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tannoreno -> stacking photos (6/9/2006 6:58:06 AM)

i have printshop pro publisher deluxe 21. when stacking 2 photos, how do you make the top photo transparent so that you can see thru it to the the photo behind it?

thank you!



lindarobin -> RE: stacking photos (6/10/2006 12:19:37 PM)

I don't have Pro Pub v21, but my Broderbund program's photo-editing capabilities does not include applying transparency EXCEPT for:

Photo Tools| Special Effects and Edges... Transparent Effects.

However, there is no control on the amount of transparency applied and there is no option to choose an all-over, even transparency. The transparencies are applied as "cloud", "cracks", "ripple", etc.

Check out all the features in the Photo Workshop... perhaps ProPubv21 has more effects that will meet your needs, otherwise, photo-editing programs such as Adobe PhotoShop Elements and MS PictureIt can do what you want and much more.



lsw2@cox.net -> RE: stacking photos (6/11/2006 10:17:57 AM)

You would have two pictures:
PICTURE 1 - IS THE BACKGROUND
PICTURE 2 - THE TOP LAYER

PICTURE 2 "SEEMS" TRANSPARENT BECAUSE A TINT WAS PLACED ON THE PICTURE TO MAKE THE PICTURE LESS IN COLOR.
I have seen flowers as the background and the same flowers as the top layer. Again the top layer looks faded or has tint. of 70%. So it seems as though you can see the background of flowers through the top.

do you know what i mean when I say tint?



lindarobin -> RE: stacking photos (6/11/2006 12:54:38 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: lsw2@cox.net

PICTURE 2 "SEEMS" TRANSPARENT BECAUSE A TINT WAS PLACED ON THE PICTURE TO MAKE THE PICTURE LESS IN COLOR.


Yes, tinting and transparent effects are two separate things, but I think tannoreno really wants to see thru one picture into the next like so:

[image]local://upfiles/72/EB1D616C769F4986AE452BE1318052B1.jpg[/image]



lindarobin -> RE: stacking photos (6/11/2006 1:01:05 PM)

lsw2, I think this is what you meant by tinting imitating transparency, however it only works with one photo, not two different photos.

[image]local://upfiles/72/D5435451B97647818892755BF845E5B1.jpg[/image]



tannoreno -> RE: stacking photos (6/11/2006 1:59:53 PM)

yes robin,
you are correctt! i want to see thru one pictrue into the next. i installed microsoft picture it, but i still can't figure out how to do this. any other ideas would be greatly appreciated. thank you!



lindarobin -> RE: stacking photos (6/11/2006 4:15:43 PM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: tannoreno

...i installed microsoft picture it, but i still can't figure out how to do this.

I love that program! Click on Photo Effects| Color or Texture| Transparent Fade Even... then drag the slider to choose the amount of transparency.



tannoreno -> RE: stacking photos (6/12/2006 6:12:33 AM)

hey robin,

thank you! i did as you instructed. i am able to evenly fade the picture by using the slider, but i still can't see thru it to the picture i have placed behind it (like the sample you displayed). what am i doing incorrectly?



lindarobin -> RE: stacking photos (6/12/2006 10:59:48 AM)

You have to do this in MSPictureIt. If you are cutting/pasting over to PS, you will lose the transparency characteristic. Also, objects with partial transparency can be saved as PNG, but this kind of PNG is not supported in PS.

Open MS PictureIt. Create a new blank file. Add your background photo. Add the top photo. Fade it per my previous instructions. You will then see the background photo through the top one.



tannoreno -> RE: stacking photos (6/12/2006 11:29:42 AM)

wow!

linda (sorry i called you robin in previous message),

you are awesome!!!!! i was doing the following: pick a design, blank projects, standard paper and then trying to import the images. this was not working. thank you for being so patient with me and explaining how to do this!!!

i am impressed with your support!!! keep up the excellent job!



lindarobin -> RE: stacking photos (6/12/2006 4:08:11 PM)

Glad to be of help!



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