Save as .gif problem!!! this is so simple i'm sure.

[ross.creates]

Hello,
thank you for reading, and helping this problem is so simple i'm sure,
so what i am trying to do is re-create a buttons which have ben created in photo shop, I need to save them as gif so i have been using the save for web function of photoshop cs, and it is doing funny things i cant quiet get it to look right, the image is pixilated, the drop shadow turns to custard or the matte colour (i have been using hex codes) dose not match the back ground. so pretty much i want to re create the top image
Help!!!!
this is driving me up the wall......
thanks
Ross

[may215]

Hi...
Try to use ImageReady to acomplish your image.
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[Shadowssong]

Drop shadow doesnt work to well with Gif in photoshop, if you can get rid of the drop shadow it might look alot better, im sure there are ways around it though

[ross.creates]

Cheers For you help.
I'm not entierly sure as what to do with this one as the guy wants the drop shadow, and it to be in gif formatt. i've tryed it as a png but thats a no-go.
anyother ideas out there??

[Shadowssong]

instead of trying transparent just use the color of whatever your putting it up against as the color for the bg of the actual picture, its the ghetto way out but it should work fine, that way its a whole picture, but shadow looks good

[ross.creates]

thanks Shadowssong and May215
so i think i've figured my way round it thanks very much for your help!
how I worked my way around the .gif not liking drop shadows is I duplicated the the text layer and offset and coloured it as a a dark grey. it looks better but not there quiet will let you know what the client thinks.
new version

old version

also they are against a green back ground.

any ideas as to how i can make the image less pixleated around the edges? in the save for web options?

[Shadowssong]

Is it pixelated in PS, if so maybe change text to smooth

[ross.creates]

cheers the change to smooth helped also,
you can see it in action at http://www.humpridgetrack.co.nz/the-track-a.html
thanks very much!!

[Shadowssong]

looks good, nice job