Transparent backgrounds (please help)

[Gandolfi Feesh]

I've created images of dice we use at our sessions and would like to replace the d20pro icon with my own dice.
I've located the folder, but when I load it up there is a white box around my dice.
How do I make the dice background transparent??? This should surely be the same as making the gitp avatar background transparent?

Any help much appreciated,
thanks

[Haruki-kun]

In order for an image to handle transparency it needs to be a .png or a .gif. JPG doesn't handle transparency. You need to use some image manipulation software like Photoshop to delete the background and save the image as a PNG or GIF.

[Trixie]

Technically, it can also be BMP or TIFF :smallwink:

[Shhalahr Windrider]

Since a GIF transparency is entirely binary, it can lead to unsightly borders around the edge. So for full transparency, I recommend using a PNG.

You can also use any file format if you simply have a background color that matches the background on which your avatar appears. In this case, the proper RGB hex value is #F0E7D3.