Re: [OT] Graphics / Logo Help

["Tim Hawes" <timsyahoo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Thanks Rob,

I've just tried to do it in Publisher and got the result you
suspected. I'll have to try again with Paint Shop Pro. I've no need to
put it on a van (yet) but I think I'd better read up on vector images
as that may be another way to go.

Cheers,

Tim.


On 4/21/06, Rob Mouser <groups@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> IIRC Publisher won't allow you to save a selected area and thus saves
> the page (including a lovely white background) even when using a PNG.
> Going from memory though so may be wrong.
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> It would be best to create your logo in something like Photoshop,
> Illustrator or PaintShop Pro (the latter be the cheapest and easiest
to
> use.)  That way you can create a PNG or EPS with transparency or
> clipping paths. Not used Paintshop Pro for a while but I seem to
> remember it had a handy wizard for creating the correct
transparencies.
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> Try this link for a little help:
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> http://graphicssoft.about.com/cs/faq/a/transparency.htm
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> Lastly if you intend to use the logo on anything large (Say a van side
> or something) just remember that it may be much better to creat a
vector
> which can be resized infinitely. Might not be a problem though if only
> for web or print use.
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> HTH
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> Rob
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> P.S. I'm no designer, just a keep amateur :-)
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