Please direct me to resources that describe how to insert images, set the transparent color for the image, and resize the image without losing quality. I have the full suite of tools in eLS 6 and I also have GIMP to edit images.
I have a service mark. It is in three formats: .ai and .jpg and .tif (the .tif is a 34 MB file).
Dimensions: the .jpg and the .tif are 3000x3000 and the .ai is 432 x 432. I am awaiting approval for the purchase of Adobe Illustrator but want to know if there is another way (resizing vector images is why I would need to buy Illustrator but I don't have other needs for it at this time).
I want to put the servicemark on a slide which is 800 x 600. I want the white background of the servicemark to be transparent. I have tried GIF & PNG and I have resized the original images (except .ai, of course, not having Illustrator yet) in Photoshop, in GIMP, and in Captivate (after importing). I have set the slide quality to HIGH 24-bit and imported the GIF (as suggested by Lilybiri in another post). I have set the transparency in Photoshop and in GIMP and then saved it as a PNG and as a GIF. At present, I feel I have tried all the ways I can think of to get quality and transparency. Obviously I haven't learned enough about all the tools and processes to successfully import the image and make it crisp but small enough to fit into the slide as needed.
The goal is to have the servicemark (just the type and the logo not the white space above, below, or to the side) to be approximately 90 pixels to fit in a banner at the top of the slide. However, I am struggling (obviously) with the overall process of resizing vector images to use in Captivate. By the way, why doesn't Captivate import .ai or .tif?
Thank you for your help.
--Michael