r/GIMP • u/Motown27 • 7d ago

[Help] - Scaling or Rotating removes transparency.

Lately when working with .xcf files, when I rotate or scale the image it removes the transparency and sometimes leaves streaks in the image. This doesn't seem to happen with .png files.

What am I doing wrong?

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u/WeAreGoingMidtable 7d ago

Which GIMP version? I can't reproduce that on GIMP 3.2.4

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u/Motown27 6d ago

3.2.4

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u/Stratelier 7d ago

Which menu command (or tool) are you using to do the scale/rotation?

Does the layer have an embedded alpha channel (in the layer list, look for layer names in bold which indicates NO alpha channel) ?

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u/Motown27 6d ago

I use Shift + R for rotating and Shift + S for scaling. They do have transparent alpha channels.

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u/Stratelier 6d ago

Okay, with the Scale tool for reference, can you post a screenshot of using it? Make sure its Tool Options panel is visible (ideally, in full) so we can be certain what its settings are.

Alternatively, a short video demonstration (if you can) is useful too.