Solved PNG from WEBP has main window color instead of transparency in photoshop

[BlueSpider]

I have been dealing with this problem for a long time by selecting the background and deleting it in photoshop but today i want to fix this problem once and for all to get the most authentic transparency
Especially since a picture with partial transparency will get ruined if this keeps on happening

As you can see here the original WEBP image is transparent and i set the main window color to blue



These are the settings i used to save it as PNG
I then picked the blue background as the transparency color


In explorer the image clearly has transparent background


But when opened in photoshop the main window color is there instead of transparency


Is there any solution for this or this is gonna be a problem i have to live with ?
I believe i cant handle it anymore if i encounter this problem with a picture with partial transparency
Thanks in advance

[Bhikkhu Pesala]

Open a 32-bit transparent image in IrfanView and look at the Image Information dialog. One can change the background colour in Settings, Viewing, from blue to white (or whatever) but IrfanView does not support 32-bit images.

[JendaLinda]

I don't use Photoshop so I can't reproduce the problem. IrfanView has limited support for transparency. It uses single color transparency instead of alpha channel. It just marks the background color as transparent. Most programs will understand it.

As you are using Photoshop already, I would recommend to convert webp to png using Photoshop as well. That will deliver reliable results.

[BlueSpider]

I don't use Photoshop so I can't reproduce the problem. IrfanView has limited support for transparency. It uses single color transparency instead of alpha channel. It just marks the background color as transparent. Most programs will understand it.

As you are using Photoshop already, I would recommend to convert webp to png using Photoshop as well. That will deliver reliable results.

I am unaware that photoshop has a new version that supports webp
Thanks for the heads up

[JendaLinda]

There is WebPShop plugin available for older versions of Photoshop.

[BlueSpider]

There is WebPShop plugin available for older versions of Photoshop.

Just tried it
Works like a charm
Thanks again for the heads up