Magic pink doesn't show as transparent

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I usually save as pngs - I have trouble with magic pink and bmps

I tried saving as a png with a transparent background (created in Fireworks), but the background showed as black.

What skin element are you making? Perhaps it's one that doesn't support transparency?

FYI, if you import a transparent PNG or use a transparent TGA, you need to make sure both the transparency and translucency boxes are checked. For a BMP with magic pink, only check the transparency box.

Okay, now it's working, which is weird because I didn't think I changed anything from what I was doing the other day... My next problem is that I still have a pink border around my image. I know that's due to antialiasing and I need to turn it off, but for the life of me I can't figure out where in Photoshop to do that. I've done web design for years so I've never had to deal with setting antialiasing. Just save the image as a jpg or gif and off I go. Where in PShop do I set that? I've also tried Fireworks but that doesn't have an antialiasing option either.

This is how I do it....

Start with your image on a completely transparent background. Go to Image -> Mode -> Indexed to set it to indexed color (set the Matte to none if it isn't already). That will eliminate any antialised edges. Then switch the image mode back to RGB, add a new layer in the background, and fill it with magic pink. Then, save that as a BMP.

Okay, thanks. I thought there was something in the Save dialog that would do it, but couldn't find it. Wonder why