Image / Layer Opacity...Achievable ??? 2

[BiggyRat]

Hi...

I had an idea for a background to our band's MySpace page (we just released our debut CD); & that was to link to a web page on my test server that displayed numerous photos & images of the band…at a very light opacity...to make them appear veiled & washed out.

I know that, for example...I can place a photo or image in an Illustrator or Photoshop layer; & then scale back the opacity.

But can this be accomplished in Dreamweaver?

If not...can it be achieved thru any sort of html manipulation or style sheet? Bear in mind...I'm placing my images in individual layers; but they'll all probably be reduced in transparecy to the same degree (I think.)

Thanks very much,

BiggyRat
Dreamweaver MX
Dreamweaver MX 2004

 

[vacunita]

You might find this interesting:

http://www.mandarindesign.com/opacity.html

Additionally if you modify an image's opacity, and then save it as a PNG with Alpha transparency it will retain said properties when displayed in a browser.



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[BiggyRat]

vacunita...

Thanks...

Well...guess what...the tech geeks (not support, but in their forum) over at MySpace are telling me it's impossible to create a background by linking to an html page on another server. They say that, instead...I have to create one big graphic (made up of all my individual images)...& link to that.

So...that being said...doesn't that mean a full page graphic [14" wide X 20" tall filled w/ pixel info (even at 72ppi)] will be huge in size? And wouldn't that also mean it would be super slow to load. I remember seeing Steely Dan's MySpace page earlier this year, which is made up thumbnail size graphics of all their album covers, interspersed w/ photos of the band...& it loaded lickety split.

I guess what I'm saying is...I'm not sure what the heck to do at this point.

Thanks,

BiggyRat

 

[traingamer]

Optimize the graphic - you could get it down to a reasonable size. (Reasonable being a relative term, of course).

Greg
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[lebisol]

...and size being a filesize not neccessarily image size.They do go hand ind hand but here is a diff.
Avoid solid color on your image and crop tightly to your subject....all the best!


myspace is not a 'host' nor a 'testing server'
it is just a blacklisted url LOL

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