Custom Waypoint Symbol Transparency Issue
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 5:55 am
Hi,
Been working through the great tutorial on doing this https://www.gpsrchive.com/Shared/Custom ... mbols.html. Thanks to whoever put this together.
I'm having problems with one particular step however. Trying to make symbols with transparent backgrounds, i.e. map shows behind the symbol 32x32grid, except where there are symbol pixels. I tried first with No background, pls see images #1 & #2. Result was Basecamp showed with a solid white background. So, I went back to the tutorial and saw that he preferred way is to use magenta background, which Garmin Basecamp & GPSr translates to transparent. Pls see images #3 & #4. For some reason now, the bottom edge of my symbols have a smudge of magenta in the bottom of the symbol.
Here are 4 example images of what is described above:
1. Symbol w/o magenta, only red and green vectors, as seen in PaintShop Pro image editor
2. How #1 image appears in Basecamp, a screenshot from Basecamp. Has a white background for some reason
3. Symbol with added Magenta flooded in background, as seen in PaintShop
4. How #3 image appears in Basecamp, a screenshot. Mostly transparent except magenta smudge on the bottom edge
Any ideas how to get a clean transparent background?
(Hopefully the 4 example images will show when posted, preview only shows the Image URL's)
[Gr] - Please Upload all Images using attachments tab below text edit window, do not hot link external images!
Been working through the great tutorial on doing this https://www.gpsrchive.com/Shared/Custom ... mbols.html. Thanks to whoever put this together.
I'm having problems with one particular step however. Trying to make symbols with transparent backgrounds, i.e. map shows behind the symbol 32x32grid, except where there are symbol pixels. I tried first with No background, pls see images #1 & #2. Result was Basecamp showed with a solid white background. So, I went back to the tutorial and saw that he preferred way is to use magenta background, which Garmin Basecamp & GPSr translates to transparent. Pls see images #3 & #4. For some reason now, the bottom edge of my symbols have a smudge of magenta in the bottom of the symbol.
Here are 4 example images of what is described above:
1. Symbol w/o magenta, only red and green vectors, as seen in PaintShop Pro image editor
2. How #1 image appears in Basecamp, a screenshot from Basecamp. Has a white background for some reason
3. Symbol with added Magenta flooded in background, as seen in PaintShop
4. How #3 image appears in Basecamp, a screenshot. Mostly transparent except magenta smudge on the bottom edge
Any ideas how to get a clean transparent background?
(Hopefully the 4 example images will show when posted, preview only shows the Image URL's)
[Gr] - Please Upload all Images using attachments tab below text edit window, do not hot link external images!