Selecting areas of images, to have a transparent background. 1

[cr3at10n]

Cannot seem to find the documentation on this one ?

I use the tool " Select shapes from image " ~ what next ?

I am trying to crop a shape from the primary image to leave me with the
selected shape and a transparent background so that I can later
transpose the image onto or under another image to achieve a final
result of one image from two images.

Using Latest GIMP software for Windows
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[TrojanWarBlade]

Once you've marked the area, click in it to turn it to a selection and you should see the marching ants outline.
Then Edit->Copy and Edit->Paste as New.
You should see a new copy of your image appear with a checkerboard background where you wanted transparency.

Voila!


Trojan.

 

[cr3at10n]

Wow, this reply was posted within 2 mins of me asking the question. +_+ Thnx trojan

 

[TrojanWarBlade]

No problem


Trojan.

 

[cr3at10n]

I was assuming it was going to work lol =], I can't
"Then Edit->Copy and Edit->Paste as New."
because this is how it is on my screen;

 

[TrojanWarBlade]

Personally, with an image like that, I think you'd be better selecting "by color" and just deleting that.
You need to ensure that the layer has it's alpha channel enabled.


Trojan.

 

[TrojanWarBlade]

Sorry, I should have made it more clear.
You could select "by color" the background since it's all white and then just "cut" it.



Trojan.

 

[cr3at10n]

That isn't the actual image, that was an easy one to I could demonstrate what happens. For the other image i think i would have to use the magic scissors.