Chainsaws]

We didn't burn him!!!

[necros]

Or, just use the magic eraser with a relatively low tolerance (5-10) on the grey, and save as a .PNG yumm... full 24-bit colour ;)

[Chainsaws]

PNG for the win. It has much higher colour depth.

If you are using PSP I'm sure there is a tool to choose the transaprency colour (sort of like the colour dropper) although it's a while since I used it so I may not be spot on with that advice.

[Baz]

Think of the IE users! does their internet support PeNg yet?

[Chainsaws]

Who can tell, they've all drowned in spyware and bloatware :nono:

[Baz]

and Bill Gates watches you wanking when you internet porn :o

[necros]

you can correct PNG in IE with a small javascript that tells it to filter it, however automatically, no.

Firefox / Opera si teh win

[Salvage]

I'm pretty sure the IE7 has fixed that problem.

[Rythmix]

EDIT : I have done this for you, your my wife now!

hmmm ok.. it still looks gray. but when i DLd it and opened it in PSP, it turned green. But then when i take the selector tool and crop the pic and copy it, i do "Paste -> as transparent selection" into another jpg file and its still green all around it.

Even when i try to paste into different image formats, it still shows differently. See below:

[Fuzzy Bunny]

That's cause jpg's dont do transparencies. Try a gif.

[Rythmix]

That's cause jpg's dont do transparencies. Try a gif.

That would be a good first step to realize. thx.
But still, in the pic above, i show jpg, gif, and png with no luck.

[Machine]

-slaps head-

Take that picture I gave you, put in in Paint shop pro, and find the option "show palette transparancy" the green will dissappear!

[UArchitect]

photoshop for win, all else must burn!

raaaghr

*pushes chairs and tables over*

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[FixXxeR]

They both have thier pro's and cons.

[/me plays flute and leads troll away]