When I render out to .png with the proper settings, I "seem" to get the correct file...when i open it in a picture viewer or browser window, the background is transparent.

However, when I open the file in my 2D graphics program, the background is NOT transparent; there is a light gray backdrop opaque filler.

I believe I am following directions:

render over black; no objects in the background; no dome.

Anyway, here is the file:

http://jrdonohue.com/andy1.png

when you view it in browser, background is transparent (or white?). Could someone download that file and open it in photoshop or gimp or some other program and tell me if the background is transparent?

It could just be my particular program (Canvas), but I have heard others report this same wierdness.

Thanks,

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