Can You Save a Jpeg with a Transparent Background?
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You may be used to saving image files for web use as JPEGs, but JPEGs don’t support transparent backgrounds. So, instead, you’ll need to use a format such as GIF, TIF or, ideally, PNG.

Can you save a JPG with a transparent background?

You can’t save transparency to a . jpg. The file format simply doesn’t support it. Anything that is transparent will become white when saved to a .

How do I remove the white background from a JPEG?

1 Correct Answer

  1. Open the file.
  2. Double click the background layer to convert it to a regular layer.
  3. Set up the Magic wand tool with tolerance=32 on the tool’s option bar, and untick “Contiguous”
  4. Left click on a white area, then hit delete on the keyboard.

14.10.2014

Robert Thorne

Robert Thorne

Automotive & Future Transportation Editor

Robert Thorne covers electric vehicle innovations, autonomous driving systems, global mobility trends, and automotive engineering developments.

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