restyling image

Hey,
I have an image on my site that I have been using so many times, that the quality is getting bad. Could anyone please redo this, so I can start again.
What I need is that the blue background becomes transparant, nothing else.
Here's the image: http://www.cecicasariego.com/img/imggroot/PAauto4.gif
Thanks __

Here you are:
http://localhostr.com/files/b6f392/Untitled.png

Thanks for your effort.
I see the same image ?

Mine has a transparent background.

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Originally Posted by Nile

Mine has a transparent background.

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Lol...that's definitely not transparent, Nile. It's a lighter shade of blue, that's it.

Chechu...
Does this work for you?

Tehehe, sorry. :)

I did that a while ago. Can't you just find that old thread?

And why is it getting old? Don't resave in a compression-based format like JPG, if that's what you mean.

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Does this work for you?

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Thanks, Medyman !
djr33:

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I did that a while ago. Can't you just find that old thread?

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You replaced the background in white, for which I thank you, because then the background of the site was white.

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Don't resave in a compression-based format like JPG

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I don't know the difference between gif, jpg, bmp, png and I don't know what else. I re-used and resized the image so many times, that it is getting ugly. Maybe I should take a new picture of the portrait and start all over again.

Ah, I understand now. I'd forgotten that I just replaced it with white. Well, taking a new picture can help, and resizing certainly doesn't. Anyway, looks like you got what you need. If you need more help, I'd be willing, but a new image of the portrait might be a good place to start.

Number one rule in graphics: always save the original material. You can't ever get them back from a compressed/"web" copy.
ie, if you're working in Photoshop, save the psd first and most importantly, then do whatever you want with a jpg, gif, or any other format you might want to export. If you ever need to change it, you'll be really glad you did.

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Number one rule in graphics: always save the original material. You can't ever get them back from a compressed/"web" copy.
ie, if you're working in Photoshop, save the psd first and most importantly, then do whatever you want with a jpg, gif, or any other format you might want to export. If you ever need to change it, you'll be really glad you did.

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Thanks for the advise.
But what is the difference between psd, gif, jpg. Each should be used in a specific way ? ie small imgs save as jg, bigger ones as gif ?