Photoshop Help

LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
in Artwork Forum
<div class="IPBDescription">My Colors are in Grey Scale?!</div> Ok, I want to make a sig, now I made it the right number of pixels and whatnot, but the Colors are in a Grey Scale so I don't have any color. Anyone know how to fix this?
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Under the Image menu, change the Mode from Grayscale to RGB.
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  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    Is there a better way to change an image to greyscale than back to RGB mode, just to get the current image greyscaled?
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Thanks!
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Yoshi: under Image, Adjustments, select Desaturate. It'll remove all color information.
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  • MedHeadMedHead Join Date: 2002-12-19 Member: 11115Members, Constellation
    Or, go to Image>Adjust>Hue and Contrast, and you can adjust the saturation. This way you can get those 'halfway grey' images that look really dreary.
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  • Carbon14Carbon14 Join Date: 2002-07-29 Member: 1025Members, Retired Developer
    Since its question time, I too have a question. My zoom tool has set itself to always automatically zoom out instead of in as it used too. Its getting really annoying, and I have no idea how to fix it.

    It seems to be related to the mouse wheel though, as the mouse wheel now scrolls sideways instead of up/down, as it used to. I am using PS7, I would really appreciate it if someone could tell me whats wrong......
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  • EplekongenEplekongen Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8915Members
    or you could just use the grayscale option.

    Image -> Mode -> Grayscale

    It is the best way to do it, it makes the least "mess". Very clean.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I have another question and I don't want to make another topic for it. Ok, I'm making a sig for myself and I want transparency in it so the color of forums comes through, I have a whole blank layer that I want tranceparent. Thanks for the help guys.
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  • ConfusedConfused Wait. What? Join Date: 2003-01-28 Member: 12904Members, Constellation, NS2 Playtester, Squad Five Blue, Subnautica Playtester
    edited April 2003
    umm to export transparent images its under help i dont know why

    im loking for the zoom fix carbon

    try going into prefrences and resetting al tools scince i cant find teh zoom explicitly its under edit
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  • mikachumikachu Join Date: 2002-11-01 Member: 2782Members
    also for desaturation you can just hold down alt-ctrl-u i believe.. just ctrl-u lets you access the saturation/hue/lightness options.

    as for zooming, i'm not sure why it does that... alt-zooming should zoom in then i suppose? perhaps i am completely wrong.

    as for making transparent backgrounds with .gifs, make the picture you want (as you seem to have done), delete the background (so that you see the grid pattern) then go to file... save for web... make sure "transparency" is checked... and it should work. i'm also fairly certain you can select certain colors to make transparent as well. i'm using ps6 btw.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Aweosme, I got the Trancparency down, but my the Image is 63 KB and I need it under 22, but there's absolutely no detail in it, can someone help? I'll attach it.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    edited April 2003
    Now it's not Trancparent? ... It's red.... Hmm...
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Ok, I've made this after making the other sig, and when I saved it as a .gif, not all of it's transparent like it would if I saved it as a .png file.
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  • ChromeAngelChromeAngel Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 14Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    Sadly internet explorer doesn't impliment the full PNG specification, so you don't get variable levels of transparency in your images. So far as I know you can only get color key transparency (where you specify a specific color to appear tottaly transparent) to work in IE, using a GIF image.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Ok, I tried saving the Image as a .gif, and when I did, tons of the Transparency turned white, mostly along the edges. When I save it as a .png it's perfectly how I'd like it. What's going on?
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  • EplekongenEplekongen Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8915Members
    edited April 2003
    hmm, you must make sure you tick the "transparent" box when making a new image. then draw everything on seperate layers. When saving the image, make sure you have the "tranparent" box ticked there as well.

    Are you sure you are using adobe photoshop?

    I think the reason your other images did not work is because where it says "LIKU" it is not one color. Is is different tones of red, this most likely has something to do with anti-alias. Make sure the areas you want to make transparent is completly cleared.

    I made this for you:D

    <span style='color:lime'>*edit: </span>
    see how it is very grainy around the letters? That's gif transparacy for you. You can't fade the transparacy, it has got to be complete.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    Eplekongen, do you have AIM/MSN? I'll explain further on that. I'll send the Image and show you how it screws itself up.
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  • EplekongenEplekongen Join Date: 2002-11-16 Member: 8915Members
    edited April 2003
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