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Chris Hocking · September 14th, 2006, 09:53 PM

For some reason I can't work out how to work with transparent PNG files in Shake. When you bring in a PNG file (with transparent components) into Shake, it displays these transparent sections as white (not see through).

When you bring in a TIFF however, it automatically makes the transparent sections transparent.

For example, say I have a blue background. If I bring in a PNG file of a black ball with transparent background and put it over the top of the blue background node, the black ball (and a white background) will only be visible. However, if I bring in a TIFF instead, the transparency info comes with it. I hope I'm explaining this OK.

As far as I knew, PNG files should be treated the same was as TIFF files in Shake. What am I missing?

September 14th, 2006, 09:53 PM	#1
Chris Hocking Major Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 595	PNG Files In Shake? For some reason I can't work out how to work with transparent PNG files in Shake. When you bring in a PNG file (with transparent components) into Shake, it displays these transparent sections as white (not see through). When you bring in a TIFF however, it automatically makes the transparent sections transparent. For example, say I have a blue background. If I bring in a PNG file of a black ball with transparent background and put it over the top of the blue background node, the black ball (and a white background) will only be visible. However, if I bring in a TIFF instead, the transparency info comes with it. I hope I'm explaining this OK. As far as I knew, PNG files should be treated the same was as TIFF files in Shake. What am I missing?