Help with fading or lightening an image

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Hi !!

Can anyone tell me what is good way to fade or lighten an image. I tried to take this image to GIF work and "fade", but all I get is a lot of gray. I want to use this image as a background with text over it, and need it to be lighter for the test to show properly.
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I sometimes have probs with gif and Jpg.... Try working with it in jpg first and then save as gif....



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Also, not sure what graphic program you have (The Gimp is a free one) but I played with the curves to lighten it, you could also try highlight/contrast to lighten. icon_smile.gif




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Hi again!!!

Ok...first...tytytytytyty.....second ....how'd ya both do that????

The image Trub did worked a bit better, but I like both images. Can you tell me how you did that? Also...to Dandelion....what is GIMP?? I am familar with GIF Works and Image Magik, but not GIMP.

Thank you both so much for your help!!

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It can be done with most image editors, like paintshop or photoimpct. Try downloading some trial software to see which you would prefer, then have a play.

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