Transparent background

"Paul Aspinall" <paul@aspy.co.uk> wrote in
news:LpYPa.952$Bn5.535@news-binary.blueyonder.co.uk:

> Hi
> I'm trying to create a text graphic, which just has an Outer Glow.
>
> However, when I save the graphic as a PNG, (for web use), it has 2
> things I don't want....
>
> 1. The image saved is the full size of the background canvas, and not
> just the text. There appears to be a background, even though the
> background is transparent!!
> 2. Sometimes the Outer Glow effect is lost (ie. I get hard edged
> letters, rather than the softened ones, which Outer Glow produces)
>
>
> Any ideas??

Yes.

Png is (still) not well enough supported by current browsers for
professional use.

1. I'm not sure why you were expecting anything else. The pixels are
still there even if they are transparent.

2. See my comments on Png.

Like it or not (and I don't know anyone who does), the only well
supported format that has any sort of transparency is still GIF. And it's
not going to give you transluecency, which glows pretty much require.

Alternately, you can use Flash/Shockwave technology, which has it's own
set of limits.