Okay, I just rendered my character and once the render was complete there was a black background, but when I exported the render there was a white background.

How in the world did THAT happen?

It was rendered with a black background, but the PNG file has a white background

Actually it has a transparent background

Bill

Quote - Actually it has a transparent background

 

Bill

So this means that I have to have a black object in the background?

If you want the background to show, you can either use black background as you are using now and save to something other than png(jpg etc) or put something in the bacground.  Or you can use Gimp/artweaver and compose your picture to a colored background using png.

Bill

Quote - If you want the background to show, you can either use black background as you are using now and save to something other than png(jpg etc) or put something in the bacground.  Or you can use Gimp/artweaver and compose your picture to a colored background using png.

 

Bill

Good Lord, I can't believe I didn't think of that!

Thanks, Bill!!!

I'm pretty sure that if you export it as a .tiff file the background will be black and if you export the same image as a .png it will be transparent.

Ah: I see Willyb53 already said that!

Mike

Quote - I'm pretty sure that if you export it as a .tiff file the background will be black and if you export the same image as a .png it will be transparent.

Ah: I see Willyb53 already said that!

Mike

HA! Yes, and it does work that way ;-)

If you export as a tif file, the background will be whatever your background color is in Poser.  The tif format saves with an alpha channel so as long as you are not using any other real "background" image you'll be able to pull the character away via the alpha channel.

I do that quite a lot in my artwork, I very seldom import background images but prefer to add them later as I do postwork :)

Quote - If you export as a tif file, the background will be whatever your background color is in Poser.  The tif format saves with an alpha channel so as long as you are not using any other real "background" image you'll be able to pull the character away via the alpha channel.

I do that quite a lot in my artwork, I very seldom import background images but prefer to add them later as I do postwork :)

 

 

I'll have to try that. For now I've just been saving as a .jpg. Seemed like a quick fix at the time, but I'll give the .tif a try ;)

yeah tif is the way to go :)  at least it works for me.

Quote - If you export as a tif file, the background will be whatever your background color is in Poser.  The tif format saves with an alpha channel so as long as you are not using any other real "background" image you'll be able to pull the character away via the alpha channel.

I do that quite a lot in my artwork, I very seldom import background images but prefer to add them later as I do postwork :)

 

 

I do pretty much the same, except that I export as .png with a completely transparent background. It makes doing things like chroma keying so much easier, because there are no artifacts left over. I used to export with a green screen type background and chroma key it out, but it left a green halo in the hair and other places. Since I started using GIMP, I just use the .png and everything works out great.

Yeah GIMP and png is a good combo, I've just not had good results with them :)  We all have to figure out what works best LOL!!  Sometimes the experimentation takes longer then the actual creation :)

Right now I'm trying .tif and .png to see which I like best. Still saving as though. lol

Are you using Poser Pro 2012 I am trying so hard to figure out why it won't save an alpha channel (better) or colored background so I can knock it out and it sounds like you guys are doing that.

psd format saves the alpha chanel too