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How to change the color that represents transparancy in a PNG file

Participant ,
Jun 24, 2024 Jun 24, 2024

In a PNG file that already has a transparent background, this tranparent background is always represented by a white color.

So this question is NOT about making the background transparent!

Question: how can I set a color with which transparency is displayed in Lightroom?
I would to have the transparency be shown as black or ...

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Community Expert , Jun 24, 2024 Jun 24, 2024
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What do you mean by "handling"? My question is not about handling but displaying.

Lightroom does show the image, only it substitutes the transparency with white.


By @LightroomStatistics


It does and you cannot change that.

 

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LEGEND ,
Jun 24, 2024 Jun 24, 2024

Lightroom Classic has no capability of handling transparent backgrounds. This is a job for Photoshop.

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Jun 24, 2024 Jun 24, 2024

What do you mean by "handling"? My question is not about handling but displaying.

Lightroom does show the image, only it substitutes the transparency with white.

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What do you mean by "handling"? My question is not about handling but displaying.

Lightroom does show the image, only it substitutes the transparency with white.


By @LightroomStatistics


It does and you cannot change that.

 

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