Photoshop help

[Hammerhead]

What is the best way to create an image with a tranparent background. this image has a drop shadow in it.
thanks!

 

[ThePresence]

Save as a PNG or GIF with transparency.

 

[Hammerhead]

i tried both formats, but the drop shadow in the imageisn't coming out that well.

 

[ThePresence]

Save as a PNG-24. It has an alpha channel, and will preserve the drop shadow perfectly. It will also depend what you're doing with the image afterwards.

 

[Hammerhead]

thanks. it looked good, but when I put it on a webpage that has a gradient background, the image has a weird blue hue in it.

 

[ThePresence]

I can't really be of much more help without seeing what you're doing. Generally with PNG24's , when you are using transparencies there is no color matte, so not sure what is causing it.