Hello,
I've been using JASC's Paint Shop Pro 7 (version 7.00) and Animation Shop 3 (version 3.00) for years, and I just recently got an HP Pavillion dm4 laptop with Windows 7 (64 bit) installed on it. Both programs run fine in Windows 7, except for one noticeable problem: they don't display PNGs with alpha channel transparency properly.
If I create an image with a transparent background in either program and save it as a PNG (either by exporting it as a PNG or just saving it as one), the image always winds up with an opaque background. This isn't just a problem with the images' appearance, either -- if I open a PNG in PSP7, re-save it, then open it in another graphics program, it will be completely opaque, while the original image will appear transparent. I also encounter the same problem with PNGs I haven't created.
I've tried changing the compatibility mode of the programs, searching for updates, and posting for help on a forum specializing in Paint Shop Pro/Animation Shop help. So far, nothing has helped.
Any idea what's going on here?
I've been using JASC's Paint Shop Pro 7 (version 7.00) and Animation Shop 3 (version 3.00) for years, and I just recently got an HP Pavillion dm4 laptop with Windows 7 (64 bit) installed on it. Both programs run fine in Windows 7, except for one noticeable problem: they don't display PNGs with alpha channel transparency properly.
If I create an image with a transparent background in either program and save it as a PNG (either by exporting it as a PNG or just saving it as one), the image always winds up with an opaque background. This isn't just a problem with the images' appearance, either -- if I open a PNG in PSP7, re-save it, then open it in another graphics program, it will be completely opaque, while the original image will appear transparent. I also encounter the same problem with PNGs I haven't created.
I've tried changing the compatibility mode of the programs, searching for updates, and posting for help on a forum specializing in Paint Shop Pro/Animation Shop help. So far, nothing has helped.
Any idea what's going on here?