How to paste an icon into Photoshop with transparent background?
Friday, July 27, 2001 by SamL | Discussion: WinCustomize Talk
Hi, Could anyone tell me how to copy an icon to photoshop with its background transparent?
paxx
Reply #2 Friday, July 27, 2001 1:00 PM
Reply #2 Friday, July 27, 2001 1:00 PM
Unless you are talking about 32 bits XP or OSX icons, then it's even harder until the applications follow the technology.
AJCrowley
Reply #3 Friday, July 27, 2001 1:05 PM
Reply #3 Friday, July 27, 2001 1:05 PM
What we need is an application that would extract the alpha channel from these images into a greyscale image that could be pasted into the alpha channel in photoshop, it's entirely possible, and I'm surprised nobody has already done it. I might take a look at writing such a thing later if I get a chance. I would need to know where to get one of these 32bit icons though, any suggestions?
paxx
Reply #4 Friday, July 27, 2001 1:22 PM
Reply #4 Friday, July 27, 2001 1:22 PM
IconShop is currently in early development to extract 32 bits OS X icons. But you need XP to see the result since the extracted file is a 32 bits PC icon...
Hell Dragon
Reply #5 Friday, July 27, 2001 2:43 PM
Reply #5 Friday, July 27, 2001 2:43 PM
AJCrowley: check out: http://www.dotico.com/xp.html for some 32bit XP icons...
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Reply #1 Friday, July 27, 2001 12:57 PM
Where do you copy it from? An Icon Editor?
Anyway, it doesn't matter. Whether you are copying it from an Icon Editor or just taking a screenshot that you paste into Photoshop, the transparency is lost. You have to select the color and delete it. It's easy enough to do anyway, it takes a second.