Live View Overlay Issue

[anastassis]

For some reason the "live_view_overlay.png" and "the image_overlay.png" do not work on my systems any more. Any ideas what might caused this issue?

I have used these files several times in the past with no issue and if i rename the "live_view_overlay.png" to "green screen_overlay.png" works fine in GS shooting.

[Chris Breeze]

Please check that the overlay file is named live_view_overlay.png and is saved in the photobooth images folder. The overlay file should be a 24-bit PNG file with 8-bit transparency data in the alpha channel.
BTW Green screen needs to be disabled otherwise it will look for greenscreen_overlay.png instead.

[anastassis]

Saved the png files again, following the instructions and issue solved. Thanks Chris!

[bmsentosa]

Saved the png files again, following the instructions and issue solved. Thanks Chris!

I still have not been able to get the live_view_overlay.png working. The only thing I can think of is that I'm saving it incorrectly. Can you walk me step by step on how to save the PNG files? Thank you.

[Chris Breeze]

There are brief instructions on how to create a suitable PNG image using Photoshop at the bottom of this page:
http://www.breezesys.com/articles/photobooth4.htm

There's an example PNG file in the DSLR Remote Pro installation folder called example_overlay.png which you can use for testing. You need to copy it to your photobooth images folder and rename it to live_view_overlay.png

You can edit this image in Photoshop and display the alpha channel used to control the transparency by selecting Layer->Layer Mask->From Transparency