Exporting Alpha channel image as png

[fluffypanda]

(05-31-2023, 11:54 AM)AngelH Wrote:

(05-27-2023, 07:41 AM)fluffypanda Wrote: Can someone tell me now to export an alpha channel image and keep the alpha channel, when I save it, it keeps the r,g,b and removes the alpha.
I'm trying to save it as a 8bit RGB PNG

https://imgur.com/kFlL1ZP


https://imgur.com/meUTMJJ

thanks 

I am coming at this from a different viewpoint. Please bear with me because I haven't worked with 8-bit Pngs.

But for a 32 bit PNG which supports transparency, the way to get it to be transparent is to go to -
the Layer Menu > Transparency > Add Alpha Channel

Another way to know if the Alpha Channel has been enabled is if the layer name is bold, the alpha channel has not been enabled.
Once the Alpha Channel has been enabled, exporting to a PNG format will save your transparency.

Thank you firstly for the bear puns! @Ofnuts previously mentioned that 8bits don't have alpha layers.  I read they have to be 8 bit and I was trying to convert and save to an 8bit file .. then the alpha layers kept dissappearing.  Maybe they will work as a different bit size as the ones generated for 7dtd have transparency.  
thanks all