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When I try to import a png image with transparency, the checkers in the background remain there and not see through. I have tried right clicking the layer and adding "add alpha channel" and also doing layer>transparency>add alpha channel but it remains the same.
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Have you downloaded the png file or taken a screenshot of it? When you take a screenshot of a PNG file, the checkerboard background becomes part of the image.
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thank you for the overwhelming number of responses. it seems it may not be possible to achieve this in gimp, so i will try to use blenders color ramp to remove the background and make it see through while still keeping the needed image present.