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kathyj22247453
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June 18, 2017
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Transforming a PNG element is causing a white box to create around the element. PSE 13z

  • June 18, 2017
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I have downloaded some watercolor PNGs and sometimes when I rotate or resize them a white square background gees created and the element is no longer gas a transparent background.

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    kathyj22247453Author
    Participant
    June 22, 2017

    I am resizing and rotating using the squares at the corners of the bounding box.  I'm not seeing the add image box.

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    kathyj22247453Author
    Participant
    June 22, 2017

    SORRY, I was on an iPhone earlier.  Thanks for your help!

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    Mark_Sand
    Inspiring
    June 23, 2017

    Kathy, I have the ancient PSE2 so it's possible there is something in PSE13 that is causing your problem that is not in PSE2. Hopefully another reader of this forum can help.

    I do have one question though. In the lower right corner of the thumbnail for the problem layer is an icon. What is this? Most of your png layers, including the original that this was copied from, do not have this icon.

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    Mark_Sand
    Inspiring
    June 20, 2017

    A few questions...

    Is the original png file at the bottom of the Layers Palette?

    What is in the layer you are adding?

    Are you doing Image > Resize > Image Size, or Image > Resize > Canvas Size?

    How are you doing the rotate?

    Please post a screenshot showing your picture and the open Layers Palette.

    To post the screenshot click the Insert Image icon just above the message box.

    Jeff Arola
    Community Expert
    Jeff ArolaCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    June 23, 2017

    That icon represents a Smart Object, something pse 2 doesn't have.

    It's possible that's the problem, but it's hard to tell without seeing the actual contents of the smart object.

    Dhananjay Sati
    Community Manager
    Dhananjay SatiCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    June 19, 2017

    Hi kathyj,

    Thanks for posting in Adobe forum.

    I understand you are looking for saving a png file with transparent background.

    - Make sure when you are saving your png file its background should be transparent not white.

    - You need to select "Interlaced" in png option before saving it.

    -

    Hope this helps

    Thanks

    Regards

    Dhananjay

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    kathyj22247453Author
    Participant
    June 19, 2017

    Not actually what I am doing.  I am brining a png file into PSE 13.  After adding it to a layer, resizing, and rotating the image, I end up with a white square when it was previously transparent.

    hatstead
    hatstead
    Inspiring
    June 19, 2017

    kathyj22247453  wrote

    Not actually what I am doing.  I am brining a png file into PSE 13.  After adding it to a layer, resizing, and rotating the image, I end up with a white square when it was previously transparent.

    Use on of the selection tools, e.g., selection brush or lasso tool, to select the object on your PNG file. Once the selection is complete, go to Edit>copy

    Then go back to the file to which you wish to superimpose the selection (which will be on its own layer)

    Use the move tool to position and resize, if necessary.

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