# Image crop, mask, or alpha?
**URL:** https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/image-crop-mask-or-alpha/19083
**Category:** Modeling Questions
**Created:** [April 30, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/image-crop-mask-or-alpha/19083 "2022-04-30T21:09:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@cdespinosa](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cdespinosa)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/image-crop-mask-or-alpha/19083/1 "2022-04-30T21:09:04Z")
When I import a JPG image it comes in as a rectangle. The image I have is of a circular label, and I want it applied to a circular disc. I’d tried using the alpha channel on the JPG but that still renders as an opaque white rectangle. I can’t intersect a planar image with a circular mask. How do I get the circular label in a JPG applied to the circular disk without the rectangular artifacts?
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### Author:  [@TigerMike](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/TigerMike)
#### Post date: [April 30, 2022, 9:57pm UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/image-crop-mask-or-alpha/19083/2 "2022-04-30T21:57:49Z")
Convert the jpeg to PNG and erase the perimeter that makes it a rectangle. PNG lets you have a transparent background. You can import PNG’s in Shapr3D.
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### Author:  [@cdespinosa](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/u/cdespinosa)
#### Post date: [May 1, 2022, 12:30am UTC](https://discourse.shapr3d.com/t/image-crop-mask-or-alpha/19083/3 "2022-05-01T00:30:40Z")
Using a PNG instead of a JPG worked great, thanks!