Render Sticking Out

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  1. Tied to the Mercedes

    Tied to the Mercedes Member

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    I am currently working on a new Signature and I wanted the render to stick out somewhat on top of the sig, to give it a different shape, the problem is this. When I save the finished signature, I have ugly white pixilation around the part of the render that is sticking out....

    Is there a way to avoid that without having to make another layer and fill it in with black??

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  2. Ben™

    Ben™ Well-Known Member

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    i take it you are saving as a gif, and thats the problem right there.
    gif is really bad quality. i myself make pop out sigs nearly all the time, and the way i do it is to make a layer right at the back, and fill it this colour
    242f37
    which is the forum background colour. same efect, no quality loss ;)
     
  3. Tied to the Mercedes

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    Well yes I was saving it as a gif. What should I be saving my files as then if not as a gif? and are certain projects better saved as gif ( I know anmations must be saved as gif. format if I am not mistaken)

    I will give adding the forum background color layer a try!

    Thanks for your help! It is greatly appreciated!!


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  4. Ben™

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    i save all mine as jpg
    round about 8-9 quality

    ok for 56kers, but still good quality.

    the only time i can think of saving as gif is animations, otherwise just dont :D rubbish quality

    and np about help. i had this problem before
     
  5. Tied to the Mercedes

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    Okay I got that and will start saving as Jpg.

    Once more, thanks a lot! Its greatly appreciated!!!

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  6. meteoraclown

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    you could also just save it as .png
    same effect as if used by .gif but way better quality. but for users using Internet Explorer, the part that suppose to be blank it will be filled with a greyish color.

    here's an example:
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  7. Ckilla

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    png is the best format for that stuff as long as you use FF ;)
     
  8. Mr Pancake

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    shouldnt this be in tut request?
     
  9. Tied to the Mercedes

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    I am not sure if this should be in the tutorial request section, as I wasn't really asking for a tutorial. I was just asking a general question in which I recieved general answers,but moderators please feel free to move this post if you feel it should be posted in The Tutorial Request section.
     
  10. Mr Pancake

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    well i was thinking tut request because you are asking for help which is what a tut is but here is fine i gess.
     
  11. Mr Pancake

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    your color looks like a few shades off on my screen (from forums) on the sig u have right now
     
  12. Overlord1989

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    I tried to make one and came up with this...
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  13. Ben™

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    yea, after the site update, the bg colour changed slightly. its now
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    instead of what it was before
     
  14. xenocide

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    sure and thats why i see lines aroud your sig <_< save it a png to loose the whiteness
     

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