[Gimp-user] Converting an image from square to round question

[Huntleybill <forums gimpusers com>]

> An image will always be rectangular but certain formats will permit
> transparency. Jpeg is **not** one of those.
>
> Very little change to your procedures.
>
> Open Image, Add an Alpha Channel for transparency, Layers menu ->
> Transparency -> Add Alpha Channel.
>
> Make your Elliptical selection, Invert it, Cut it. The transparent
> bits are depicted as a checker pattern. Kill the selection. Selection
> -> None
>
> Now the important bit. Export your image as a png. File -> Export As
> Give the file a name **including** the .png suffix. Just keep the
> default settings.

Thank you Rich, but I did use those exact steps. The issue is that even though
the "square" is transparent, it is still there. When I then open the rounded
.png file in Meshcam (the software I am using for the next step in my process)
it is displayed with the square again.

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