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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!)

littltmissy2@hotmail.com

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Ask in a Graphics group. They can help you.

Regards Jens Peter Karlsen. Microsoft MVP - Frontpage.

On Tue, 11 Nov 2003 22:30:37 GMT, "Kirsty" <littltmissy2@hotmail.com>
wrote:

>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?

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you need to have a transparent background or no background at all.
"Kirsty" <littltmissy2@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:hqdsb.86688$Ou6.71502@news-lhr.blueyonder.co.uk...
> 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!)
>
> littltmissy2@hotmail.com
>
>

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Kirsty wrote:

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Are you sure that it's not just a visual illusion on your screen?
Looking at your example on my screen which is a perfectly ok screen (not
LCD) there is no trace of any background colour at all other than white.
A little colour picker program I have confirms that the box'
surroundings are 255, 255, 255 = white.

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if you want to make transparent backgrounds
you need to use .gif formats (PaintShop Pro --> File --> Export --> GIF
optimizer). However, the examples on www.qvcuk.com are .jpg's, and your
own example is as good as theirs.

Jens L. Pedersen