Layers and Channels


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How to remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) 
Layers and Channels 
About Layers 
About Channels 
Animated GIFs 
The Gimp: Making Colors in a GIF Transparent 
Synopsis 
Making Colors in a GIF Transparent 
Comments 

How to remove the Alpha-channel (transparency-information) 

To get rid of the transparency-information in your image, just flatten the image:

Right click on your image, Image -> Flatten Image.

or,

From Layers panel right click on "Background" -> Flatten Image.

documented on: 2005.05.17