Creating Transparent GIFs

In image editing tools that use layers, such as Photoshop and Fireworks, you can choose to preserve transparent areas in your layered file when you save or export the GIF. In other graphics tools, the transparent area is specified by selecting a specific pixel color in the image with a special transparency pointer or eyedropper tool.

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