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Dear Matthew, Thanks for reporting this problem. We are able to reproduce this issue and we believe we have a solution. We will run a few more tests and get back to you tomorrow US time. Best Wishes, Unidata IDV Support > Full Name: Matthew Ruglys > Email Address: address@hidden > Organization: RNZN > Package Version: 3.1 bulid date 31AUG12 at 2026Z > Operating System: Windows XP > Hardware: > Description of problem: > > I am running IDV 3.1 through Webstart. The previous versions handled > image capture with a transparent background just fine but in version 3.1 > the transparent backgound is a solid grey (ie not transparent). I have > tried saving as various file types (some of which I know do not support > transparency) but it makes no difference. > > Ticket Details =================== Ticket ID: VDD-552517 Department: Support IDV Priority: Normal Status: Open