Re: [Gimp-user] transparent background becomes black

[Michael Schumacher <schumaml gmx de>]

Am 17.07.19 um 04:25 schrieb DannyBones:

> > i wasted all day trying everything, and at least 10 tutorials, to fix
> > this error. transparent background saved in jpg or png becomes black.
> > i would really appreciate any help
>
> I think I know what's going on though I can't fix it. I'm having the same issue,
> whenever I export to a JPG, it has aways exported correctly, when I opened the
> JPG, it has a white background. Today, I exported the same file, and and now has
> the black background, which is no good. I went on another computer and exported
> the same file and it works perfectly, white background. So I went and updated to
> the newest version of Gimp, but no dice, it still has it back background. so
> something funny with the computer, or a Gimp glitch.  Maybe a complete uninstall
> will help.

How many layers does the file have in GIMP when you export it, and what
is the background color selector (those two boxes blow the toolbox) set to?

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Michael
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