How come my avatar isn't transparent?

[teargas647]

Here's where I got the original from: Render

When I open it in gimp, it's already transparent but when I upload it as my avatar, it still has that white space behind it. What gives? :|

 

[tribescribe]

It needs to be saved in .png format with a transparent background.

 

[teargas647]

Tried that, is there a certain setting I have to use when saving it?

 

[geminipk]

you need to save it as .png, and then resize it in GIMP and save as .png

Make sure there is no BACKGROUND layer

 

[chill16]

.PNG is the best format for those things, try saving the file in that format