Rendering with no background
Rendering with no background
(OP)
Hi All,
I've created some renderings as tif files with no background, and the Alpha channel enabled. If I open them up in GIMP (my free photo editing program) they look fine with the grey and white checkered background indicating that there is in fact, no background.
Now my client opens up the file in Photoshop and says there is a black background. Is there some setting he has which is filling in the background? Maybe some Alpha channel setting?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
I've created some renderings as tif files with no background, and the Alpha channel enabled. If I open them up in GIMP (my free photo editing program) they look fine with the grey and white checkered background indicating that there is in fact, no background.
Now my client opens up the file in Photoshop and says there is a black background. Is there some setting he has which is filling in the background? Maybe some Alpha channel setting?
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers
60% of the time, it works every time.






RE: Rendering with no background
Dan
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RE: Rendering with no background
The clients out of the office for a few hours but I'll check when he gets back.
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RE: Rendering with no background
>edit> preferences> transparency and gamut> grid size = none.
H
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RE: Rendering with no background
Here's what I see in Photoshop (see download).
Jeff Mowry
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RE: Rendering with no background
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I'm doing test renderings right now to give to him but any tips would be great.
Cheers
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RE: Rendering with no background
As to the format I'm already sending him tifs. I'll try PNG. I've tried Photoshop files but Solidworks always freezes after it's 3/4 finished rendering.
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RE: Rendering with no background
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people governed by fear cannot value freedom.
RE: Rendering with no background
Has anybody heard of this problem in that version?
Thanks.
60% of the time, it works every time.
RE: Rendering with no background
What does he see in a standard image viewer (like Windows Photo Viewer)? Should be transparent in that as well. I'm using only Photoshop Elements (v8.0 or so), and that works just fine for everything except color separations (for printing), but without the price tag. Perhaps he could "upgrade" to that for less than $100? The problem is not the image.
Jeff Mowry
www.industrialdesignhaus.com
A people governed by fear cannot value freedom.