Export Image With Transparent Background Gimp. To save the image click the file option at the top and select export as from the menu. To check if the image has an alpha channel go to the channel dialog and verify that an entry for alpha exists besides red green and blue.
To upload the image launch the gimp on your computer and upload the image whose background you want to remove. The default export settings will save your project as a jpg but you ll need to change this in order to maintain your image s transparent background. To export an image with alpha transparency you must have an alpha channel.
To upload the image launch the gimp on your computer and upload the image whose background you want to remove.
To open the alpha channel you need to click on the layer option at the top and click on the transparency and then select add alpha channel option. Then open the alpha channel. Type the name that you want for your image followed by png extension. To check if the image has an alpha channel go to the channel dialog and verify that an entry for alpha exists besides red green and blue.