Transparent BackGround

[vbt]

I am having difficult time drawing a image using Visual Studio Image Editor.

I can draw the image and save it as .bmp file load it into a pictureBox
image

but when the program is run the background of the bmp is not Transparent.

How can I achieve a transparent background?



Thanks



tb

 

[Ryan S. Thiele]

The bitmap format has no alpha, therefore no transparency. You should try a
gif, tiff, or icon.

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I am having difficult time drawing a image using Visual Studio Image Editor.

I can draw the image and save it as .bmp file load it into a pictureBox
image

but when the program is run the background of the bmp is not Transparent.

How can I achieve a transparent background?



Thanks



tb

 

[Smokey Grindel]

32bit bitmaps actually do have alpha

 

[Guest]

How do you then make a 32bit bitmap transparent? Does Visual Studio save
bitmaps in 32 bit format. How do you convert another format to 32bit format?

 

[vbt]

Well, I have tried creating the drawing using the following formats with no
success

..gif, .tiff. and .icon



What program would I use to draw a 32 bitmap?



This drawing will be loaded into a pictureBox. Is this the correct control
for these image types?





vbt

 

[Ryan S. Thiele]

Do you have the background of the picturebox set to transparent?

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Well, I have tried creating the drawing using the following formats with no
success

..gif, .tiff. and .icon



What program would I use to draw a 32 bitmap?



This drawing will be loaded into a pictureBox. Is this the correct control
for these image types?





vbt

 

[vbt]

Yes, Transparent is set.

 

[Ryan S. Thiele]

Are you placing the image in the background property? or the imagfe
property. I belive the Background doesn't support transparency. But placing
the image into the image property. it will have transparency.

Give it a try.

 

[gene kelley]

Well, I have tried creating the drawing using the following formats with no
success

.gif, .tiff. and .icon



What program would I use to draw a 32 bitmap?



This drawing will be loaded into a pictureBox. Is this the correct control
for these image types?





vbt

Only stable success I have had with transparent background images in picture boxes
was with either proper 32 bit "XP Style" icons (other icons don't work), or .png
format images created in PhotoShop with a transparent background. With the .png
images, they only seem to work properly when loaded into a picture box from a
resource at runtime. In Design, there is usually no transparency (which may change
with SP1) and usually no transparency at runtime if loaded in Design.

Gene

 

[vbt]

Ryan, I Have placed the Image in the Image Property.
Still no Luck.

vbt

 

[vbt]

Gene, I have tried loading the image using Application.StartupPath & "\" &
myFileName.
The image loads just fine but still no transparent background.

vbt

 

[gene kelley]

Gene, I have tried loading the image using Application.StartupPath & "\" &
myFileName.
The image loads just fine but still no transparent background.

vbt

It sounds like the image you are trying to use is not a proper 32 bit image with a
transparent background versus a 24 or 32 bit image with a non-transparent background.
This has nothing to do with transparent key color by the way.

Gene