UPDATE: In the Layers tab, you can directly change the percent transparency of any layer with a slider. Doh!
No need for any of this any more…
Here’s a cheap fast way to increase transparency of an image in the Gimp. Script-fu to the rescue!
NOTE: I always use the png format when I want transparency. Firefox and IE7 handle png nicely.
- Select the region to be made “more transparent” (or just Select->All).
- Select Script-fu->Selection->Fade Outline.
- Set the Border size large enough to cover the selection.
- Set BOTH the fade from % and fade to % to the desired increase in transparency.
Sure, it’s hacky, but it works BEAUTIFULLY.
I’ll try this, though am not sure if it will work. But sometimes I don’t even get instructions and its my fault. Thanks for posting!