How do I Import Transparent Background GIFs into Visio 2000?

[DrGrafix]

The header pretty much says it all. Seems like every GIF (odd-shapes) that I create in Photoshop or whatever graphics program looks great (no background) in other programs but when I Import a transparent gif into a Visio 2000 drawing... the white background suddenly appears. In Photoshop... I'm using transparent background in type of file. Am I missing something simple here or is it not possible?

Mike

 

[Digitall]

Visio works fine with GIF images. I import GIF that I create in Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 and all works fine, without any white background.
I use Microsoft Visio 2000 SR1 (6.1.4530) and Corel PHOTO-PAINT 11 (11.633)
Maybe you use Visio 2000 (6.0.0.1159) or (6.0.0.1245)?

 

[DrGrafix]

Hey Digital...

Yup, I'm using plain old Visio 2000 (v.6.0.0.1245) but I can't find SP1 (yet) online at MS... have to keep looking. You should go to MS and DL SR-2. Here's the link:

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...D8-BE30-4F0B-B04B-35C30E4606F2&displaylang=en

Mike

 

[DrGrafix]

Digitall...

Apparently MS will not sell SR-1 on CD nor do they offer it for downloading on their web site. Go figure. They want us to buy Visio 2003 as an upgrade. This is just like Corel... always fixing things or releasing before the program was 100% bug proof.

Well, if you know of any archive site on the web where I can DL SR-1 please let me know. Maybe if it's a small enough patch, yu could email it to me?

Thanks either way for the help... you may be right. OTH, it still baffles me why a transparent GIF comes in with a white rectangular/square background. I'm using insert/picture and then it's stream processed... is that what you do?

Mike

 

[iamstefan]

This is the info link supplied by Microsoft for SR1 information

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=263721

The link indicated by Dr Grafix is for SP2
SR1 is no longer available from Microsoft

 

[Digitall]

I try insert gif image in Visio 2000 Professional Edition v6.0 (6.0.1245) without any SP's. All works fine.
URL of image:

http://www.fujitsu-siemens.de/i/prod_pix/storage/fc_s80_lrg.gif

Try insert this image...

 

[noexpert2]

Hello, Just wondering if DrGrafix ever found an answer to this. Having the same (?) problem w/ Visio 2000 SR-2. Actually imported .gif's look fine in the drawing, even the print preview "shows" a transparent background. But my gifs all acquire a white background when printing; exporting to html or gif format from visio just snarls the whole thing up w/ randomly cropped images. Anyone have an idea to share?