Copy, Paste from Web or Other Apps = Transparency Lost?

[Troy at TheGTAMblog]

Although not an important detail, I notice in PSPx8 that when Copying then Pasting an image from the Internet (eg. a logo), if the original source has a Transparent background (Alpha Channel), it does not Paste/Import into PSP... it becomes 'flat' with a Black background (No Alpha Channel).

I have taken these steps:
- Disable Color Management
- PNG File Format Preferences (Load and Save Options)
- change Auto Action (Flatten Image to Single Background Layer) from Always to Prompt

None of the above steps seemed to make any effect (but perhaps I misunderstand their functions..).

Importing/Pasting into other image editing applications maintains the Transparency, if the source has it (eg. GIMP). Otherwise, I would not think this is an issue with PSP.

PaintShop Pro loses Transparency on Pasting from Internet

PSP works great otherwise.
Also, Copying and Pasting from Local source images with Transparency (eg. opened files from computer) works fine, only Pasting Web-based images [does not keep the transparency]. I am not an 'expert' with PaintShop Pro, so perhaps I am misunderstanding this function.

Thanks for any ideas


Edit:
Tested with PSPx7 (previous purchased version), it occurs there as well - perhaps it is something with PSP, will still mention here then

[JoeB]

I'm not sure why PSP does this when other programs (at least GIMP, which is the example you used) don't. I don't have GIMP but if I use Copy on a web image and open Photoshop I can't even find an option to let me paste it into Photoshop as a new image so it isn't a program that accepts Copy from a web page, although you can do so in PSP with the result you described.

However, I have never used Copy to get an image from a web page. If you right click the image and select Save Picture As... from the context menu it will save the picture in a folder of your choice and then when you open it in PSP it will have whatever transparency it had on the web page.

[Troy at TheGTAMblog]

I'm not sure why PSP does this when other programs (at least GIMP, which is the example you used) don't. I don't have GIMP but if I use Copy on a web image and open Photoshop I can't even find an option to let me paste it into Photoshop as a new image so it isn't a program that accepts Copy from a web page, although you can do so in PSP with the result you described.

However, I have never used Copy to get an image from a web page. If you right click the image and select Save Picture As... from the context menu it will save the picture in a folder of your choice and then when you open it in PSP it will have whatever transparency it had on the web page.

Thank you for your reply,

Yes, I don't think many people would do this very often (copying and pasting, instead of saving an image for use later); I was just working on some images and was in the 'flow' of copy/pasting some logos as various layers - and when PSP pasted in one from a webpage without Transparency, it was just ..."BOOM" no Transparency - and it made me stop and blink a few times... I don't think I regularly do it this way even, but I did a quick test with that other image editing application, just to see - and it came through, is all.

I'm not sure it is something that needs a "fix" or anything, I was just wondering if there was a setting somewhere that I was missing or a step I was skipping, as I am learning PaintShop Pro, in case this was something that normally happens a different way - thanks for letting me know your experience with it - I guess most people would just never run into this, heh.


Edit:
I remember why I wanted to mention this!

It also occurs when passing data between applications...

For example, if I take a Snapshot from Movie Studio (video editing program) and Paste it into PSP, it gets 'flattened' with a Black background. However, if I Paste the same data into (again, as an example) GIMP, it gets Pasted/Imported with full Transparent capability (Alpha Channel information maintained).

Transparency from Video Editor lost when Pasting (white fringe/blurry area)

Interesting.