# svg to png transparency problem

**URL:** <https://community.transloadit.com/t/svg-to-png-transparency-problem/18247>\
**Category:** Transloadit\
**Tags:** tender-archive\
**Created:** [January 21, 2014, 10:29am UTC](https://community.transloadit.com/t/svg-to-png-transparency-problem/18247 "2014-01-21T10:29:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![blendmein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@blendmein](https://community.transloadit.com/u/blendmein)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 10:29am UTC](https://community.transloadit.com/t/svg-to-png-transparency-problem/18247/1 "2014-01-21T10:29:00Z")

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> Archived from the Transloadit support forum. Originally posted on January 21, 2014; details may be outdated, see [our docs](https://transloadit.com/docs/) for current behavior. [Original thread](https://web.archive.org/web/20140127163428/http://support.transloadit.com/discussions/problems/12981-svg-to-png-transparency-problem)

I have a template for making thumbnails out of different formats:

“thumb”: { “use”: “:original”, “robot”: “/image/resize”, “format”: “png”, “background”: “none”, “resize\_strategy”: “pad”, “zoom”: false, “width”: 80, “height”: 80

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Problem: If i test-it with vector files (eps, svg) the background is white. The vector contains only the art, no background.  
If i test-it with .psd file, the result background is transparent.  
I attached the test files.

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**Author:** ![kvz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/community.transloadit.com/kvz/32/606_2.png) [@kvz](https://community.transloadit.com/u/kvz)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 10:48am UTC](https://community.transloadit.com/t/svg-to-png-transparency-problem/18247/2 "2014-01-21T10:48:00Z")

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Hi,

Do you also have some assembly ids? That would certainly help us get a better understanding of the failure you are experiencing.

Thanks in advance,

Kevin

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**Author:** ![blendmein](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eada6e/32.png) [@blendmein](https://community.transloadit.com/u/blendmein)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.transloadit.com/t/svg-to-png-transparency-problem/18247/3 "2014-01-21T12:28:00Z")

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**Author:** ![kvz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/user_avatar/community.transloadit.com/kvz/32/606_2.png) [@kvz](https://community.transloadit.com/u/kvz)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2014, 7:51pm UTC](https://community.transloadit.com/t/svg-to-png-transparency-problem/18247/4 "2014-01-21T19:51:00Z")

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Hi,

Sorry but I’m not quite sure what the problem is still. What is the expected result?

If you want to force backgrounds to become transparent you could give our /image/resize bot the parameter: `transparent: "#ffffff"`.

Best,  
Kevin

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**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex032/uploads/transloadit/original/1X/04ee57da0cb7ac8728a9ac5965c288164f4ce280.svg) [@system](https://community.transloadit.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2026, 10:42am UTC](https://community.transloadit.com/t/svg-to-png-transparency-problem/18247/5 "2026-10-07T10:42:53Z")

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