White Backgrounds???

[Kirsty]

Looking at pictures on some websites e.g. www.qvcuk.com & www.ebay.com where
an item graphic is displayed the background is a perfect white to match the
webpage.

Therefore, the original background has been taken out to leave just white
with the main image (e.g. a watch!) in the foreground.

How is this done?

Even if I try to take a picture on a white piece of paper, the use Paint
Shop Pro to 'fill' the backgound, the background colour is not consistant
enough to allow me to do this.

I have placed an example of what I mean here:

http://www.littltmissy.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/example.jpg

Question is.... how is it done?

I use Paint Shop Pro and Microsoft Frontpage 2002 - but also have Adobe
Photoshop if that helps.

Thanks all!

Kirsty
(Please reply to my email as well as group!)

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[Tom Pepper Willett]

It must be a gif format, you can't do transparency with jpg images.
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| Looking at pictures on some websites e.g. www.qvcuk.com & www.ebay.com
where
| an item graphic is displayed the background is a perfect white to match
the
| webpage.
|
| Therefore, the original background has been taken out to leave just white
| with the main image (e.g. a watch!) in the foreground.
|
| How is this done?
|
| Even if I try to take a picture on a white piece of paper, the use Paint
| Shop Pro to 'fill' the backgound, the background colour is not consistant
| enough to allow me to do this.
|
| I have placed an example of what I mean here:
|
| http://www.littltmissy.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/example.jpg
|
| Question is.... how is it done?
|
| I use Paint Shop Pro and Microsoft Frontpage 2002 - but also have Adobe
| Photoshop if that helps.
|
| Thanks all!
|
| Kirsty
| (Please reply to my email as well as group!)
|
| (e-mail address removed)
|
|

 

[Chuck]

you need to have a transparent background or no background at all.

 

[Ric Tucker]

Make the items background "Clear" not white. That will
ensure the area surrounding the item matches the
background.