08-26-2022, 08:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 08-26-2022, 03:33 PM by rich2005.
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@ShynnSup pleased you got it fixed.
A bit surprised this does not come up more often.
What you get is the current background colour, as shown in the FG/BG swatch, replacing transparency. This can be useful, some colour other than white.
Almost there
After disabling the Alpha Channel;
Go back to the layers dock and apply Layer -> New from Visible
Now, to tidy up, use Layer -> Transparency -> Remove Alpha Channel.
30 second example: https://i.imgur.com/vKHSRV6.mp4
Edit: Not quite applicable but a good quote anyway. IBM 1978
If it's there, and you can see it, it's real.
If it's not there, and you can see it, it's virtual.
If it's there, and you can't see it, it's transparent.
If it's not there, and you can't see it, you erased it.
A bit surprised this does not come up more often.
Quote:When I run Layer > Transparency > Remove Alpha Channel. I do get the white background preview.
What you get is the current background colour, as shown in the FG/BG swatch, replacing transparency. This can be useful, some colour other than white.
Quote:... opened the image in Gimp and when I unticked alpha channel, Voilà, the background was recovered.
Almost there
After disabling the Alpha Channel;Go back to the layers dock and apply Layer -> New from Visible
Now, to tidy up, use Layer -> Transparency -> Remove Alpha Channel.
30 second example: https://i.imgur.com/vKHSRV6.mp4
Edit: Not quite applicable but a good quote anyway. IBM 1978
If it's there, and you can see it, it's real.
If it's not there, and you can see it, it's virtual.
If it's there, and you can't see it, it's transparent.
If it's not there, and you can't see it, you erased it.