Making background transparent in image

[ronnie gauthier]

Try something like:

convert -transparency white image.in image.out

note about tranparencies. the original background color influences the
antialiasing colors. 

On Sat, 5 Oct 2002 00:26:50 -0400
Joel Hammer <Joel at HammersHome.com> wrote:

>Well, its working fine with staroffice.
>But, if anyone knows the incantation to make the background transparent
>with convert, please post it. 
>It is supposed to be something like:
>convert -draw "matte 2,2 floodfill" image.in image.out
>But, this doesn't make the matte transparent, it makes it white,
>picking up the background color at pixel 2,2. 
>I must be leaving out some vital options.
>Any insight appreciated.
>Joel
>
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