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EXPORT AVATAR WITH TRANSPARENT BACKGROUND?

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Hi All,

I have done this many times before but today, low and behold today I am unable to export my avatars without the background.

Anyone know/remember how to do this? MANY THANKS!


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Did you export to PNG format (which supports the transparent alpha layer)?



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Make sure to have a plain colour background and export the image as a PNG file.

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Thanks people!
Yes, I am choosing .png, and it is set to a plain coloured background but it still exports everything.

I can't figure out what I am missing!

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I just tried it out using several different background colours and everything looks good in GIMP.

Question, are you setting the background colour in the Project Settings panel?

https://forum.reallusion.com/uploads/images/2c2e432c-1b12-4957-8f21-98b2.png

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I'm a veteran user as well! The character I'm trying to export is non-standard, not sure that makes a difference. I click the character to highlight it and export to png, but I get the whole scene.

Thanks for the help!

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MY BAD!

Ok, so I DO have to delete all background objects (or hide them) and THEN have a solid background, and THEN export to PNG.

Anyway, all looks good, many thanks. Smile



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