Export TIFF with transparent background

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04-16-2012 03:39 AM
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TiemenSlingerland
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When I add a raster image to ArcGIS and Georeference it, an export as TIFF results in the raster with a rectangular black background. In ArcGIS this background can be set to transparent, but the exported TIFF can not have transparent background.
I would like this option so that the exported TIFF can be used in graphic (non-GIS) software. When I now open an exported TIFF and remove the black background in my graphi application, the result can no longer be used by ArcGIS.
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3 Comments
LauraMiles1
I don't think .tif format can handle transparency? I think you would need a .png or .gif.
TiemenSlingerland
Tiff can handle transparency (alpha channel), most software can't handle tiffs with transparency.
AubriKinghorn
Status changed to: Already Offered

This is available in ArcGIS Pro.