# Transparent PNG
**URL:** https://discourse.softpress.com/t/transparent-png/13136
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**Created:** [February 8, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/transparent-png/13136 "2012-02-08T14:49:43Z")
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### Author:  [@hugh](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/hugh)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/transparent-png/13136/1 "2012-02-08T14:49:43Z")
Web graphic question…
I’ve got Photoshop CS2 and am trying, but failing, to make a transparent PNG. I’m just using applying a gradient colour fill to a transparent background.
It all looks good in P’shop, I can see the ‘chequered’ background. But after saving as a PNG the transparency has gone.
I can’t see any ‘retain transparency’ checkbox to tick.
What am I doing wrong?
thx, Hugh
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### Author:  [@Trevor\_Reaveley](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/Trevor_Reaveley)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/transparent-png/13136/2 "2012-02-08T14:58:21Z")
Hi Hugh, I’m using PS4, but I imagine pretty similar. Use the ‘save for web’ option and on the new window that opens somewhere you’ll find png-24 which is what I’ve been using, and this gives the option of transparency.
In CS2 you_may_ have to go into Imageready to save for web, I can’t remember.
good luck.
Trev
On 8 Feb 2012, at 14:49, hugh wrote:
> Web graphic question…
>
> I’ve got Photoshop CS2 and am trying, but failing, to make a transparent PNG. I’m just using applying a gradient colour fill to a transparent background.
>
> It all looks good in P’shop, I can see the ‘chequered’ background. But after saving as a PNG the transparency has gone.
>
> I can’t see any ‘retain transparency’ checkbox to tick.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> thx, Hugh
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### Author:  [@waltd](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/waltd)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/transparent-png/13136/3 "2012-02-08T14:58:41Z")
There are two flavors of PNG – 8-bit, which has a similar transparency function as GIF, and 24-bit, which has the full smooth transparency feature (8-bit alpha mask, to be geeky). If you pick the former, you will get what you describe; i.e. anything less than 100% transparent will have a color and be 100% opaque at that color. In the Save for Web interface, choose PNG24 from the output options.
Walter
On Feb 8, 2012, at 9:49 AM, hugh wrote:
> Web graphic question…
>
> I’ve got Photoshop CS2 and am trying, but failing, to make a transparent PNG. I’m just using applying a gradient colour fill to a transparent background.
>
> It all looks good in P’shop, I can see the ‘chequered’ background. But after saving as a PNG the transparency has gone.
>
> I can’t see any ‘retain transparency’ checkbox to tick.
>
> What am I doing wrong?
>
> thx, Hugh
>
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### Author:  [@hugh](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/hugh)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/transparent-png/13136/4 "2012-02-08T15:15:22Z")
Many thanks for quick answers, Walt and Trev! I’m on the case…
cheers
Hugh
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### Author:  [@waltd](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/waltd)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 3:40pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/transparent-png/13136/5 "2012-02-08T15:40:29Z")
Also, don’t forget to either bring it into Freeway as a pass-through, or to manually set the output mode for that image to PNG-Millions in Freeway. It becomes a JPEG by default, otherwise.
Walter
On Feb 8, 2012, at 10:15 AM, hugh wrote:
> Many thanks for quick answers, Walt and Trev! I’m on the case…
>
> cheers
> Hugh
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### Author:  [@hugh](https://discourse.softpress.com/u/hugh)
#### Post date: [February 8, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://discourse.softpress.com/t/transparent-png/13136/6 "2012-02-08T15:49:01Z")
Thanks Walter!
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