Generate Alhpa Transparency for Logos

[pakapaka]

This is a shot in the dark....
I seek advice, not free work. and definately not a free application.

What I need is to enable non-graphic designers to modify their company logo by adding a transparent backround to a raster based logo. Yes I lnow this can be done in a proper graphics program (Paintshop Pro, Photoshop etc.) but my users do have these programs and dont know how to use them.

Basically they would open their original log file (in bmp, jpg or png format). Then the user would click an eye dropper tool on the background color. Voila, automatically the company logo is created on a transparent background (with anti-alias quality).

Can this kind of utility be developed in AMS, is there any open source code available or am I living in a dream world.

Thanks for any pointers or links
Pakapaka

[RizlaUK]

non-graphic designers

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my users do have these programs and dont know how to use them.

lol, thats me :/

ok, i dont know if this will help but, you can set the transparent color of a image by useing "Image.SetProperties("ImageName", {TransparentColor=newcolorcode})"

you can change the mouse cursor with either one of these
http://www.indigorose.com/forums/showpost.php?p=121216&postcount=2

now all you need is a tool or dll to take the image and save it with alpha transparency, im not sure how to go about it but im sure it can be done in AMS, maybe one of the *image* guys can chime in and help

[pakapaka]

Thanks for your quick response.
I hope one of those image guys can close the loop

[yosik]

You could check ImageMagick. It allows cmdLine workflow. Very extensive toolshed.

Yossi

[pakapaka]

Thanks...I noticed it while googling for a solution. Will check it out