Re: [Gimp-user] Both "Add Layer Mask" and "Add Alpha Channel" greyed out

[Alex <firestream_13@yahoo.com>]

Hi!
--- Bjarte Kileng <Bjarte.Kileng@hib.no> wrote:
> A newbie question:
> 
> How do I add a layer mask when both "Add Layer Mask"
> and "Add Alpha
> Channel" is greyed out. Also many of the other menus
> are greyed out
> like "Filters/Colors/Color to Alpha".
> 
> The picture I am trying to edit is a png picture
> which already has some
> transparent parts.
> 
> Best regards,
> Bjarte Kileng


You need to convert your imade to RGB representation
first (see <canvas>->Image->Mode tab). 

        Alex

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