<p>The fix for distorted 8bit png's is to install imagick on the server.</p>

<p>I'm running whm/cpanel and there were some hoops to jump through to get it installed. I installed it in terminal and then in WHM, I had to enable it for PHP.</p>

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2018-03-23T08:53:32.477Z
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kinoli
<p>When I upload an 8-bit transparent png, it gets distorted. Is there any way to fix that?</p>

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2018-03-19T21:55:47.123Z
Is your server using GD or Imagick?  If it's using the former, do you see it in the latter?
Brad Bell
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Installing Imagick has fixed the distortion issue. Thanks a lot.
kinoli
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Awesome... would you mind adding that as an official answer in case it helps someone in the future?
Brad Bell
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# 8-bit png's get distorted when you upload them

(Asked by: username_0 on 2018-03-19)

When I upload an 8-bit transparent png, it gets distorted. Is there any way to fix that?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Is your server using GD or Imagick?  If it's using the former, do you see it in the latter?  
> **username_0**: Installing Imagick has fixed the distortion issue. Thanks a lot.  
> **username_1**: Awesome... would you mind adding that as an official answer in case it helps someone in the future?  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_0 on 2018-03-23. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

The fix for distorted 8bit png's is to install imagick on the server.

I'm running whm/cpanel and there were some hoops to jump through to get it installed. I installed it in terminal and then in WHM, I had to enable it for PHP.


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