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How to make background transparent and trim to content

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Is there a way in grafx2 to make the background transparent and trim to content?

This could be done during save.

My process now when making images for documents is:

  1. Make image in grafx2.
  2. Open image in gimp.
  3. Add alpha layer.
  4. Select background by color.
  5. Clear (it is now transparent).
  6. Crop to content.

It would be very convenient to have grafx2 achieve this.

Example Images

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NOTE: The black bar at the bottom is due to the entire page not properly filling white in grafx2.

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Can you show an example image? (4 comments)
Can you show an example image?
samcarter‭ wrote almost 2 years ago

Can you show an example image?

mcp‭ wrote almost 2 years ago

I was considering this, but reasoned that it would be hard to portray the difference, besides the first taking up a lot more of the page, particularly with a white background.

Is the intended goal not clear without a picture?

samcarter‭ wrote almost 2 years ago

I don't know if your question as asked is possible or not, but I think there is a good chance that your manual workflow can be simplified drastically. Therefore I'd like to see a test image.

mcp‭ wrote almost 2 years ago

I added the example images. Hope they help!